The 100% Solar Powered Sun Ship That NEVER Needs Charging!
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Рік томуThe Mediterranean is home to over 300 days of sunshine per year as well as some of the world's most sensational boats. In 2014 Silent Yachts, often thought of as the Tesla of the boating world, saw an obvious opportunity. Boat + Sun + Solar Panels = No Brainer! Andy Torbet and Imogen Pierce went to visit the team to see how practical a solar powered yacht is in practise, understand why they can't just use wind and also to enjoy a little taste of luxury ..! Let us know what you think in the comments!
01:23 See you there!
02:04 A World First!
02:55 What are Silent Yachts?
03:29 Why Not Wind?!!
04:34 How Much Power from the Sun?!
05:16 Time for a Tour!
06:00 How Much Does the Boat Use?!
07:30 Designed from the Ground Up!
09:40 What's the Range?
10:23 Expensive?!
11:44 Waterproof Batteries
12:18 A Little Caveat
12:37 Another World First!
13:20 Will Solar be the Mainstream Solution?
14:27 We're Back on Land!
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@trixiepickle8779 Рік тому
If I ever won the Lottery this would be the boat for me. I absolutely love it. Thanks for covering it.
@Alfahippie Рік тому
Me too, but what we should take notice of here is the guy in the white shirt. He didn’t sit around waiting to win the lottery, but did this instead. Now he probably have more money than any lottery winner, and all the cool boats he needs.
@itisriley Рік тому
@@Alfahippie you gotta be a rich mofo to start making boats to begin with.
@padz5477 Рік тому
So it's quite unlikely 😁
@Leon_George Рік тому
@@Alfahippie To be fair, to get started in yachts, you need to already have enough money similar to winning the lottery.
@TheJAMF Рік тому
Starting price 2 million... Yeah, you need to have some coin.
@jannepeltonen2036 Рік тому
I loved the James Bond style edits in this :D I remember reading back in mid-1990s in a Finnish engineering magazine about a retired Finnish engineer who had built himself a monohull yacht completely covered in solar panels and I remember being very impressed by it, especially the fact that he could get enough energy to run an electric oven in it, in addition to running the motor. But because the industry and financiers here were what they were, our country lost that opportunity. Glad to see some Germans have seized it a couple decades later :D
@nomoreheroes93 Рік тому
I bet there was a fight in the Fully Charged presenter team over who got to work on this one! It'd be interesting to see this tech applied on intercity boats like those on the Thames where the air pollution has much more of a negative effect.
@MrRossi1805 Рік тому
There is the channel „cruisingthecut“ on UKposts and he presented full solar powered narrow boats. Maybe this is interesting for you.
@solapowsj25 Рік тому
The best models are in the Mediterranean, especially of the Cedar of Lebanon🇱🇧.
@OlafFichtner Рік тому
The Brits are a bit bad off there: The solar power per sqm is relatively low and there are lots of shadows cast by trees on canals or buildings and bridges in the cities. It _can_ be done, but not with the same results a boat in the Mediterranean will achieve.
@StarkStromer Рік тому
@@OlafFichtner so, than there is a need for having power plugs on every lighthouse around the island 🤣😂 But as we have seen, there was a diesel generator for emergency.
@trevordoolan5011 Рік тому
I reckon whoever can pull-off the Sun-Drenching Outfits was gonna get the job... .
@AndrejGobec Рік тому
One thing we basically take for granted when going to the seaside is the noise of ICE motors on the water. Plus this noise is amplified under water so imagine the stress on marine life. Now imagine all boats being electric, no ICE engine noise just the sound of nature and those screaming kids next door .... ahhhh .... bliss
@JJ-zg1hh Рік тому
I've been fawning after these silent yachts for about 6 months now. Thanks for doing this video. What an incredible thing! If I ever come into money...
@BremenSA Рік тому
I wish they made a smaller, less fancy one. I'd love to live on one and cruise quiet areas, but these are way out of my price range. Get it down to comparable to a nice house and I might be able to consider it.
@yarpenzigrin1893 Рік тому
You won't come into money with an "if" attitude.
@JJ-zg1hh Рік тому
@@yarpenzigrin1893 thanks for the advice, Warren Buffet.
@yarpenzigrin1893 Рік тому
@@JJ-zg1hh You're welcome. Now stop dreaming and figure out how to make money.
@jaybenny7719 Рік тому
I’ve hoped you’d cover one of the silent yachts for a few years. Deffo my dream purchase.
@ejbh3160 Рік тому
Agreed. On my wishlist too.
@Tuncup Рік тому
SAME!
@nebulous962 Рік тому
I also thought that until i saw a sailboat that also functions as a hydro generator to generate power while under sail. Now i am not so sure anymore. 😀( Also one of these companies who makes motor for this happens to be in same country as me and ofcourse i like to support companies that are in the country i live in if possible) 🙂
@Leon_George Рік тому
Hey!! Bots have reached fully charged! Though annoying, it's a sign they consider this channel big enough to deserve their attention. Good news!
