Solar Sal News Today

KINGSTON, New York — Behind the diesel-powered Rip Van Winkle party boat, across from Mathilda, the decommissioned 19th-century tugboat, and about 1,000 yards upriver from the rusted husk of a retired New York City hospital barge named the Lila Acheson Wallace, you will find the Solaris, pitching softly on the placid Rondout Creek, a tributary of the Hudson River. It’s an elegant boat, white and cream-colored with wooden accents, its spotless 45-foot hull a stark contrast to some o...

What I find most interesting about the cleantech industry is the inventive ways people deploy the technology. Some may not move the needle much with respect to climate change, but it's this type of creativity that will collectively get us to net-zero.

A new solar-powered boat can actually generate enough electricity to support an infinite range without using battery power.

Solar Sal 24, a solar-powered electric boat is the "first 100% solar US Coast Guard-inspected passenger vessel.”

More and more nonprofits are making efforts to make local waterways more accessible to the public. At least, this is what Don Baugh, president and founde...

The boat, which is 100% powered by solar panels on its canopy, burns no oil or gasoline, causes no water pollution and generates very little noise. It can carry up to 10 passengers, though it comfortably seats six, and has a small galley and a head with a composting toilet.

On Earth Day (April 22, 2022), a prototype boat, Solar Sal 24, was launched and successfully piloted in Lake St. George in Liberty.

On Earth Day (April 22, 2022), a prototype boat, Solar Sal 24, was launched and successfully piloted in Lake St. George in Liberty.

On Earth Day (April 22, 2022), a prototype boat, Solar Sal 24, was launched and successfully piloted in Lake St. George in Liberty.

On Earth Day (April 22, 2022), a prototype boat, Solar Sal 24, was launched and successfully piloted in Lake St. George in Liberty.