A seafaring band of scientists, engineers and yachtsmen with an obsession for Jules Verne and clean energy are building what they call the largest solar boat in the world, a $13 million catamaran they hope will take them around the world next year. Construction is well underway on the 98-foot-long vessel, which will feature 5,059 square feet of photovoltaic cells. The project is being funded by Rivendell Holding AG, a Swiss firm that invests in renewable energy, simply to prove it can be done and the shipping industry can reduce its dependence on fossil fuel.
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有一群聚集在德國基爾的工程師、科學家及船員，目前正埋首於建造一艘長 98 英呎，寬 50 英呎，只靠取之不盡用之不竭的太陽能來發電航行的太陽能發電船。這艘造價高達 1,300 萬美金的太陽能發電船，甲板上裝有總面積為 5059 平方英呎的光電板，用來提供整艘船隻所需的電力。最高航行速度為 10 節，環遊世界一周預估需要花費 120 天的時間。
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