Making a solar-electric bike from a kit is one thing, but this solar-powered boat is a master class in hacking at all levels, from the solar drive train to the pontoons, and even the anchor.

Most famous of these is probably the toroidal propeller that made waves a while ago, mostly in the field of flying drones, but commercial toroidal boat props ... the CAD model and the design ...

the engineering and design team has taken the boat builder's signature craft, the solar-powered Loon, and re-thought it from stem to stern, water to sky. The result is a breakthrough design that ...

The Aldao Azul was launched in Palawan in the Philippines An Orkney company has helped to build a solar-powered version of a "banca" boat which has been launched in the Philippines. The ...

A pair of narrowboat owners have started an ambitious project to build a solar-powered passenger canal boat. The plan is to launch an all-electric boat to operate on the Ashby Canal in Leicestershire.

When the boat is sailing, the motion can passively spin the propellers and generate electricity through electromagnetic induction. Solar-powered boats, and even superyachts, have been growing in ...