@jaybenny7719 Рік тому
@@Leon_George we need a exterminator 😂
@petesplaneta9340 Рік тому
What a beautifully presented and filmed video this is. Outstanding production and an awesome boat. Thoroughly enjoyed watching this whilst also learning plenty about these game changing boats. Well done FullyCharged and well done Silent Yachts!
@bozstitch Рік тому
What an excellent programme. I think this is your best produced piece yet! I love the 2 presenter format. A definite winner. I didn't think this was going to be a particularly interesting VT but was very pleasantly surprised. Well done Fully Charged team!
@mngbennett Рік тому
I am watching from a much more attenable version of this boat. We are in BC's Gulf Islands on a 34" sailing catamaran. We only have about 750 watts of solar but it is enough to run the fridge, keeps things charged and do most of the cooking. We don't have electric propulsion yet but hopefully in the not too distant future.
@StarkStromer Рік тому
The silentyacht 60 does have 16kwp
@jaybenny7719 Рік тому
I’ve always wondered if the silent yachts could do more range / speed with a see through spinnaker or something.
@jstaffordii Рік тому
@@jaybenny7719 they use a kite sail
@stevenf927 Рік тому
Do the math - guess how much power you use at cruising speed. And how long you run your engine. 1HP = 748 watts. For most sailboats electric power only makes sense if you just daysail the boat so the motor is used for getting in and out of the slip and coming back under power when the wind dies.
@davidfrisken1617 Рік тому
Good luck in open water with no wind.
@topcat4265 Рік тому
Imogen, she's a treat. Great addition to the team. Can't wait to see her do more content like this.
@LG123ABC Рік тому
She was definitely rocking those cut-offs!
@MICHGO1 Рік тому
@@LG123ABC DON'T SELL ANDY SHORT, HE'S LOOKING SWEET.
@luvpiggery Рік тому
Came across the silent yachts about a year ago and I'm sold on it, will be ordering one very soon! This vid just reinforces the great decision, thanks for covering this wonderful, innovative company
@joeyprovoncha Рік тому
This is soooo awesome. My favourite fully charge video for a while, well done guys!
@Musketeer009 Рік тому
Thanks for a very interesting review of these solar powered boats.
@rushja Рік тому
Wow, we really appreciate the work you put into these difficult assignments. It's a tough job etc
@jungoogie Рік тому
What a fun thing to see! If I had one of these ships, I would be cheering up a bunch of people I know with some fun boating and relaxing moments to help get their minds off work.
@davocc2405 Рік тому
Absolutely love that - especially useful given how things appear to heading worldwide (in terms of supply chains for fuels, etc.). I'd like to see that approach used on cargo vessels as well, catamaran barges with a large/long surface area and panels on top.
@davidmorley7495 Рік тому
Absolutely loved this. Way out of my league, but seeing the application of green tech bodes well, and of course these super rich toys funds more practical solutions that may one day work for me. Such levels of solar presumably also create additional opportunities to go (and stay) in places where there is no diesel. Definitely left wanting to see more.
@KMCA779 Рік тому
No kidding, these boats could anchor off an island and last weeks until you deplete your food stores. You don't even have to worry about water as the watermakers would last over a month before you need to swap filters.
@Megasunami Рік тому
I've absolutely loved Silent Yachts from the very first day. Only one thing's that keeping them behind is their interiors.
@larrygrenevitch2299 Рік тому
Thanks for doing this piece. I have been waiting four years for this. Well done.
@loro.h9612 Рік тому
I had a smile on my face watching this video. Such a good vibe. Thank you :)
@mullergyula4174 Рік тому
I guess an e-bike makes most sense for me when we speak of going electric. This is more of a sci-fi movie. These cost upwards of 2.5-3M EUR. Let's say you rent it out for 20 years and there is no maintenance, infinite battery life, no repairs. It would still cost approx 3000 Eur per week. After adding real costs and profit we are talking about 5-6000 Eur per week. If you have 6 person on board that is 1000 EUR per person, probably a reasonable price for this luxury.
@andrewmullen4003 Рік тому
To rent a comparable conventional sailing cat in BVIs off season is around £9000 a week so how do those figures add up?
@mullergyula4174 Рік тому
@@andrewmullen4003 I just did a napkin calculation. It is probably overpriced.
