Solar and wind power yacht

Are solar & wind-powered yachts the future of yachting?

Solar & wind-powered yachts are the future of yachting. Electric Catamarans represent the unequivocal future of yachting. Gilles Reigner Yachts not only champions this paradigm shift because of its profound environmental benefits but also for the bold approach of completely eliminating fuel costs.

What is a solar yacht?

Solar power pioneers, in 2009 they launched the SOLARWAVE 46, billed as “the first fully self-sufficient bluewater catamaran.” Following its success, the Köhlers developed a line of solar-electric production yachts ranging from 44 to 80 feet.

Are silent yachts solar powered?

In 2009, SolarWave 46 was launched as a proof of concept for their design. While there are many boats and yachts built that use solar power in some fashion, the Solarwave 46 was the first ocean-going yacht to use solar energy to power everything on board from engines to appliances. What else is different about how Silent Yachts are built?

How much energy does a Sunreef yacht generate?

The vessel’s solar skin can generate up to 34 kWp of clean energy. Sunreef Yachts When it comes to propulsion, the cat takes a multipronged approach. It can either run on its two, energy-efficient 180kW electric engines or the wind.

Do yachts need solar power?

While many marina-based yachts, with ready access to shorepower, in the western Med appear to have been slow to adopt solar power, the opposite is true in the eastern Mediterranean where there are increasingly few privately owned yachts without an array of panels.

How does a solar system work on a yacht?

But to make a solar system work in reality, Köhler had to go back to the drawing board on yacht design. The saloon and hulls have extra thermal insulation to keep air-con losses down, and the use of carbon and aramid in key areas helps reduce the overall weight to a decent 17 tonnes (a Lagoon 52 weighs 22.5 tonnes).