The German shipyard, Knierim, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. The yard has worked on such outstanding vessels as the world’s largest solar catamaran – TÛRANOR Planet Solar.
The world´s largest solar ship ever constructed, the catamaran yacht MS Tûranor PlanetSolar is the first vehicle to have completed its tour around the world, entirely run by solar energy. During its tour, this highly innovative vessel also achieved the Guinness World Records™ for ‘fastest crossing of the South China sea by solar power ‘as well as the ‘fastest crossing of the Atlantic by solar power’.
The renowned Swiss electronica band, Yello will become the MS Tûranor PlanetSolar yacht´s both sponsor and Official Sound Partner.
After a year of sailing, MS Tûranor PlanetSolar continues its world tour and has made a stop in Singapore, an essential stop to conduct a full […]
After a one-week stopover in Hong Kong with a lot of event activities, the biggest solar boat in the world MS Tûranor left the Chinese continent on Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at 10a.m. local time (02.00 UTC) and is heading towards the mythical economic metropolis of Singapore.
MS TURANOR, the world’s biggest solar powered boat is scheduled to be in the capital of Philippines next week.
After successfully passing through the Panama Channel from East to West, MS TÛRANOR PlanetSolar will continue her world tour on the Pacific Ocean. TÛRANOR PlanetSolar and the boat’s crew have received an overwhelming welcome at their last stopovers in Miami, Cancun, Cartagena and Panama, and the team is now looking forward to the next legs of the journey.
During its circumnavigation of the world entirely without fossil fuels, using only the power of the sun, MS TÛRANOR PlanetSolar is currently visiting the Galápagos Islands. The world’s largest solar boat anchored in the harbour of Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, San Cristóbal, today, Tuesday, 25 January 2011, around 9.00 hrs a.m. local time (15.00 hrs UTC).
After successfully navigating from Monaco to Miami and from Miami to Cancún, TÛRANOR PlanetSolar, the world’s largest solar-powered boat, is scheduled to dock at the port of Cartagena, Columbia, today in the afternoon.
The world’s largest solar-powered boat, MS TÛRANOR PlanetSolar, has reached the
shores of Cancún, Mexico for the UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on
Climate Change).
The world’s largest solar boat, MS TÛRANOR PlanetSolar has set out from Miami and is on course for its next port of call: the World Climate Change Conference in Cancún.
The MS TÛRANOR PlanetSolar catamaran has reached the Canary Islands, 21 days after leaving Monaco at the start of the 1st solar boat expedition to circumnavigate the world by boat solely powered by solar energy. MS TÛRANOR PlanetSolar will stay at Gran Canaria for maintenance till Friday.