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27.06.10
Solar Sailor ferry launches at Kau Sai Chau Public Golf Course, Hong Kong
Press summary and high resolution images of the new commuter ferries for the Hong Kong Jockey Club
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27.06.10
New Solar Ferry debuts in Hong Kong
New Tang Dynasty Television Video
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26.06.10
Australian knowledge powers Hong Kong’s cleaner, greener ferry fleet
26.06.10 | MEDIA RELEASE
AUSTRALIAN CONSULATE-GENERAL – HONG KONG, CHINA
Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) today launched the first of four new hybrid-powered passenger ferries using technology developed in Australia.
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26.06.10
Hong Kong Jockey Club Press Release
PRESS RELEASE | HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
The solar-hybrid catamarans will operate the ferry service between Sai Kung and the Golf Course, helping to reduce fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions as well as keeping the city's air and water cleaner.
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25.06.10
Exports' great leap forward
THE AUSTRALIAN | CAMERON COOPER
WITH about 30 contracts in the pipeline and a stunning marketing showcase at Expo 2010 in Shanghai, you do not need to convince the Tobin twins, Matthew and Daniel, of the power and pace of the Chinese market.
Their Brisbane design consultancy, Urban Art Projects, beat 100 other tenders to supply public art to the world fair, creating a raft of new business opportunities and leading to the expansion of its Shanghai office from one staff member to 12 in the past year.
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25.06.10
Solar Sailor wins Environmental Technology Award at the Sustainable Shipping Award 2010
Solar Sailor are proud to have won the award for the Environmental Technology category in the Sustainable Shipping Award 2010. Over 150 experts involved in the maritime sector gathered at the Sustainable Shipping awards in London on 24th June at The Cumberland Hotel, London to celebrate those companies making great strides to shape and improve the environmental legacy of shipping.
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05.06.10
Solar Power 'Sets Sail' in Shanghai
MEDIA RELEASE | 05.06.10
(Shanghai, China – June 5th, 2010) Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STP), the world’s largest producer of crystalline silicon solar panels, today launched the Suntech-Guosheng solar sailor on the Huangpu River in Shanghai. The innovative 31.5 meter solar-powered passenger vessel features proprietary ‘solarsail’ technology developed by Australia-based Solar Sailor, a leading innovator in maritime solar technology. The eco-friendly vessel will cruise the Huangpu River for the Shanghai World Expo, inspiring visitors to embrace the event’s theme of “Better City, Better Life.”
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19.5.10
Expo ferry rides on sun and wind using technology based on the evolution of insects wings
MEDIA RELEASE | 19.05.10
After a recent acquisition of five solarsailor vessels, China has led the way as the first
country to commercialize the solarsailor technology.
The SunTech Guosheng solarsailor vessel will have its maiden voyage during the Shanghai World Expo. It is a VIP passenger vessels using solar and wind hybrid technology designed by an Australian doctor Dr Robert Dane. “The idea comes from nature” Dr Dane said.
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19.5.10
Solar Sailor goes global
MEDIA RELEASE | 19.05.10
Sydney company solarsailor introduce Australian solar capability to the world at Shanghai’s World Expo.
A Sydney solarsailor was first launched in Australia in 2000, and now CEO Dr. Robert Dane and his team are thrilled to announce the commercialisation of the product outside Australia - with China recently acquiring five vessels, one for use in Shanghai and four in Hong Kong.
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19.5.10
Business Channel: Robert Dane interviewed by Peter Switzer
BUSINESS CHANNEL | VIDEO
Robert Dane was interviewed by Peter Switzer of the Business Channel at World Expo 2010 in Shanghai, China. They discussed the history of Solar Sailor and recent developments in the hybrid marine power industry.
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11.5.10
Superyacht SOLILOQUY Wins Condé Nast Traveller Award
May 11, 2010 | Charterworld.com
The super green Superyacht concept SOLILOQUY has won a Condé Nast Traveller Award at a presentation ceremony last night in London. The mega yacht SOLILOQUY was submitted for nomination by a panel of experts however it was the general public that gave her the final recognition.
