World's largest solar powered boat visits London
The world’s largest solar powered boat - The MS Turanor PlanetSolar - dropped anchor in London earlier this week following a two-month long scientific expedition tracking the Gulf Stream.
Originally launched in March 2010, the innovative 31 metre long catamaran is covered in over 500 square metres of solar panels and last year became the first solar-powered electric vehicle to circumnavigate the globe.
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