MS Turanor PlanetSolar
Turanor PlanetSolar was the largest solar powered boat in the world completed its trip around the globe in 2012.
She was built by Knierim Yachtbau in Germany and launched on 31 March 2010. She is a Yacht type 31-meter-long boat with flips. She is owned by PlanetSolar SA from 2015.
She is equipped with two permanent 60 KW synchronous electric motors with a 1600 rpm. And also fitted with two permanent 10 KW magnet synchronous electric motors with an rpm of 1000.
Her cruising speed is 5 knots (9.3 km/h or 5.8 mph) and reaches a maximum speed of 10 knots (19 km/h or 12 mph).
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