Future Harbour Crafts to follow Solar Sailor using Solar and Wind Energy

The 100-seater, eco-tourism ferry, the sydney solar sailor was designed and built as a commercial making something publicly available of the ’solar sail’ and ‘hybrid marine power’ technologies. The ferry was introductory showcased at the 2000 olympic games in sydney. The ferry can cruise on wind energy, solar energy, electrical battery, or diesel engine, or any combination of them all. The sydney solar sailor has been operating successfully for more than 3 years in a commercially tough market. Presently with technology development, next version of the ferry, a 149-passenger 20-knot version is expected to be launched.