A boat powered by solar panels, wind turbines and a hydrogen fuel cell system has begun a six-year journey around the world to raise awareness about renewable energy. Originally designed in 1983, the $5.25m Energy Observer will rely on solar and wind power during the day, turning to the fuel cell at night and will produce its own hydrogen via electrolysis of sea water. She was previously an open-sea racing vessel, before being converted by skippers Frederic Dahirel and Energy Observer and a French research institute.
A boat powered by solar panels, wind turbines and a hydrogen fuel cell system has begun a six-year journey around the world to raise awareness about renewable energy. Originally designed in 1983, the $5.25m Energy Observer will rely on solar and wind power during the day, turning to the fuel cell at night and will produce its own hydrogen via electrolysis of sea water. She was previously an open-sea racing vessel, before being converted by skippers Frederic Dahirel and Victorien Erussard and a French research institute.