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Feasibility study solar powered boats for Venice

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The study is intended to demonstrate that it is possible and how it is possible to replace combustion-powered boats by solar-powered boats. Until today there has been no introduction of solar boats in Europe although the technical applications are more favorable than for solar cars. Solar boats are as environmentally-friendly as sailing boats. They promise a big contribution to emission reduction, to water protection and to noise protection. At the same time they can make a big contribution to increasing production of photovoltaics.

The project team compiled data on the main categories of water transport in Venice, including larger ferries, water buses, barges and small taxi-boats. The small taxi boats were identified as the vessel most suitable for PV application: these boats cause most harm to buildings and environment, operate 5-6 hours each day, and travel at relatively slow speed. Nevertheless, it was found that taxi boat operators are unlikely to want their boats to be converted to PV power. This is mainly because the operators prefer their boats to have a speedboat design, which offers faster speed and powerful manoeuvrability compared with the solar boat's proposed low-displacement hull design.
The use of solar-powered boats is of specific relevance for the historic lagoon town of Venice, one of the most important European Cultural Heritages. The lagoon buildings are especially endangered by the vibrations of motorboats. Solar-powered boats, however, are vibration-free and would therefore eliminate this existential danger, in case of completely replacing conventional water buses (vaporetti) and water taxis as well as private motorboats.
At the same time a demonstrative use of solar boats in Venice would be an immense European and world-wide example of application for the general introduction of these boats.

The study is executed by a group of EUROSOLAR-researchers who are collaborating with the city council of Venice and the UNESCO-Commission for Venice.

Ámbito científico (EuroSciVoc)

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European Association for Solar Energy
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Plittersdorfer Straße 103
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Alemania
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