Solar boat launches World Future Energy Summit 2012

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MS Tûranor PlanetSolar close to completing first solar powered circumnavigation of the globe

After journeying over 48,000km using only energy from the sun, the world's largest solar-powered boat docked in Abu Dhabi yesterday to mark the opening of the annual World Future Energy Summit. The...

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