After its first world tour without a drop of fuel during 2012 and a summer campaign in the Mediterranean seas, Türanor PlanetSolar is preparing for its 2013 new projects. The ship has shown that it is possible to sail around the world without a drop of fuel. Now it wants to convince the public of the commercial viability of solar technology.

During summer 2012, Türanor PlanetSolar sailed all over the Mediterranean Sea as a mobile ambassador of Solar Energy with a new crew: Eric Dumont the French Captain and Thomas David his second, who had the chance to meet a lot of people (media representatives, students …). The promotion campaign ended in Monaco (France). Türanor PlanetSolar is now in dry dock at La Ciotat Shipyard for the 2013 adventures’ preparation. Before the beginning of the 2013 adventures, the catamaran will go through its annual maintenance: the dry dock team verifies all essential components, enables renewal of the boat’s class certification and optimizes her performance. The catamaran is preparing for the new expedition/project which will be a Scientific Research Expedition along the Gulf Stream[1].

The expedition will start, between Lisbon and Tenerife, with a few days of testing the measuring devices. Once all equipment is tested and ready for use, the catamaran will begin its journey focusing on two principal objectives. PlanetSolar will try during the 2013 Expedition to beat its own speed record of 26 days to Cross the Atlantic than it will sail from Florida all along the Gulf Stream. During the second part, the boat and its crew will focus on collecting data measurement using laser technology in an attempt to have a better understanding of the mechanism that regulate climate.

The project just received the Global +5 Innovation prize for the PLANETSOLAR DEEPWATER EXPEDITION. The results will be shared with all the scientific community during stop-overs in the cities: Miami, Reykjavik, Oslo, London and Paris. Don’t miss the event in your city!

See more detailed information on the ship and the team on: http://www.planetsolar.org/

About the Global +5 Innovation Prize: The event took place from the 9^th to 10^th October 2012 at the Four Seasons Hôtel des Bergues, in Geneva. The Global Journal http://theglobaljournal.net/ organizes the event “GLOBAL+5 is an exciting competition awarding solutions to the most pressing global questions of the next five years.”

Sources:

Turanor PlanetSolar official website: http://www.planetsolar.org/

Article “Papandreou Joins GLOBAL+5 Jury” By The Global Journal October 2, 2012, http://theglobaljournal.net/article/view/859/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_Stream