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13.5.10
Solar Sailor Announces Plans for Green Super Yacht Soliloquy
by David Craddock, May 13th, 2010
We’ve shown you plenty of green boats at EarthTechling, but out of all shown thus far, which is the greenest? The answer, according to United Kingdom-based Solar Sailor Holdings Ltd., is a resounding “none of the above” when pitted against its forthcoming eco boat, the Soliloquy.
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11.5.10
Superyacht SOLILOQUY Wins Condé Nast Traveller Award
May 11, 2010 | Charterworld.com
The super green Superyacht concept SOLILOQUY has won a Condé Nast Traveller Award at a presentation ceremony last night in London. The mega yacht SOLILOQUY was submitted for nomination by a panel of experts however it was the general public that gave her the final recognition.
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9.12.09
Solar Sailor opens Representation Office in Fukuoka, Japan
Press Release | 9th December 09
Solar Sailor Holdings Ltd. announced today that it has established a Representative Office in Fukuoka, Japan, as part of the company's expansion into markets across Asia.
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28.10.09
Cleaning Up Polluted Harbors with Greener Ships
By Christopher Shay / Hong Kong | Time.com
Oct 28, 2009
Early next year, four new solar hybrid ferries will set sail in the Hong Kong harbor, using solar collectors to power an electric engine that will shuttle Hong Kong Jockey Club members to the Kau Sai Chau Public Golf Course. It's a modest start to cleaning up the city's smog, but if the ferries' owners at the Jockey Club, a nonprofit that holds a monopoly on gambling in Hong Kong and runs the golf course, demonstrate that the solar-powered ferries actually save the organization money, private businesses are likely to jump on board. The Australian company Solar Sailor, which designed the new ferries, claims that if oil prices remain high, the boats will start saving the Jockey Club money in only two years.
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27.10.09
Turkish ferry company IDO to view new hybrid solar ferries
Hurriyet | 27 Oct 09
Robert Dane meets with Ahmet Paskoy CEO of IDO, the operator of ferries in Istanbul and largest operator of ferries in the world. IDO will come to HK in early 2010 to see the new hybrid solar ferries and inspect for potential operations in and around Istanbul.
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7.10.09
Solar Sailing
Hong Kong Trader - International Edition
7 Oct 2009
The Hong Kong Jockey Club will buy four of Solar Sailor’s hybrid catamaran ferries – one with moveable “sails” and three others with fixed solar collectors. Hong Kong is also opening doors for lower-cost components that will ultimately drive down the price for future hybrid craft. Hong Kong is a natural place to test solar technology, since maritime traffic is a major source of pollution in one of the world’s busiest harbours.
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22.9.09
Solar Sailors supergreen superyacht concept design in New York Times
The New York Times | Special Report: Yachting | Soliloquy's Green Dream
By Alice Pfeiffer
If “green” is the new fashion trend for super yachts, few may come greener than Soliloquy, a conceptual collaboration between a prize-winning British marine designer, Alastair Callender, and Solar Sailor, an Australian company that specializes in integrated sun- and wind-energy systems for ships.
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12.8.09
Solarsail confirmed for Suntech VIP World Expo tourist vessel
PRESS RELEASE | SOLAR SAILOR
Solar Sailor is proud to announce signing the construction contract for a solarsail for the Suntech VIP World expo tourist vessel. The revolutionary new vessel will be a highly visible sight in Shanghai following the launch in time for World Expo in May 2010.
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12.08.09
Wanted: Systems Integrator/Engineer
SOLAR SAILOR CAREER OPENING
- To work with team of naval architects, designers, engineers, subcontractors, automotive software engineers, boat builders, marine authorities,
- Self motivated, work independently, report directly to CTO
- International passport, available and medically fit to travel and work overseas for 2 -3 weeks at a time.
