| Green technology is currently on the rise, | | | | PlanetSolar, financed by private funds. Raphael has |
| especially after the new stimulus plan in which the | | | | started this project to encourage other's to |
| government is using it's resources to enhance the | | | | produce solar powered transpiration machines, and |
| use of renewable energy. With the effect of | | | | to create a growing awareness of renewable |
| many conventional technology uses, the | | | | energy. |
| environment has been on planet Earth's radar, | | | | Solar power is the technology for the future. This |
| with many individuals taking action either installing | | | | powerful technology brings you many advantages |
| green technology to their homes, or spreading | | | | such as free energy, zero release of pollution or |
| awareness of the positive effects of renewable | | | | harmful chemicals, light weight, and reliable. |
| energy. One of those individuals are Raphael | | | | Generators can always go bust, but solar power |
| Domjan a former ambulance driver who started a | | | | is here to stay. However with the many pro's of |
| Swiss company PlanetSolar has created the | | | | renewable energy, it has it's share of cons as well |
| worlds largest solar-powered boat to travel over | | | | such as expense, production, and implementation. |
| 34,000 mile journey. | | | | Solar or renewable energy is very expensive to |
| Solar power technology is truly limitless, this is a | | | | produce, also since it's such a new technology it is |
| hopeful story of the many uses of renewable | | | | very complicated to implement and produce. But |
| energy being implemented in other area's of | | | | these are only barriers that will be overcome by |
| technology besides creating solar powered homes. | | | | our new research facilities all around the world, |
| The solar powered boat is named the Turanor, a | | | | and new scientists spending their time developing |
| word taken from J.R.R. Tolkein's "The Lord of the | | | | and enhancing solar technology for the |
| Rings." It means "power of the sun." The boat | | | | betterment of mother earth. |
| was constructed by engineers and scientists from | | | | |