Energy Observer will use its solar panels, wind turbines and a hydrogen fuel cell system to power its trip. The 5 million-euro ($5.25 million) boat heads off Saturday from Paris toward the Atlantic.
The futuristic-looking 30.5-meter (100-foot) boat will rely on sun or wind during the day and tap into its hydrogen reservoirs at night. It produces its own hydrogen through electrolysis of sea water.
Originally designed in 1983, the boat enjoyed a successful career in open-sea sailing races before skippers Frederic Dahirel and Victorien Erussard and a French research institute converted it into the Energy Observer project.
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We are right back where we started... remember sail boats??? 1492 sail the ocean blue.
ReplyDeleteThen hydro-power created on the oceans floor should be used instead of rejected / hidden / covered-up.
ReplyDeleteLet's bring that price down some and apply the technology to more than this boat and nuclear subs.
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ReplyDeleteHow would "us" or "we" go about bringing down the price?
I know I certainly did not create it, and am not smart enough to do so.
Whoever invented and designed it should be paid what they demand for the technology.
Seems fair to me.
If I owned it, I would want to be paid very well for it.