@loneranger9485 Рік тому
Right. Its dreamy . like EVERYTHING ELECTRIC
@carsonc1272 Рік тому
Awesome and thanks for the stats! It's very difficult to quantify the stats because of how much solar varies. Also the fact that the boat needs to burn fuel in order to travel long distances complicates things as well. Michael said they crossed the Atlantic all on solar but the consumption was actually 370 gallons. He wasn't being misleading on purpose, and 370 gallons is practically nothing but my point is that the boat does absolutely require fuel under way. Because the solar is intermittent, and varies then I feel like a very useful stat would be how much fuel the boat would burn on a long trip with the solar panels completely disconnected. Silent Yachts doesn't provide this number and nobody ever asks for it. It would be really cool to know what the worst case scenario is for fuel burn. Then you can pair that with a best case very sunny day scenario and know that no matter what you're going to land somewhere in-between those two numbers. I say all of this as a huge Silent Yachts fan but I would very much like them to be better at telling us the statistics about the boat.
@user-uw3fi2zg4t Рік тому
somebody else said they use a kite
@kevinphillips9408 Рік тому
Great video. Very informative. Excited to see this in real life
@jasoncatt Рік тому
Good to see Andy, he needs to do more videos!
@cyberadventures4845 Рік тому
Been watching and dreaming about Silent Yachts for 3 years now! This is the future. Teamed with the new kites for range extension There's great chance for this tech!
@rickdeckard9810 Рік тому
I was expecting a tour of the boat and all it's amenities but still a good video.
@mountee Рік тому
Best silent yacht review yet - great job
@gimpbubba Рік тому
Your videos are such good quality!
@richardhaiku Рік тому
I think we have a new intro to the next Bond film right there, with the two leading actors! :)
@djstraylight Рік тому
There's a few of these electric boat companies. A good looking product. I could see myself crusing the Caribbean in this boat.
@kuriakos Рік тому
The production values on this channel just keep getting better and better
@Alex-tj1zo Рік тому
Absolutely loved it 👍😀 Thank you Fully Charged
@KrzysztofCygan Рік тому
"150 liters per minute" equals to 2.5L per second - I highly doubt it. Likely it's per hour, which is fine.
@jasongooden917 Рік тому
The M1 Abrams uses 8 gallons just to start up
@ReximPL Рік тому
@@jasongooden917 they weren't talking about fuel consumption but water generation
@ReximPL Рік тому
yeah i also think that's too much. I don;t think it is possible to use that much water co why whould you generate it that fast
@stulop Рік тому
Desalination, if that's what it is, takes alot of energy. It's probably 150l a day of drinkable water. If they have a reverse osmosis system, 150l an hour is still quite an impressive system.
@PenneyThoughts Рік тому
Yeah, I caught that too. Seems way too high and overkill. But possible.
@EurekaYoungGuns Рік тому
Quick math. 60 kWh/day = 2.5kW of power generation. 2x250kW engines = 500kW of power consumption. 500kW/2.5kW = 20 hours of charging for 1 hour of driving. I'm sure the backup generator is there only for "emergencies".
@wyatt.photos Рік тому
I agree that they're being super optimistic, but 500kW engines is peak power. At cruising speed they are likely running much less than flat out. How much, who knows. But I doubt it allows for very long run times. And certainly is still much greater than the 2.5kW panels
@wyatt.photos Рік тому
I actually came back and decided to do some math Cruising speed (most efficient) at 6-8 knots. So we'll use both ranges for optimistic and conservative estimates here on: Range (at cruising speed[assuming no recharging while driving - see math below]) = 115 miles Capacity = 225kWh @ 6 knots (6.9 mph) you would drain 115 mile range in 16.7 hours. 225kWh/16.7 = 13.5kW @ 8 knots (9.2 mph) you would drain 115 mile range in 12.5 hours. 225kWh/12.5 = 18kW So to settle that question on your quick math *at cruising speed* the boat probably consumes roughly 12-20 kW of power. So yeah it's not great. But a far cry from your 500kW figure. Again, that's just the peak power of the motor. Your car wouldn't great its stated fuel economy either if you just floored it the whole time.
@koomaj Рік тому
Fantastic video. Thank you!
@inurear Рік тому
The production and presentation of this video was fantastic!!! Moar!!~!!
@sergentcolon1 Рік тому
Andy went into the sea on the way out to the boat wearing shoes, next time we saw him underwater he was wearing flippers. Did he pick them up from the sea floor on route? 😜
@mylesrussell Рік тому
Don't question James Bon... Andy. 😛
@Vangelis. Рік тому
my favorite part of any electric engine is how silent they are!
@MoizRafay Рік тому
Same here
@kevinfernandez9999 Рік тому
Modern IC engines are just as silent tbh
@GEMINDIGO Рік тому
Yeah great for marine life!
@hikintrailsndrinkinales Рік тому
Absolutely loved this piece! I want to get back into boating again.
