A Finnish boat builder has demonstrated what solar-powered sailing could look like by building an 11-metre yacht from scratch and taking it on a voyage of more than 3,000 nautical miles using electricity generated from the sun. The yacht, designed and built by Lukas Sjöman, relies on solar panels and batteries instead of conventional diesel or petrol propulsion.

A Finnish boat builder has demonstrated what solar-powered sailing could look like by building an 11-metre yacht from scratch and taking it on a voyage of more than 3,000 nautical…

Un constructor naval finlandés demostró cómo podría ser la navegación a vela impulsada por energía solar.