Solar Sailor Holdings
Solar Sailor Holdings Limited is an Australian company that supplies marine transportation technology. Solar Sailor was founded by Robert Dane in 1999, and the current chairman is Bob Hawke. The BBC television series Tomorrow's World described Solar Sailor as "possibly the greatest evolution in boats since the advent of steam". The company develops and specializes in two forms of technology: hybrid marine power (HMP), and solar sails.
The company allows naval architects and vessel builders to use its patented solar sails and hybrid marine power system designs in vessels of their own design, and licences its technology and intellectual property world wide. The technology is applicable to all types of marine vessels, including commercial ferries, large ships, and recreational vessels.
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