While this boat needs sunny conditions to power its motor, it's not limited by the need to refuel that reduces the range of ...

David Kuchta, Ph.D. has 10 years of experience in gardening and has read widely in environmental history and the energy transition. An environmental activist since the 1970s, he is also a historian, ...

As boatbuilder Dan Miller drove west on Route 3 one Saturday morning in April, headed for Liberty’s Lake St. George, he harbored all the usual concerns of a shipwright on a sea-trial day: Would the ...

A boat’s propulsion system is usually fuel-based, with emission of exhausted fuel into the sea which pollutes the sea water and damages the environment. The introduction of the solar boat is necessary ...

Imagine a boat that runs on sunshine. That's precisely what the Solar Sal 24 is all about. It's an electric boat created by Belmont Boatworks in Belmont, Maine, and here's the kicker: it's the very ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Solar systems can be a great way to harness the sun's energy to create electricity that you're able to use when sailing on your boat, whether ...

In a secluded part of Ecuador’s Amazon rainforest, river transport is far more common than road travel. Here, boats glide along the Wichimi River, a wide channel that snakes through the dense foliage, ...