@deanfielding4411 Рік тому
This is what I pay my Patreon for. Great episode thank you 😊
@99unclebob Рік тому
Brilliant video Imogen/Andy, i remember hearing about that 64 foot Silent Yacht crossing the ocean through a friend who's a physicist at U of P who is somewhat of a Solar buff himself, when Mr.Kohler spoke of how much diesel a conventional diesel powered Yacht would use , I believe he was being conservative in his estimate, friends of mine have an 75 foot Yacht in the south of France equipped nicely, just not as nice as this one you reviewed and cruising for a weekend, only a few hundred nautical miles averages a 1000 euros a day and this was from the summer of 2019 and since then they've retrofitted solar to a number of parks of their Yacht and are surprised at the difference it has made, the payback time is 5/6 years and to them the nicest part is the quietness when anchored at they destination, no need for a generator, so upgrades are also a good alternative for anyone Yachting or boating 👍
@alann8117 Рік тому
Goodness grief. Do the math buddy. A few hundred miles over a weekend burning 1000 euros of fuel a day. And you think this boat with a few solar panels can come close. It's a scam. He said his solar panels replace the equivalent of 80 litres of fuel taking into account the inefficiency of diesel engines. How far do you think 80L of fuel would get you on this 50 foot cat?? He says over 100 miles. Please tell me your not this stupid to fall for this?
@theelectricmonk3909 Рік тому
@@alann8117 Apples and oranges... Bob said "a few hundred nautical miles" - and this on a 75ft single hull (presumably, since most are) yacht, which - as the video explained - is less efficient than a catamaran. No - this boat clearly can't "come close", it's not going to do "a few hundred" nautical miles per day. But then, it doesn't need to does it? It's designed for pottering around in the Mediterranean, with maybe an occasional side-trip around to the Adriatic; which I'm sure it's eminently capable of, provided you don't mind taking your time to get there. As for the 80L - Someone else in the comments has suggested that's an extremely conservative estimate... Certainly every time I've longingly looked at boats, the fuel consumption is horrendous.
@johnhornblow4347 Рік тому
Could Fully Charge check out Sparky the electric tug boat, Auckland, New Zealand. Not a toy, a fully functioning tug boat.
@annavariumful Рік тому
Brilliant vid! Thanks for that. Thoroughly enjoyed the Bond esque "Daniel Craig" opening :)
@79blustone Рік тому
I must mention that I'm loving these solar based videos lately, they are soo cool. Considering everything on our planet requires the sun to live, we are just following the natural course ourselves and artificially using it for our needs. Silent Yachts are ground breaking, I'm not sure if there are others out their but this is epic
@jase1911 Рік тому
But you're falling for the electric everything trap batteries cause way more pollution than a normal fuel powered car or boat or anything do some research
@79blustone Рік тому
@@jase1911 What a load of bollocks! YOU need to do some research
@johnbray3143 Рік тому
good idea for something that tends to bob around in the Med where running a generator or getting needing to be at a powered berth must be restricting. 100 miles at 7 knot sounds a nice occasional day's relocation. Not going to get that at 20 knots of course. Boats never shadowed unlike cars, and you get plenty of roof
@SeanBZA Рік тому
Or on the larger dams as a houseboat, which can also double as runabout, as it can go pretty much everywhere on the larger dams and the Great Lakes. Also perfect for use in the island nations as a general ferry vehicle, as there you often have a need to travel from one to the other, and in the tropics, with good weather forecasts you will find this useful.
@sharonbraselton3135 Рік тому
Wring Duffy boatc100 Mike's 22 fit cab in crus e
@angellestat2730 Рік тому
Instead having a diesel generator as backup power, you could have a kite sail that not only would produce a lot of speed for free, you also can use your electrical engines as generators.
@histvan81 Рік тому
Imagine a situation where the weather is turning really against you for days. sky covered with cloulds reducing solar input from 60kwh / day to 2-3 kwh / day, high waves and strong winds. If you near land and you need to get your anchor out and maintain a position, or if you are out in the ocean and you need to maintain a specifc angle so you don't get damaged by the high waves, that's when you need the generator when the batteries are drained out. You definitely don't want to mess with a sail in such circumstances.
@angellestat2730 Рік тому
@@histvan81 Any sail on storms is your best friend, this is like a golden rule for any sail boat. It is what it gives you the higher direction authority of any propulsion system to face waves in the right way. It may not even be the need to have 2 different size of kite for this task, one advantage of kites is that you can set the kite angle eto manage exactly how much force you want. Of course this should be done by software which may increase the cost of the system, but taking into account how many similar kite power systems are coming out, this would become quite popular fast. A diesel generator + fuel become quite expensive fast.. Even if your fuel tank is big, you still have a very limited capacity. With solar+sail.. There is no way you would run out of power, even if you try to cross the ocean. In case you are in a river as you said, and you want to maintain your position with an anchor.. Maybe the same river current could be enough to move your propellers and generate some power. At least.. if I would be the buyer.. I would prefer the kite option, it expand a lot the use cases. It provides more freedom. But I understand that many people may find less problematic the generator option.