- Start September 2009
Send your CV & expression of interest to admin@solarsailor.com.au
30.07.09
Solar-Powered Ferries to Sail Hong Kong Harbor, Cut Emissions
By Heidi Couch and Alex Morales
July 30 (Bloomberg) -- Four solar-powered ferries will begin sailing routes across Hong Kong’s harbor in November, helping the Chinese city cut emissions of global-warming gases.
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29.05.09
Soliloquy: The Super Green Superyacht
Solar Sailor Holdings Ltd is proud to announce the design of a super green luxury superyacht called 'Soliloquy' by Alastair Callender of Coventry University.
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29.05.09
Superyachttimes - Soliloquy: The Super Green Superyacht
Initially aimed at an owner of an eco-friendly stance, with a non-sailing background, Soliloquy shall push the boundaries of yacht design convention as we know it today, and points to the future of clean, luxury yachting.
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05.05.09
Solar Sailor and Schneider Electric ferrying for energy efficiency
PRESS RELEASE
Today Solar Sailor and Schneider Electric signed a contract outlining Schneider Electric’s commitment to provide 190/25kW Hybrid Marine Power (HMP) systems, incorporating Schneider Electric automation and power technology, for 4 hybrid solar electric ferries for Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust.
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05.05.09
Hong Kong Jockey Club Progress Report
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27.02.09
Solar Sailor sponsors student design for superyacht conference
New design of the world's most environmentally friendly superyacht unveiled
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22.02.09
Making hay while the sun shines
Work Boat World
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8.02.09
Dr Anita Ho Baillie announced as new Solar Sailor Chief Technical Officer
PRESS RELEASE
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6.2.09
Solar Sailor CEO, Robert Dane, interviewed on Business Today
ABC TV
Green waters ahead as Solar Sailor makes its mark
Whitney Fitzsimmons speaks to the CEO of Solar Sailor, Robert Dane, about the business of environmentally safe water transport and travel.
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6.2.09
Solar Sailor featured in AFR Magazine
The AFR Magazine
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1.12.08
Solar Sailor will be featured on The Future Makers, Discovery Channel, Monday December 8th
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25.11.08
Solar Powered Superyachts?
Synfo.com
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17.11.08
NBC Today show will broadcast live from Sydney Solar Sailor Monday 17th November
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14.11.08
NYC Dept. City Planning's report "World Cities Best Practices in Transportation" features case study on Solar Sailor
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6.11.08
Solar sails could turn super-yachts green
CNN | Mike Steere
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28.10.08
Cargo ships go solar
The Sydney Morning Herald | Ben Cubby
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01.09.08
Solar Sailor featured in Passenger Ship Technology Magazine August/Sept 2008 What's Next p112
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08.08.08
Solar Sailor signs contract with Suntech for Suntech Guosheng Solar power World Expo Pleasure Boat
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31.07.08
Earthjustice Will Sue EPA to Reduce Global Warming Pollution from Ships and Aircraft
PRESS RELEASE | EARTHJUSTICE
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24.07.08
Solar Sailor signs contract with HKJC for 4 ferries for the Kau Sai Chau Ferry Service
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24.07.08
COSCO Cooperates with Solarsailor
PRESS RELEASE
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8.05.08
Solar Sailor subsidiary wins second US Navy contract for Unmanned Ocean Vehicles
PRESS RELEASE
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10.03.08
Solar Ferry A Bright Idea
SBS TV | Emma Hannigan
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January 08
Solar Sailor featured on CNN
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14.01.08
Solar Sailor technology used on successful "Crossing of the Ditch"
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November 07
Report of shipping-related PM emissions causes 60,000 deaths a year
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29.11.07
Solar Sailor has successful AGM
Directors - Robert Dane (CEO), Hon Robert J Hawke (Chairman), Ian Robertson, David Franks
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November 07
Solar Sailor features in November Lloyd's Ship Manager Magazine
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16.11.07
Robert Dane, CEO of SolarSailor discusses with Mr Ahmed Paksoy, CEO of IDO ferries technology for the future procurement of ferries for Istanbul
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07.11.07
Robert Dane becomes an Intel Environment Laureate at the Tech Museum Awards
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18.09.07
Solar Sailor named a 2007 Tech Museum Awards Laureate by the Tech Museum of Innovation
NEWS RELEASE
(SAN JOSE, Calif. and SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA) Sept. 18, 2007 - Solar Sailor, was today named one of 25 innovators from around the world to be honored by this year's The Tech Museum Awards: Technology Benefiting Humanity.
