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SOLAR-S.W.A.T.H.-YACHT of SolarImpact Yacht.
The world is undergoing an unprecedented technological upheaval. Also and especially with regard to energy utilization and supply, we have a unique key role to play here. Environmentally neutral energy = progress.
Fossil energy, the fuel for the global economy and prosperity in the last 120 years, is being replaced at breathtaking speed. A very special challenge here is shipping. Traditional ships are technologically exhausted. A completely new way of thinking, free of old ballast, leads to a fundamentally different technology.
The 78-foot yacht offers 220 square metres of luxuriously and functionally designed living space on three levels and a wide range of design options in terms of interior architecture and modern lighting, air-conditioning and sound solutions.
The primary energy required for this is also supplied by a total of 300 square metres of solar area, with all important components designed redundantly. A range extender additionally guarantees the comprehensive operational safety of the yacht even under unfavourable weather conditions, such as prolonged cloud cover.
A new class of ship that combines unique comfort with high safety.
Primary energy source is the sun
Noiseless travel
Decoupling from the wavy surface. 90% less rolling and heeling.
220 square meters of living space in a 78 foot yacht
300 square metres of solar surface with an attractive design
100 square metres salon with 360° all-round view
Quality of life at superyacht level
High degree of automation through artificial intelligence
Unique redundancy of all important components.
No less than a revolutionary vision is needed here. And a complete break with the tried and tested.
We can prove that our team was the first to realize that this unique hull principle has an enormous potential to optimize consumption by decoupling it from the energetic water surface. We have largely recognised and proven this potential through independent tests. We have thus set out to create not only the desired economic success for the company, but also great added value for society and ultimately for the environment.
Our new yacht is not only trend-setting in terms of solar energy generation and design. In addition, two aspects have been taken into account that were previously perceived as unpleasant on board: strong waves and high temperatures.
The innovative solar yacht glides almost silently and does not sway - even over metre-high waves. As the hull technology is based on the SWATH (Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull) design principle known since 1938, it was previously reserved for special ships only:
The ship is supported by two torpedo-shaped buoyancy bodies beneath the water surface. This achieves a physical wave decoupling which reduces the rolling and heeling of the yacht by up to 90 percent. The ship lies still in the water, even in strong waves, and the annoying swinging is thus over.
But SolarImpact has recognized that this principle offers another invaluable advantage: Energy consumption is significantly reduced. All systems on board use the sun as a primary energy source. The electric drive is not only environmentally friendly, but also extremely quiet.
The solar yacht is energetically self-sufficient and with a top speed of 22 knots also exceptionally fast. The reason for this is the selection of the technical components, which together enable a high overall efficiency of the yacht and are optimally controlled by the use of artificial intelligence (AI). All important systems are highly automated, so that the yacht can be manoeuvred by only one person.
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