@terje5723 Рік тому
Put some mini windmills on the roof :)
@nathanvrvrt 9 місяців тому
@@terje5723 i was thinking the same or some watermills in the water, an ocean or river is never still, water always moves somewhere so when you are stationary they could drop the mills and get power from the moving water when the sun is not showing up and the maintance is better than solar wich you need to keep very clean for the best results and i dont know if it easy to clean these... while something in and out of water is easy to clean and maintain i geuss
@DmitryShevkoplyas Рік тому
Absolutely beautiful! Thank you!
@michaelw5456 Рік тому
Less mechanical maintenance to worry about and no need to worry about fuel, this is awesome.
@happyjoyjoy6976 4 місяці тому
just thermal runaway on the batteries 😲
@joegibbs2508 Рік тому
IF this is possible at a reasonable price. Why aren't there companies making small electric boats to replace pontoon boats? In essence, people could have their solar-powered lake boat supplying some energy into the house when they aren't cruising around on the lake.
@FlipCouvillion Рік тому
Solar powered party barges are very possible. At a reasonable price? No. Batteries,panels,and controllers are still substantially higher in cost upfront than a traditional outboard.
@Gritachi233 Рік тому
They are but mass producing products is really hard. And lots of companies fail before it becomes mainstream
@sterlingarcher1962 Рік тому
Sounds like a good idea! I quite like the powering the house angle as well. Could even charge your Tesla. When will you get started on your business idea? Need help?
@agett12 Рік тому
Alibaba does
@sterlingarcher1962 Рік тому
Actually, thinking about the pontoon. If you build the battery packs in a cylinder shape, perhaps using 2170s, you could easily water proof them and store them in the pontoons themselves. If you install the motors in the rear of the pontoon you remove a lot of cabling as well as add built-in redundancy given 2 motors. No chance you'd ever get stranded on the lake with that, a huge up on ICE boats. Tie in some solar and you've really got something, sounds like fun!
@HansMilling Рік тому
Would be awesome to be able to rent one for 3 weeks summer vacation, cruising around the different harbours in the country. Love this type of content, more of that please.
@davedase5622 Рік тому
Great for posers who can't sail
@theodoremassonburg4196 Рік тому
Fantastic... Thanks for sharing.
@onepairofhands Рік тому
great review - fascinating to see a whole new angle on the electric revolution
@Arpedk Рік тому
Great idea! Just for good measure sailing boats are also very obvious conversion to pure zero emissions traveling. All you have to do is remove the diesel engine for an electric motor, then when you are sailing use that electric motor as a generator to your batteries. It will make you boat slightly slower but fully powered by the wind. There is no need for diesel engines in the future luxury boating and sailing.
@davedase5622 Рік тому
Yep...and you can do that fir about 15k. This crap is for posers
@alann8117 Рік тому
Your talking about hydrogenerators. They have been around for years. It's nothing new. Problem is they are harder to install and maintain and can fowl up easy. Plus in theory they taking power away from your forward motion. Solar is the best way and everyone just tends to go for that. Just not to thrust as thats plain stupid. As is this yacht.
@Arpedk Рік тому
@@alann8117 No I am not. An electric motor / electric generator has nothing to do with hydrogen. Edit: Alan is right 😀 I misread 🤣🤣
@alann8117 Рік тому
Jesus I'm out.
@Arpedk Рік тому
@@alann8117 haha, sorry I misread. There is just always someone who brings up hydrogen 🤣
@shadowgolem9158 Рік тому
Add a mount and control for a large parasail (to help up the speed in favorable winds) to connect to the front and I'm in!
@kschleic9053 Рік тому
I had the same thought... A robotic kite-sail like those proposed for cargo ships would be perfect, since it could provide sailing propulsion without shading the panels!
@stephen-boddy Рік тому
Erm... they already have them as an option.
@kschleic9053 Рік тому
@@stephen-boddy I had to dig on their site to find it, but you are right! I wonder why it wasn't mentioned in the video, the addition of a wind sail adds a lot of flexibility to these vehicles
@shadowgolem9158 Рік тому
Good catch! I was not able to find it on their site either. Also no photos of one being used. Great that they thought to include the option!
@54mgtf22 Рік тому
Love your work 👍
@daviddunmore8415 Рік тому
There's also a Solar boat on the lake at Guadamar del Segura, which I was on a few years ago. It's very quiet and perfect for cruising round a lake.
@snarkyremarksbyginger3161 Рік тому
Just imagine if someone could come up with a boat that can be powered by wind. That would be such an amazing innovation!
@frankstocker5475 Рік тому
Even better if it could go upwind.
@nebulous962 Рік тому
I hope they make a sailboat with oceanvolt saildrive cus i think it might be good. Not every place has that much sun so it might make sense to also make a boat that isn't as dependend on solar.🙂
@alann8117 Рік тому
This boat isn't dependent on solar. Its has a dirty fossil fuel burner hidden under back end. But "Ssshhhh, its only for emergencies"
@gregripp Рік тому
@@alann8117 An emergency on the ocean could very well be life threatening so it would make sense to have a back up means of power.
