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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nSolar power is already\u00a0taking over the land, so naturally, now it’s coming for the sea. The big ol’ boat in the photo above is the\u00a0Silent 55\u00a0ship from Silent Yachts, a luxury solar panel boat company based in Austria. It uses silent electric propulsion to achieve unlimited range without noise, fumes, or any maintenance at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It’s 54 feet and 10 inches long and can reach a top speed of 20 knots (23 miles per hour), according to Silent Yachts. The catch, of course: It starts at $1,550,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Silent Yachts has a function on its website where you can drag around the cursor on your computer to check out a 360-degree view of the Silent 55 solar panel yacht. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Silent Yachts says this ship is an improvement on its last model, released in 2018. The new yacht has a revised drive-train with more battery power, two times more powerful motors, and improved noise reduction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It contains 30 highly efficient solar panels that reach 10 kilowatts each. The solar energy is thanks to the panels’ solar charge regulators, which help to extract the\u00a0maximum amount of power\u00a0by operating at an efficient voltage. And because of the lack of maintenance and fumes, the operational costs of the vessel are essentially cut compared to the power yachts that use traditional propulsion systems, the company says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat this represents to the yachtsman, among other features, is the ability to cruise for many hours at normal speed and throughout the entire day and evening at reduced speed,” Michael K\u00f6hler, founder and CEO of Silent Yachts, says in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"image\"\/](\"https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod.s3.amazonaws.com\/images\/screen-shot-2019-08-27-at-5-02-42-pm-1566939801.png?resize=480:*\")
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