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IMMO STROEHER
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The PlanetSolar foundation came out of the expedition to prove that solar energy can provide renewable energy for ocean transport.
There are few people on earth who put their money where their mouths are, or who appreciate the importance of changing our ways, and here we are talking about continuing to burn fossil fuels while our oceans burn.
One of those shining stars is Immo Stroeher, a German industrialist and entrepreneur who in 2008 formed a partnership with Raphael Domjan, a Swiss electrical engineer. That agreement gave the PlanetSolar team the green light, without which we imagine the project may have stalled.
Following the successful conclusion of the world expedition, Immo is quoted as saying: We are considering renting out the boat for scientific or commercial uses or even selling it. We are open for ideas and in talks with interested parties from the use as a green luxury yacht to scientific usages and the utilization as the worlds largest mobile solar power battery, everything is possible.
GUINNESS RECORDS - Raphael Domjan and Immo Stroeher holding their world record certificates.
TURANOR
PLANETSOLAR: GUINNESS
BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS
The boat left Kiel, Germany, where it had been built, on 31 March 2010 with fully loaded batteries, then headed for Hamburg and on to Monaco for the official start of the world tour on 27 September 27 2010 at 14:41 (departure line in front of the Fermont Hotel). It was a sunny day and the batteries were fully loaded. The PlanetSolar project, initiated by PlanetSolar founder and expedition leader Raphaėl Domjan and ship-owner Immo Ströher, aims to be the first vessel to circumnavigate the globe in a "solar" boat, i.e. one driven by a silent, pollution-free electrical engine powered exclusively by solar energy. The name "TŪRANOR" is derived from J. R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings saga and translates as "The Power of the Sun". The MS TŪRANOR PlanetSolar, a 31-metre-long and 15-metre-wide catamaran, is powered by a 537 m² (5,780 ft²) photovoltaic solar generator. Batteries are charging during the day and discharging during the night through the propulsion that is composed of 2 semi-submerged propellers driven by 4 engines. Only solar energy is used during the world tour.
The MS TŪRANOR PlanetSolar has a diesel backup, but it is sealed. The batteries began to charge as soon as the system was launched on the water in Monaco and can last for approximately 72 hours. The boat is capable of travelling non-stop around the world, but stopovers are made to maintain food supply and undertake public-relations engagements. On the boat showers, lights, fridges etc. are of course powered by solar energy. Only the kitchen operates with gas.
2010 - The Planet Solar Turanor, the world's largest solar powered ship, stopped at the International Monaco Yacht Show before embarking on a record setting circumnavigation of Planet Earth. On Friday, September 24, Prince Albert II of Monaco toured this unique vessel, seen here with Raphael Domjan (left) and Immo Stroeher.
LONGEST JOURNEY
Raphaėl Domjan, engineer Christian Ochsenbein and bosun Jens Langwasser followed the circumnavigation from start to finish with breaks in between. Other crew members joined the voyage on selected legs of the journey only. The boat left Kiel, Germany, where it had been built, on 31 March 2010 with fully loaded batteries, then headed for Hamburg and on to Monaco for the official start of the world tour on 27 September 27 2010 at 14:41 (departure line in front of the Fermont Hotel). It was a sunny day and the batteries were fully loaded. The PlanetSolar project, initiated by PlanetSolar founder and expedition leader Raphaėl Domjan and ship-owner Immo Ströher, aims to be the first vessel to circumnavigate the globe in a "solar" boat, i.e. one driven by a silent, pollution-free electrical engine powered exclusively by solar energy.
The name "TŪRANOR" is derived from J. R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings saga and translates as "The Power of the Sun". The MS TŪRANOR PlanetSolar, a 31-metre-long and 15-metre-wide catamaran, is powered by a 537 m² (5,780 ft²) photovoltaic solar generator. Batteries are charging during the day and discharging during the night through the propulsion that is composed of 2 semi-submerged propellers driven by 4 engines. Only solar energy is used during the world tour. The MS TŪRANOR PlanetSolar has a diesel backup, but it is sealed. The batteries began to charge as soon as the system was launched on the water in Monaco and can last for approximately 72 hours. The boat is capable of travelling non-stop around the world, but stopovers are made to maintain food supply and undertake public-relations engagements. On the boat showers, lights, fridges etc. are of course powered by solar energy. Only the kitchen operates with gas.
The PlanetSolar September 2013, note distinctive wave pattern
LINKS
https://www.planetsolar.swiss/en/world-premiere/boat/
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