The world's largest solar ship, MS Turanor Planet Solar, left Monaco port at 14:00 on September 27 to make the first round-the-world journey in maritime history.
Planet Solar. (Source: Internet)
MS Turanor Planet Solar was formed from the idea of Raphael Domjan, the state of Neuchatel, Switzerland.
It was at Lake Neuchatel that the ship was built and tested in the early days.
With a length of 31m, a width of 15m, weighing 95 tons and equipped with 537 m2 of photovoltaic battery, MS Turanor will travel through the East and West North American coasts, to Cancun, Sydney, Singapore and the Emirate. Unified Arab.
The minimum time for this trip is expected to be eight months and depending on weather conditions, the itinerary may be extended.
The crew of this legendary ship consists of six people and Raphael Domjan is also among them.
According to Raphael Domjan, MS Turanor Planet Solar's world-wide journey is aimed at promoting the potential of renewable energy and promoting research activities in this field worldwide.
As the main partner and coordinating organization of the round-the-world journey of MS Turanor Planet Solar, the Swiss Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs has supported US $ 300,000 over a three-year period (2009-2011) for this project.
MS Turanor Planet Solar project of Raphael Domjan has gathered many physicists, engineers, ship designers and many individuals who are interested in the importance of renewable energy and environmental protection from all over place in the world.