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Looking at the linked boat (the NZ one), it has a set of solar panels. There are 42 of them (in a grid 6x7). Let's assume these are the newest 330W panels from Sunpower.

That would mean this thing is making 13.86KW of power at noon on a sunny day. That's 18.6HP.

18.6HP is PEANUTS. It's not going to move a boat of that size at any usable speed. And it's not going to noticeably cut the Diesel usage when the boat is moving.]]>Nov 9th 2007 3:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/09/solar-powered-ferry-could-be-headed-to-san-francisco/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/09/solar-powered-ferry-could-be-headed-to-san-francisco/Nov 9th 2007 6:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/09/solar-powered-ferry-could-be-headed-to-san-francisco/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/09/solar-powered-ferry-could-be-headed-to-san-francisco/Nov 9th 2007 12:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/09/solar-powered-ferry-could-be-headed-to-san-francisco/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/09/solar-powered-ferry-could-be-headed-to-san-francisco/Nov 9th 2007 4:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/09/solar-powered-ferry-could-be-headed-to-san-francisco/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/09/solar-powered-ferry-could-be-headed-to-san-francisco/
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