Development of solar powered boat for maximum energy efficiency

Abstract

The present paper shown a work in research and development of a small solar boat design, this work has been developed in Anast/ULG-Belgium as reference for Post-graduate degree in Naval Architecture. The development of a methodology of simple calculation, step by step, for solar boat is shown here, taking in account the use of clean energy, minimum weight of the boat and minimum price of fabrication, for this has been considerate: boat weight; sheet specification; material utilized; appropriate propulsion; necessary quantity of solar panels; quantity of batteries; adequate engine; until to the final commercial price. The Nautilus is a solar powered pleasure boat and basically designed for day-and weekend-trips.