@msjswapnil Рік тому
Absolutely beautiful 💙👍
@mikemellor759 Рік тому
What a great episode - so much fun - informative as a bonus! 😎
@Lord.Kiltridge Рік тому
I dream of a day when solar panels can be printed on a press like wallpaper at 50¢/kWh or less. Years ago, I was looking at a mega yacht at a boat show. Just the fuel use for one of these things was shockingly expensive. Solar, possibly solar/sail, is positively the way of the future.
@readtherealanthonyfaucibyr6444 Рік тому
Yeah the only thing the yacht in this video could use is an optional sail
@SweBeach2023 Рік тому
Wouldn't really help, the energy density of sunlight is way too low. To be able to capture enough energy to replace gas, diesel or oil the vehicle would be impracticable large. Let's assume we would try to replace the oil used by a large container ship. They consume around 200 ton of fuel a day. In kWh with the inefficiencies of the engine included we're talking about 1000 MWh a day. Solar gives us around 1 kWh/m2 per day. For solar to replace oil the panels would occupy a total area of 1 million m2, or 1000x1000 meter. The ships in question have a surface area of around 50 000 m2, or 5 percent of what's needed. This even if we would cover both the topp and the sides with solar panels. So even if the panels were free it would still demand a major shift in our expectations in how long shipping should take. 3-4 weeks from China to Europe or US would turn into 3-4 months or more.
@Lord.Kiltridge Рік тому
@@SweBeach2023 LOL. I knew some luddite will give me an 'It'll never fly' reply. You're lack of imagination doesn't undermine my post. It undermines you.
@readtherealanthonyfaucibyr6444 Рік тому
@@SweBeach2023 Nobody is arguing for solar container ships
@alann8117 Рік тому
@@readtherealanthonyfaucibyr6444 the presenter literally said he can't wait to see this implemented on cargo ships. Can you understand how clueless these people are. They don't ask any real questions because the real answers wouldn't help sell this scam of a boat
@Skiridr22 Рік тому
Amazing use of solar power, it’s silent and fuel smells it’s technically a reverse hybrid were electric drive is the main and the combustion engine is for backup.
@markmcdonald751 Рік тому
Great to see Silent Yatchs
@jazdan223 Рік тому
Awesome! I will never be able to get one but I still think this is marvellous project 😁
@gormauslander Рік тому
"how would you run the same with a sail, wrap the power in the sail?" Me, imagining flexible solar panels woven into sails: *Yes*
@pakosouthpark Рік тому
surely north sails are looking into this already..
@kingsleybugarin4044 Рік тому
I've been thinking about this for a while. Maybe a semi-rigid wing sail made from flexible solar panels. They would provide power for more of the day because you not only get light direct from the sun but reflected off the water.
@marc0523 Рік тому
Another option is to wrap the mast in solar panels, it won't push the boat forward, but would be enough to power the electrics etc. This could also be left up when at anchor, unlike a sail.
@-_James_- Рік тому
@@marc0523 I think whoever invents a folding mast that lets the solar sails fan out to form a sunshade will make a tidy sum of money in the future. ;)
@SteveAkaDarktimes Рік тому
is this really fully charged? What happened to the slightly dottering old man making videos about his leaf in england? its amazing how far this channel has come.
@alann8117 Рік тому
Yeah full of snake oil salesmen now trying to sell solar powered 50ft Cats.
@insistentmind498 Рік тому
Also congrats again guys a fantastic super excellent innovation 💯
@PremiumPappy Рік тому
Wow, that must be nice. Beautiful floating solar home.
@Muppetkeeper Рік тому
I’ve never been a boat type, but I really could go for this. As for it being the Tesla of the sea, I think not, no panel gaps on boats.
@chippi2000 Рік тому
more of a sion (sono motors) of the sea ;)
@zolen3046 Рік тому
There has to be a way to combinate this with sails, of course, you'll lose solar panel area and some charging availability due to the sail shades, but I bet it is worth it.
@nathanvrvrt 9 місяців тому
i'm sure it is! the sea always has a bit of wind. better than the small fueltank
@crimsonhawk467 Рік тому
What an amazing Engineering achivement!!! The future is looking good!
@JakeRichardsong Рік тому
Looks so pleasant on the Med with a very quiet non-polluting boat.
@niklaswejedal463 Рік тому
What an extraordinary yacht! - I just wish the normal, smaller boats also were availabe with solar power. I hate the petrol-burning out-board motors!
