Environmental Reducing Emission: The development and construction of a solar boat and a solar canoe   The development and construction of a solar boat     Subject Environmental Level Upper secondary Language English Type Project/team work   CO2 and other emissions produced by modern-day combustion engines cause global warming with the consequence of storms and foods(for example Hurricane Katrina) and smog. It is therefore necessary to search for more environmentally friendly ways. After we had built a solar powered car we converted a combustion-engined boat into a solar boat with a 330 Watt solar roof. We could demonstrate that our solar-driven boat needs only a fth of the energy compared with combustionengine-driven.     Contact details   Name Joachim Weckler Email joweckler@hotmail.com       Last update: 17 July 2007 More Environmental Teaching Ideas  •  A Pollutant's Tale (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Science_on_Stage/SEMKIIXXV2F_0.html)  •  The Windcar Project (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Science_on_Stage/SEM2IJXXV2F_0.html)  •  Drops of Life (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Science_on_Stage/SEM9LJXXV2F_0.html)  •  Renewable Energy - The Grätzel Cell (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Science_on_Stage/SEM2FKXXV2F_0.html)  •  The Polluting Effects of Detergents on Moss (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Science_on_Stage/SEMZHLXXV2F_0.html)  •  Ecological Development Project of Buzau County (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Science_on_Stage/SEMJYLXXV2F_0.html)  •  Eduspace (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Science_on_Stage/SEMXH9D4VUE_0.html) Download  •  Reducing Emission PDF (http://esamultimedia.esa.int/docs/scienceonstage/GE_Weckler_Sola_ Boat.pdf)