For many years, yacht builders adding solar panels to their boats discovered those panels would typically power a few things like the electricity and galley, and if they helped with propulsion, it ...

Combining two forms of sustainable energy into one range-extending propulsion system, Swiss Sustainable Yachts' clean, quiet catamaran promises to jumpstart a future in which the word "range" becomes ...

Superyachts have long been known to be heavy climate polluters through diesel consumption and wastewater, but since our oceans are now under significant threat, the industry is making significant ...

Poland is a Eastern European country best known for the Tatra Mountains, fine vodka, and Pope John Paul II, but if a crew that goes by the name Sunreef Yachts have it their way, you'll soon have to ...

Austrian boat-maker Silent Yachts has rolled out its latest solar electric catamarans, showing off a slightly longer vessel with a newly designed hull that allows greater performance across the water.

In 2005, Michael Köhler turned away from the diesel engines that had been powering his boats for 23 years and went instead with solar power, an idea that seemed laughable, given the technology’s ...

Sustainable boatbuilder Sunreef Yachts has unveiled another stunning solar electric catamaran, or “supercat,” which it is calling “Double Happiness.” This fully-electric yacht is 100 feet, Sunreef’s ...

This electric superyacht could not only sail the seas, but it could also fly above the clouds, aptly calling itself as the 'Air-Yacht.' Not to mention that it sports a lavish luxury design and ...

With the prevalence of electric cars and trucks nowadays, we rarely see an aquatic mode of transportation that uses electricity instead of gasoline. A recent report writes that superyachts are ...

After previously following and reporting on Silent Yachts, the solar-electric boat maker invited me down to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to experience a cruise on the vessel for myself. The SILENT 60 ...

The Serenity 64 has 65 square meters of SunPower® solar panels and can cruise indefinitely at 4 to 6 knots. With new fully electric and hybrid boats, the yachting industry is making strides toward an ...

For many years, yacht builders adding solar panels to their boats discovered those panels would typically power a few things like the electricity and galley, and if they helped with propulsion, it ...