@sharonbraselton3135 Рік тому
Buy. Duuffe solar ektrc 22 cudeo can 100 Ile rabge
@PenneyThoughts Рік тому
I've been following Silent Yachts since their prototype days. My life's goal is to buy one, hopefully on the next crypto bull run. Planning on retiring on a solar boat in the Gulf, with day trips to the Caribean. 😀
@markreed9853 Рік тому
you could probably run one as a business while living on it as people on holiday won't want to drive it and may not be the best idea anyway. Possibly sell it as a timeshare?
@brettscott7614 Рік тому
Ya me too. Get a starlink dish (when the price drops) on there and if you can work remote...you could work from the Boat!
@bobuncle8704 Рік тому
This is my bucket list boat for sure.
@stefanEf Рік тому
Good, really good! I love this boat!
@SkepticalCaveman Рік тому
Yes, for a boat, that doesn't move as much as a car, solar panels absolutely makes sense. That emergency diesel engine can hopefully be replaced with an aluminium air battery in the future. Aluminium air batteries have extremly high energy density, but are not rechargeable so they are perfect for emergency situations.
@Guevara1015 Рік тому
Emergency use is maybe a bit extreme, if you have several cloudy days and need to reposition the boat then you'll have to use it. Also many yachts cross the atlantic twice a year, to escape hurricane season. While it is possible to cross on only solar power, the speed would have to be dropped to around 4kts assuming full sun which in the atlantic is very rare, and 4kts is slower than all sailing boats and would just be a hassle so it would be easier to run the generator from time to time. I have been following this boat for years, and if you plan around the weather it is possible to be 100% solar powered but in real world conditions its going to be closer to 80-90%. Still a massive improvement on ICE boats
@florinadrian5174 Рік тому
The car doesn't move too much either. Most of the time it just sits. But unlike the catamaran, the surface of the car usable for solar panels is too little.
@LagartoPT Рік тому
Aluminium is a no no with salt water even galvanized.
@Guevara1015 Рік тому
@@florinadrian5174 Check out the Aptera, there are other cars similar but none as good as it! It's an electric car (three-wheeler technically) but it is covered in solar panels and is so aerodynamically efficient that in certain parts of the world it might never need to be recharged! There are lots of good YT videos about it
@RPRosen-ki2fk Рік тому
@@florinadrian5174 Solar also works a lot better on the sea. The only obstructions are clouds. With a car you have mountains, trees and buildings.
@Slurm_Daddy92 Рік тому
How does it hold up in a hurricane or tsunami?!
@DangerousDac Рік тому
The same way every other boat that size and shape would.
@LagartoPT Рік тому
It sinks just like any other boat.
@ehombane Рік тому
in a tsunami you are safe floating in a tub... :))) tsunamis are dangerous only on shore.
@stevenj9970 Рік тому
AMAZING!!!!!!!! Bravo
@fazkhan8009 Рік тому
Well done 👍🏼
@rosserobertolli Рік тому
Completely off topic, but did you just casually say that the "super efficient" electric car uses as much energy as a full on 5 bedroom house? Is it just me that finds it odd that we use half of our energy moving our cars around?
@davefroman4700 Рік тому
80% of the energy in the fuel you burn is lost. EV that loss is less than 20%.
@Adam-en4zm Рік тому
My base model Tesla Model 3 (the most efficient electric car out there) consumes about 200kWh a month. Far more than my 2 bedroom condo by a factor of 4. My two bedroom boat runs all the house appliances off a 12kWh battery bank (which is considered fairly big for a 43' boat), it lasts me several days off the grid. Cars (especially gas ones) are terribly power hungry. Factor in that the average north American drives 10-15 hours per week versus the average boater who probably doesn't cover the same distance in a year. Moving a silent yacht at the same speed and distance a car goes is obviously gonna take way more energy, but most boaters putter a few hundred miles a year at slow speeds. Very few boats ever travel 100kmph but almost every car does. Indeed moving thousands of pounds of steel around at high speed tens of thousands of kilometers per year is quite the use of energy!
@BaronVonHardcharger Рік тому
Wait for the tech to catch up and make a sail that IS a solar panel, and you might have a winner. Doesn't make sense without a sail.
@andymccabe6712 Рік тому
Of COURSE it makes sense - it runs on sunshine! For FREE! And you don't have to sail it.....
@runstrong9559 Рік тому
Last I heard that the silent yacht that crossed the Atlantic used something like 1400L of diesel with extra onboard the deck in fuel bladders.which is fractional of a M/Y fuel consumption. Have they since crossed the Atlantic with just the built in fuel tanks??
@andreitudose3838 8 місяців тому
Love it! And love how you guys cover such a variety of EV's from small to large :)) also just as a FYI maybe for a next electric water craft related video you could use the cudajet to swimm to the boat :))
@jaanii84 Рік тому
Have you heard about sails? You would go faster, you would go farther, and you would be much greener. The production of batteries and panels pollutes the environment.
@andymccabe6712 Рік тому
Yet another mindless comment from yet another fool who hasn't a clue.......! Next....
