SunPower Corp., a solar panel manufacturer has proclaimed that it will lend its solar cells a next-generation catamaran made by Geneva, Switzerland-based PlanetSolar. Presently under construction, SunPower’s high-efficiency solar cells will power the silent, pollution-free vessel that will run on an electric engine. The catamaran will embed 38,000 solar cells in itself, which will result in generating 124 kilowatts of energy. The cells are capable of converting 22 percent of the sunlight into electricity.
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