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13.09.07
Green ships for blue highways
Francesca de Châtel | CNN
Described as "possibly the greatest evolution in boats since the advent of steam," an ingeniously simple concept that combines sun and wind power with sophisticated computer systems is set to transform the future of navigation.
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29.07.07
Ferries seek solar salvation
Anthony Stavrinos | The Sun-Herald
SYDNEY Ferries is looking at solar-powered vessels in the upgrade of its ageing fleet.
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2.05.07
Tasmania plans to export water to mainland by tanker
Matthew Denholm | The Australian
TASMANIA is considering plans to export billions of litres of fresh water from its wild rivers to parched mainland cities using supertankers.
A number of companies, including one chaired by former prime minister Bob Hawke, are negotiating to capture excess water from swollen rivers on the state's high-rainfall west coast.
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31.05.07
ABC Newsradio interview
ABC Newsradio, Australia
What utilises Australian technology, has solar sails, and could soon be ferrying tourists to New York's iconic Statue of Liberty?
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27.05.07
Circle Line unveils state-of-the-art Solar wind-powered vessel
Solar wind-hybrid vessel signals green future for New York's harbor
NEWS RELEASE | CIRCLE LINE
Circle Line today unveiled a state-of-the-art solar and wind powered hybrid electric ferry named Miss Statue of Liberty that they predict will join their Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island fleet and will bring a green revolution to waterborne transportation in New York Harbor.
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27.05.07
Solar Sailors - New York Harbor ferry line goes high tech
New York Post | Ginger Adams Otis
The transportation wave of the future will include solar-powered ferries with special sunshine-grabbing sails.
The first of these "green ferries" in America could be launched in New York Harbor by Circle Line, which has partnered with an Australian shipbuilder to build a $8 million vessel for its Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island route.
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11.04.07
Shipping industry looks to past to reduce emissions
Australian Broadcasting Corporation | Reporter: John Stewart and Brett Evans
According to the oil giant BP, the shipping industry generates double the amount of carbon emissions produced by the entire airline industry. Now one engineer has taken a lesson from the past in a bid to cut emissions at sea.
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26.02.07
Port Emissions
Pacific Maritime | Captain Kelly Sweeney
"From an environmental point of view, Solar Sailor’s hybrid technology appears to be a perfect fit for the new Alcatraz Ferry."
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26.02.07
Solar-Katamaran mit Hybridantrieb
Schiff & Hafen | Volker Bertram
Die australische Firma entwickelt High-Tech-Schiffe mit einer Hybrid Energie-versorgung. Flugel mit Solarzellen dienen Gleichzeitig als Segel. Die Technologie wurde bislang in einer Katamaranfahre umgesetzt.
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17.01.07
On the horizon, solar-powered tankers to slake Sydney's thirst
Sydney Morning Herald | Richard Macey
Richard Macey reports on a plan to build ships using wind and solar energy to transport water from Tasmanian dams to parched mainland cities.
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22.12.06
Ride the Sydney Solar Sailor to Taronga Zoo!
We are glad to announce the Sydney Solar Sailor will be operating as part of the Zoo Express ferry service from January 1st 2007.
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15.12.06
Gold Coast signs contract for Solar Hybrid Ferry service
NEWS RELEASE
GOLD Coast Mayor Ron Clarke joined Solar Coast Cats directors, Ken Fitzpatrick and Laurence Baum, in officially signing a contract this morning allowing the company to operate a passenger ferry service on the Gold Coast.
