solar boat

Photovoltaic watercraft design

A solar boat is a watercraft powered by solar energy, using photovoltaic panels to convert sunlight into electricity for propulsion: The solar boat crossed the Atlantic without using any fuel.

The term also refers to ancient Egyptian ceremonial vessels buried near pyramids, believed to carry pharaohs through the afterlife alongside the sun god Ra.

ancient

pharaoh

Ancient Egyptian ruler

  • pyramidPointed polyhedral solid
  • NileAfrica's longest river
  • RaEgyptian sun deity

Khufu · funerary · afterlife · burial · tomb · sun god · Egypt · papyrus · ceremony · ritual

renewable

photovoltaic

Light-to-electricity converting

eco-friendly · clean energy · zero-emission · energy-efficient · carbon-neutral · rechargeable · catamaran · ferry · yacht · transoceanic

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Opposites
power source

solar boatmotorboat

Engine-propelled watercraft

powerboat · steamboat · oil tanker · steamship · nuclear submarine

environmental impact

solar boatoil tanker

Vessel transporting liquid fuel

cruise ship · gas guzzler

technological modernity

solar boatViking longship

Norse seafaring war vessel

dugout canoe · birch bark canoe · trireme · clipper ship

Family

solar, boat, sol, solarium, solarize, solarization, solstice, parasol, boats

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G