Sailing on a solar boat

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KOCHI: Lifeway Solar Devices Pvt Ltd, headquartered in Kochi, did a demonstration ride of their newly-designed solar churulan vallam in the Kochi backwaters. The solar boat can continuously run for about four hours. The DC current produced from 200 watt solar panel collected in a battery is used to run the boat. The boat with an operator and four commuters can travel at a speed of 15 km/hr.

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07/05/2011