From The BBC.com:
Comment: Some may state that this will never amount to a thing but then that was said about the airplane as well, only to see them go from fragile boxes with engines to supersonic fighters and ocean spanning jets in less then half a century.
Whether in a hundred years or a thousand, eventually the oil will run out. It would be well and wise to have practical alternatives in place.
Story at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6509677.stmquote:
A five-strong Swiss crew have sailed into history by completing the first solar-powered transatlantic crossing.
The Sun21 catamaran arrived in Miami late on Thursday, 117 days after leaving Seville in southern Spain.
The crew of four academics and one full-time sailor said they were trying to promote the "great potential" of solar power to combat climate change.
Comment: Some may state that this will never amount to a thing but then that was said about the airplane as well, only to see them go from fragile boxes with engines to supersonic fighters and ocean spanning jets in less then half a century.
Whether in a hundred years or a thousand, eventually the oil will run out. It would be well and wise to have practical alternatives in place.