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17.11.06
Solar Sailing Annual General Meeting 2006
The 2006 Annual General Meeting of Solar Sailor Holdings Ltd was held on the 13th November, with 60 shareholders present, including major shareholders from Germany. All motions presented were accepted by shareholders.
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14.11.06
HIPER 2006 Conference Paper - Zero Particulate and Toxic Gas Emissions at the wharf by Commercial Hybrid-Electric Powered Vessels
Dr. Robert Dane
Exhaust from conventional internal combustion engines (ICE)’s burning diesel or biofuels is
discussed in relation to emissions at the wharf and the associated human health effects. This
paper will for the first time discuss the absolute advantage of commercial hybrid electric vessels
over conventional ICE burning diesel or biofuels. This is that commercial hybrid vessels either in
‘series’ or ‘parallel’ configurations including the option of use of renewable energy enable zero
particulate and toxic gas emissions at the wharf.
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13.10.06
Solar Sailing - All a modern ferry needs
New Scientist | Tim Thwaites
Sun, sails and a sea breeze – it’s all a modern ferry needs, says Tim Thwaites.
THIS is surely a Hollywood movie-in-waiting. It’s a heartwarming story about a country doctor with an
obsession for sailing, the generosity of the people in the small town where he lived, and an absurdly simple idea that has made some of them a lot of money. The story even has exotic locations: it begins in a charming Australian seaside town and ends at Alcatraz in San Francisco Bay. And the star of this tale? A boat with wings.
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12.10.06
Shipping water from Tasmania
Media Release
CEO Robert Dane says “We have had enormous interest in the concept since this went public even at this preliminary stage. We are doing an analysis of two sites in West and North Tasmania where there are large quantities of fresh water close to the shoreline which is currently running into the ocean and not being used.”
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10.10.06
Bracks eyes water trade with Tasmania
Sydney Morning Herald
Trading water with Tasmania for farming use is a good idea, Victorian Premier Steve Bracks says.
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22.09.06
Upcoming HIPER 2006 Conference
HIPER 2006, the 5th International Conference on High Performance Marine Vehicles at Australian Maritime College Launceston, Tasmania, Australia from November 8th to November 10th 2006 has peer reviewed and accepted a scientific paper from Solar Sailor engineers entitled "Zero Particulate and Toxic Gas Emissions at the wharf by Commercial Hybrid-electric Powered Vessels". It is to be given by Robert Dane on November 10th and will be published in full on this website after the conference.
Visit the HIPER 2005 website here
28.08.06
Solar, So Good
Jeni Bone | Marine Business, Cover Story
The clean, green Aussie innovation that's attracting interest from transport markets worldwide.
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28.08.06
Ferry Quiet
Arnie Cooper | Outside Magazine
Sightseers will have a peaceful new way to tour San Francisco Bay.
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15.06.06
View Solar Sailor on KTVU News
Sailing across the bay may become more environmentally friendly if a new kind of ferry boat catches on. It's called a Solar Sailor, using the sun and the wind as well as diesel fuel and two of them have already been ordered to ferry tourists to Alcatraz Island.
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25.05.06
Solar, wind powered ferries to sail on S.F. Bay
Miguel Llanos | MSNBC
Two tourist ferries powered in part by the wind and the sun will carry visitors to San Francisco’s Alcatraz island under a contract between the National Park Service and a private company.
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11.05.06
Nonunion firm wins Alcatraz ferry contract
Carl Nolte | San Francisco Chronicle
Ending a long and bitter dispute, the National Park Service has signed a contract with Hornblower Yachts to operate ferry service to Alcatraz Island, it was announced Wednesday.
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10.05.06
Hybrid solar ferries planned for Alcatraz tours
Teri Shore | Bluewater Network
San Francisco - Two hybrid ferries powered by the wind and sun will carry visitors to Alcatraz under a new 10-year contract between the National Park Service and Hornblower Cruises and Events. The final contract was signed yesterday.
