Re: solar (photovoltaic cells) on boat - Your opinion
There are some new solar technologies being developed currently that produce more energy than the old silicon cells of years past. There is a company called Open Energy that is developing a more efficient Photo-voltaic system. It is being intergrated into roofing materials as well as very thin films. There are also collectors that intensify the suns rays which in turn, heat water to produce steam for turbines. I think this all out of the reach for boat propulsion right now, but I am sure it may not be too far reaching for the future.
Dear boat owners/users, I am doing research on the development of markets of solar (PV photovoltaic) based boats. I would appreciate very much to know your opinion <br />on use of electricity from PV cells on boat. This is a link to the questionnaire: http://www.questionpro.com/akira/TakeSurvey?id=459150 <br />Thank you very much in advance for your interest! You might be interested to have a look at the Shot overview on possible use of PVs in boats before answering questions. Check it at http://sunergy.thrijswijk.nl/solarboat/. I will publish the results form this survey at this page.
