Solar-Powered Boat Carries 8.5 Tons of Lithium-Ion Batteries bshell writes "The Verge has a great photo-essay about Tûranor PlanetSolar, the first boat to circle the globe with solar power. 'The 89,000 kg (nearly 100 ton) ship needs a massive solar array to capture enough energy to push itself through the ocean. An impressive 512 square meters (roughly 5,500 square feet) of photovoltaic cells, to be exact, charge the 8.5 tons of lithium-ion batteries that ...
June 26, 2013 - Slashdot
Wastewater Treatment Plant solar array to be christened Tuesday SILVER CITY — After three years of work, the large solar array at the town of Silver City s Wastewater Treatment Plant will be christened and begin operations on Tuesday.
June 24, 2013 - Silver City Sun-News