page_title: List of solar-powered boats
hierarchical_section_title: List of solar-powered boats
caption_attribution_description: English: SB Collinda, the first solar powered boat to cross the English Channel Seen here in Bristol Harbour
context_page_description: List of solar-powered boats is a list of boats powered by Sun, typically solar panels providing electrical power to motors.
  Solaris built by the Hudson River Maritime Museum's restoration crew under the direction of Jim Kricker, this vessel is the only solar-powered boat in operation on the Hudson River.
  EcoCat from the EcoBoat series by MetaltecNaval. Launched in 2018 is a zero emission commercial passenger boat achieving speeds of up to 9 kn. Currently operating in Santander Bay taking up to 120 passengers on zero emissions tours.
  Aditya, India's First Solar Ferry, 75 passenger boat is operating in Vaikom, Kerala, India. It is the largest solar boat in India. It transports about 500,000 passengers each year.
  Alstersonne is a passenger ferry for 100 persons on the river Alster in Hamburg, Germany. As of year 2000 it was the largest solar-powered ship in the world.
  de:MobiCat - passenger catamaran for 150 passengers, in Switzerland. Used on Lake Biel since 2001
  SolarCat Solar-Electric Catamarans, available on the consumer market, utilize batteries or solar panels. Boats are for individual use or for rental operations. Made in Diamond Springs, CA by Sub Sea Systems, Inc.
context_section_description: List of solar-powered boats is a list of boats powered by Sun, typically solar panels providing electrical power to motors.
  Solaris built by the Hudson River Maritime Museum's restoration crew under the direction of Jim Kricker, this vessel is the only solar-powered boat in operation on the Hudson River.
  EcoCat from the EcoBoat series by MetaltecNaval. Launched in 2018 is a zero emission  commercial passenger boat achieving speeds of up to 9 kn. Currently operating in Santander Bay taking up to 120 passengers on zero emissions tours.
  Aditya (boat), India's First Solar Ferry, 75 passenger boat is operating in Vaikom, Kerala, India. It is the largest solar boat in India. It transports about 500,000 passengers each year.
  Alstersonne is a passenger ferry for 100 persons on the river Alster in Hamburg, Germany. As of year 2000 it was the largest solar-powered ship in the world.
  de:MobiCat - passenger catamaran for 150 passengers, in Switzerland. Used on Lake Biel since 2001
  SolarCat Solar-Electric Catamarans, available on the consumer market, utilize batteries or solar panels. Boats are for individual use or for rental operations. Made in Diamond Springs, CA by Sub Sea Systems, Inc.  FunCat has been rebranded as SolarCat, an individual catamaran powered by both solar panels and batteries.
  SB Collinda was the first solar powered vessel to cross the English Channel (in 1997).
  SeaZen is a Suncy SolarBoat operated in the Côte d'Azur, between Nice and Monaco. This motor catamaran is the first 100% solar powered boat, operated at sea, for boat tours or for boat rentals.
  Solar Sailor shuttles passengers in Sydney harbor Australia
  Sun21 sailed the Atlantic from Seville to Miami, and from there to New York. It was the first crossing of the Atlantic powered only by solar.
  The Firefly lar boat
  Sun CRZ 9 - Compact solar boat in Eranakulam, Kerala, India.
  Sun CRZ 30 - Cruise boat for 20 passengers operating in Bathinda Lake, Punjab, India, India.
  SunRider - Cruise boat for 10 passengers operating in Kerala, India.
  MS Tûranor PlanetSolar, the first vehicle to circumnavigate the globe on solar power (2010–2012), first crossing powered by solar energy of the Indian Ocean, biggest solar boat in the world and first crossing of the red sea powered by solar energy
  Silent-Yachts series of luxury solar-powered boats. "SILENT-YACHTS presents the first and only oceangoing production yachts in the world that are fully solar sustainable and powered by solar energy. Pure solar-powered luxury" 
  Swe'Pea, a 13 ft dinghy, traveled 120 nmi through the Salish Sea using solar alone at an average speed of 3.1 kn in June 2019.  She is capable of up to 40 nmi on a sunny mid-summer day in the Pacific Northwest.  Her system uses commercially available components; a standard EP Carry outboard system, a solar controller and 200 W of crystalline flex cells.
  Solar Sal is a 27 ft solar cruiser capable of 6.5 kn and cruises an average of 4 to 5 kn on solar alone.
caption: SB Collinda crossed the English Channel on solar power[1]
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