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　　Turanor PlanetSolar is an entirely solar­powered boat.It is the largest solar­powered boat in the world and the first to sail around the world.Similar to Earthrace, the boat used solar power instead of using Bio Diesel(生物柴油)．

　　The boat is covered in over 500 square meters of solar panels.This 31­meter­long boat has been designed to be used as a luxury yacht after the record attempt is finished.

　　The boat is registered in Switzerland and was financed by a German.Its construction cost was $12.5 million.The name, derived from J．R.R.Tolkien's novel, translates to “The Power of the Sun”．

　　On September 27,2010 Turanor PlanetSolar started on a journey around the world in Monaco.On November 27,2010 the solar boat reached Miami.A significant stopover was Cancun, during the United Nations World Climate Conference.

　　At the centerline of the world tour, Captain Erwann Le Rouzic took it over in New Caledonia in mid May 2011, for the rest of the trip sharing the master's responsibility with Captain Patrick Marchesseau.

　　At the end of May 2011, the boat docked (进港) at Brisbane, where in an official ceremony the “PlanetSolar Relay for Hope” was launched, a global relay children and young people can take part in and present their visions and hopes for a solar energy driven world through essays, videos, music, drawing and models.

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