@drxym Рік тому
Silent yachts are pretty cool but I think they need to work on their interiors a bit more. It also beggars belief that other yacht companies aren't LEAPING onto making electric boats. ICE powered boats are noisy, smelly and expensive to operate. Not to mention the inconvenience of taking the boat over to the fuelling dock just to fill it up, or the horrifying bill you get for doing so. Or even having to pay for shore power. Seems like a no brainer that at least some kinds of boats, the kind content happy to do 10kts should be solar by default these days.
@SeanBZA Рік тому
Looks like a standard yacht interior to me, all storage and light in mass, plus corrosion resistant. Not everybody buying a hole in the water will pay for the expensive mahogany and faux marble finishes, they normally will want both hard wearing, long lasting and above all waterproof fixtures. Yes it looks like the 1980's, but that is more because the marine panel specialists do tend to make that in bulk, for both the boat and upmarket RV market, where you need the same sort of functionality and light mass.
@drxym Рік тому
@@SeanBZA I don't think they are quite the same quality as other yachts costing 1.5-2 million. There are UKposts channels that give walkthroughs and something like a Princess would have a lot more attention to detail and finishing touches.
@alanmay7929 Рік тому
Stop talking crap!!!! You just like to be negative lol…… diesel boats are way better they have amazing range! Possibility to go wherever you want all year round, yes fuel is expensive but at least you have more freedom and also it doesn’t stink like you say 🤡
@alann8117 Рік тому
Because that is a 50ft Cat! Anyone who wants to actually move it about will be starting that diesel generator.
@mervynmontague1811 Рік тому
Interesting and informative 🇯🇲
@WayneTheBoatGuy Рік тому
This is so cool!
@RPRosen-ki2fk Рік тому
Loved the content of this vid, and I applaud Silent Yachts. I suspect they're gonna make a fortune. I have two major criticisms of your coverage though. Why can't you ever give us a price of what this weird stuff goes for, even if it's only ballpark???? I had to go Google myself to find out these start at 1.5 million and increase to over 21 million $US. Secondly we know these are for the ultra rich, so don't you think we're curious what the amenities are??? You could have showed the cabins. Come on, you guys can do better.
@ehombane Рік тому
yes, but he told you how much water is desalinating per minute :) however, it really looks like he got it wrong. 150 liters per minute seems not realistic. Why produce in a minute the necessary amount for a day? Maybe he meant per hour? It is still a lot. and those motors. 250kw??? I may have a problem with my ears. Hmmm, checked on their site, and yes there cannot be a mistake done at speed talk. All moors are claimed to have hundreds of Kw. Even the generator, it is noted to have 100 or 150 kw depending on the boat. But in the movie looks like a normal generator of 3 or 5 kw. Really really curious. The motors OK, I understand, can be really powerful, but run at fraction of power and never get hot hence the lifetime warranty. But 100kw generator? Something is not right.
@GeoFry3 Рік тому
Boating is an interesting use of full solar. Most people only use their boats a few times a month, plenty of time for a modest system to recharge the batteries to capacity. A more robust system could provide daily range and living needs. Can't remotely afford one of these, but I am in the process of building up a solar powered pontoon boat for lake use with my children. Actually less expensive to do than replacing the gasoline motor that it currently has installed.
@Mindy56743 Рік тому
This is the dream boat. I wish you did a tour of the inside of the boat also.
@rngalston Рік тому
beautiful video!
@justinholding02 Рік тому
brilliant.. I want one!
@mearsm50 Рік тому
Beautiful boat, good video. I would have liked at some point to have heard quite what noise the motors do make, just a breif pause in the backing music would have been enough, It is called silent yachts after all. I have a small electric boat using a epropulsion outboard and it makes some noise - way better than a gas outboard, but it would have been good to know if there is some bearing rumble or motor whine, or indeed if it really well suppressed and all that could be heard from steering and living positions is just wave noise. The lack of noise is one of the main attractions of electric boating to me. Still, its pretty well at the top of my list as a dream yacht!
@wimalaabeyasinghe6687 Рік тому
Great video plus great boat
@mrmawson2438 Рік тому
Great video 👌
@RossMalagarie Рік тому
looks like a good place to have a backup sail so if you run out of power you can still sail where you want to go.
@kindog86 Рік тому
That's amazing. I'll take two please 🤔💰
@guringai Рік тому
I didn't catch how many kms this can sail on a full charge. Fantastic to see this kind of power boat!
@aibakkhwaja2655 Рік тому
10:05 - 185 Km
@lucrolland7489 8 місяців тому
Working for a University in the south of Turkey, 12 years ago, I have worked of the design of a green yacht which could produce its own hydrogen from fuel cells powered by deployable solar panels and VAWTs. The ship can even designed that the deployable solar panels are also wind turbines. I have published some papers. Awaiting investors to join along.
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