Sunreef’s new Eco 100 is a compelling yacht for multiple reasons. The first is the most obvious: It’s 100 feet long, and when you throw in the 42-foot 6-inch beam, thanks to the twin-hulled design, ...

One of the reasons Autodesk became such a dominant provider of computer-aided design software was its decision early on to seed its software in architecture schools and universities. Now, the company ...

We’ve seen some spectacular sea vessels before, such as the TÛRANOR, the world largest solar powered boat. But here’s a brand-spanking new yacht about to give that old-timer a run for its money.

Boston Gerard D'Aboville is an experienced navigator -- he's rowed alone across both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. He's accustomed to monitoring the wind and the current. But as the captain of the ...

To find a NYSERDA-certified vendor, click here. Schenectady County expands its renewable energy program as it opens new solar farm in Glenville, NY, on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015. (Skip Dickstein/Times ...

While it might not be the world’s largest solar boat or the fastest, this modest home-built solar-powered boat does the job and comfortably accommodates six passengers. Dubbed “Firefly,” it was built ...

Man first navigated the world using a sailboat–now, it might navigate the solar system in a similar fashion with the invention of the “solar sail,” a satellite attachment hat uses the sun’s radiation ...

Recently the French originated demonstration boat the Energy Observer stopped for a visit to San Francisco, on its way around the world, having come from the Galapagos and on its way to Hawai`i. The ...

Right now, there’s a piece of reflective fabric about the size of a boxing ring orbiting the Earth. On the surface, it looks like an emergency blanket stretched tight by two tent poles. But underneath ...

A seafaring band of scientists, engineers and yachtsmen with an obsession for Jules Verne and clean energy are building what they call the largest solar boat in the world, a $13 million catamaran they ...