The company claimed that the construction of the solar catamaran is expected to be completed in February 2010. About 38,000 of the company’s next generation cells will be incorporated into the skin of the catamaran and each cell offers a minimum efficiency of about 22%.
Stopovers reportedly include Hamburg, London and Paris in Europe, New York and San Francisco in the US, and Singapore and Abu Dhabi, to name a few. The solar boat will be available for public display during each of its stops, offering an educational opportunity to all visitors.
Manuel Brachet, general manager of international business development group at SunPower, said: “We have the proven technology and the experience to provide the PlanetSolar team with the highest-efficiency solar cells on the market today. Our cells offer the level of performance that will enable the solar vessel to successfully achieve its goal to circumnavigate the globe.”
