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Frisian Solar Boat Challenge
From June 22 to June 28, Friesland will be home to the world’s largest race of solar vessels: The Frisian Solar Challenge.
Around 50 teams will start the Challenge, mainly universities and specialist companies from Europe with teams from Brazil, England, Sweden, Germany, Belgium, Italy and Poland, though a disproportionate representation from the local area, thanks in part to the success of the first event in 2006.
Participants must complete the 220 km route with its many bridges in six days, using self-developed solar boats – we are seeing the formation of a whole new type of leisure activity, a new means of propulsion for the water, a wide range of distributed power initiatives and, ultimately sustainable electricity-based lifestyle.
Read More Here at Gizmag.com
Topics: Solar panels |
