On the Panbo site http://panbo.com/ I noticed an article on a hybrid
power cat:
"Some might quibble with "/distinctively handsome profile/", but wow
what a concept: 6 knots 'free' using 6,000 watts of photo voltaic
panels laid on the (thus squarish) cabin tops and deck, but if you
want to pick her up to 15 knots cruise (and/or the big AGM battery
banks need topping up), the Mercedes diesel generators,
living in sound proof chambers forward, kick in. This is more
out-of-the-box thinking from Reuben Trane, who also put together the
more subtly innovative Island Pilot
<http://www.panbo.com/yae/archives/001363.html>
<http://www.panbo.com/yae/archives/001363.html> I tried in August.
He spoke about this hybrid idea with much enthusiasm, but I didn't
expect to see ads and a web site <http://dsehybrid.com/index.html>
<http://dsehybrid.com/index.html> so soon. Needless to say, there
will be a very interesting monitoring and control system on these
boats."
http://dsehybrid.com/index.html shows more details.
At the rate solar cell technology is advancing this concept will soon be
possible on craft of more "usual" (whatever your concept of that is)
deck layouts.
John
On the Panbo site <http://panbo.com/> I noticed an article on a hybrid
power cat:
"Some might quibble with "/distinctively handsome profile/", but wow
what a concept: 6 knots 'free' using 6,000 watts of photo voltaic
panels laid on the (thus squarish) cabin tops and deck, but if you
want to pick her up to 15 knots cruise (and/or the big AGM battery
banks need topping up), the Mercedes diesel generators,
living in sound proof chambers forward, kick in. This is more
out-of-the-box thinking from Reuben Trane, who also put together the
more subtly innovative Island Pilot
<http://www.panbo.com/yae/archives/001363.html>
<http://www.panbo.com/yae/archives/001363.html> I tried in August.
He spoke about this hybrid idea with much enthusiasm, but I didn't
expect to see ads and a web site <http://dsehybrid.com/index.html>
<http://dsehybrid.com/index.html> so soon. Needless to say, there
will be a very interesting monitoring and control system on these
boats."
<http://dsehybrid.com/index.html> shows more details.
At the rate solar cell technology is advancing this concept will soon be
possible on craft of more "usual" (whatever your concept of that is)
deck layouts.
John