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09.05.06
Solar Sailor designed ferries wins Gold Coast ferry tender
Gold Coast Bulletin
A FERRY service could be running on the Gold Coast before the end of next year after the council announced a winning tender yesterday.
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07.05.06
Bay Crossings magazine
Kristen Bole | Bay Crossings
Local activists are once again crying "foul" on the San Francisco Waterfront, this time over a pending contract with Hornblower Yachts Inc. for an eco-friendly ferry service for the Alcatraz Island tours.
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02.05.06
Shipping water around Australia
Media Release
In response to a media release from the Premier’s Department, Government of Western Australia dated 02/05/06 into the findings of an independent study on transporting water: Solar Sailor would like to state that:
“Ocean transport is the most economic and flexible option available at this time.” said Robert Dane, CEO of Solar Sailor. “It also has environmental benefits, reliability, scalability, fast implementation and social benefits. The ocean-side costs of the project are relatively simple to calculate and finance on the world markets.”
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01.05.06
Sydney Solar Sailor to get a $200,000 electric motor refit
Press Release
The company said the initial motors in the vessel were prototypes and the best available at the time of construction. The Sydney Solar Sailor has been running as a commercial charter vessel with Captain Cook Cruises for the last 5 years pleasing thousands of guests with it’s quiet running and low noise and fumes. In that time Solar Sailor have found other motors which are more efficient and commercially available.
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27.08.05
No crew, no fuel, no problem
Rusty Dennen | Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, VA, USA
In a metal shed at Fairview Beach Marina, Payne Kilbourn and Lee Hasell work on a sail for a boat they are building.
But this is no ordinary sail, and in the annals of sailing, no ordinary boat. The sail more resembles a vertical airplane wing, fitted with solar panels. And the boat--with the help of computers and satellite navigation--will steer itself, with no humans aboard.
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Dr Robert Dane on 2SER 107.3FM
Dr Robert Dane will be discussing Solar Sailor Aquatankers with Ruby Vincent on "A question of Balance" between 9am and 9.30 am, Tuesday 23rd August on 2SER 107.3FM.
Listen online here
09.08.05
Photos from Hans Martin Weiss visit
Mithril GMBH, a German investment company has made a strategic investment of $1M in Solar Sailor Holdings Ltd of Sydney, Australia. Solar Sailor is the world leader in Hybrid Marine Power (HMP), a revolutionary technology set to transform the way we travel on water.
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08.08.05
Solar Sailor receives $1.9M funding to help drive global expansion
Press Release
Mithril GMBH, a German investment company has made a strategic investment of $1M in Solar Sailor Holdings Ltd of Sydney, Australia. Solar Sailor is the world leader in Hybrid Marine Power (HMP), a revolutionary technology set to transform the way we travel on water.
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29.06.05
Solar Sailor subsidiary wins US Navy grant for Unmanned Ocean Vehicles
Press Release
SOLAR SAILOR HOLDINGS LTD is proud to announce US subsidiary company UOV LLC (uovehicles.com) based in Virginia has received a Phase 1 US Navy grant for the development of its patented unmanned ocean vehicles (UOV’s). The automated and networked UOV’s will be used for military and coast guard purposes, and have commercial and oceanographic applications including tsunami early warning systems.
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24.06.05
Hawke urges water tankers for Sydney
Andrea Mayes | The Australian
SYDNEY'S water crisis could be solved using the same environmentally friendly aquatankers being touted as the solution to Perth's water needs, former prime minister Bob Hawke said yesterday.
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23.06.05
Supertanker plan to tackle water crisis
Andrea Mayes | The Australian
A FLEET of supertankers could be used to carry 50 billion litres of water 2300km from the vast untapped supplies in Western Australia's Kimberley region to Perth, in a bid to meet the city's desperate need for water.
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