the Turanor PlanetSolar

People look on as the Turanor PlanetSolar, the first solar-powered boat to travel around the world, arrives in Hong Kong on August 15, 2011. Turanor PlanetSolar, a 31- by 15-metre white catamaran was unveiled to the world last year and has embarked on a world tour from Monaco since September 2010 to promote solar energy for pollution-free shipping. The Swiss-flagged boat, which was built in Germany and cost 26 million USD, is topped by 500 square metres of black solar panels, with a bright white cockpit sticking up in the centre.