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More than four months after launching to space, a solar-sailing spacecraft has successfully spread its wings above our planet. NASA's Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) caught a ride to ...

We’ve previously covered solar plane entered into the Hackaday prize as well as an actual seafaring solar powered unmanned sail boat that crossed the North Atlantic.

By the end of the decade, it will be the second-largest renewable source after solar, having surpassed ... “We make renewable energy in the ocean using sailboats, and deliver that energy to ...

They now live full-time on their Tayana Vancouver 42-foot solar-powered sailboat, Reeva. (Also Read: Soha Ali Khan Learned The Value Of Money From Her Dad: "He'd Leave Notes Saying 'Turn Off The ...

NASA's Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) will be visible from the ground. Find out when you can see it on the NASA app on a mobile device. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech ...

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A more effective way of propelling a boat upwind, at least using modern technology, might be to trade sails for solar panels.

The solar sail generates power by using photons emitted by the sun, similar to how a sailboat uses wind. By doing so, a spacecraft can travel in space for a long time without a separate power source.

“Our latest product is aimed at the marine market, targeting sail and power boats with limited space ... The Canadian solar manufacturer said the seaLeaf has a rigid carbon-fiber foam foundation ...