Ocean-capable solar-powered yachts are an appealing idea, though not exactly a new one. And according to Malta's ZEN Yachts, many solar catamarans come equipped with generators that essentially makes ...

Combining two forms of sustainable energy into one range-extending propulsion system, Swiss Sustainable Yachts' clean, quiet catamaran promises to jumpstart a future in which the word "range" becomes ...

After previously following and reporting on Silent Yachts, the solar-electric boat maker invited me down to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to experience a cruise on the vessel for myself. The SILENT 60 ...

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The Tesla of the seas; that's what some are calling the new multi-million dollar yacht that is on display this weekend at The Palm Beach International Boat Show. Imagine having the ability to own a ...

Electric vehicles certainly seem to be the future, with just about every major auto brand following Tesla's lead to a gas-free future, but will the same be true for boats? Yachts are a big status ...

Compressed waste bamboo makes a beautiful panel that is so much healthier for the earth than the fiberglass typically used, and it is exceptionally renewable since it is one of the fastest growing ...

Dutch firm Soel Yachts is taking the fast-growing industry of ecotourism and reduction of transport emissions into unchartered waters: solar-powered boats. The company’s SoelCat 12, a solar-electric ...

The World Future Energy Summit has recently finished in Abu Dhabi and for me one of the highlights was the Turanor, an impressive solar powered yacht designed and built by Planet Solar. It is the ...

Renowned luxury yacht maker, Sunreef, released plans for a new 108-ft (33-m) solar-powered electric superyacht complete with its own pool spa and indoor theater. Did I mention it’s also fully ...

Cars aren't the only vehicle getting an electric makeover these days. The Netherland-based company Soel Yacht revealed an electric yacht that runs on solar power in 2015, and the The yacht, dubbed the ...

Who says water and electricity don't mix? The world's first solar-electric-diesel hybrid yacht will have you impressing the greenies at the Yacht Club and sailing the seas in style. The Island Pilot ...