"
"MANKIND
IS BUT A BABE IN THE WOMB OF THE WORLD"
WELCOME
to a world of adventure and achievement:
This
site is crammed full of information for
students of renewable energy technology,
boat design, history, geography and
other important issues such as war, famine and peace.
Every
living thing on earth is a passenger on
our precious blue planet. The
Earth is like
a giant spaceship (8,000 miles in
diameter) relentlessly
Navigating the Solar System on automatic
pilot locked in a gravitational
sequence. Hence, we are all Solar
Navigators, and as the only genuinely
intelligent species in our solar system, it is our
responsibility to find ways to sustain
our ecology to keep our planet clean and habitable for
all future generations of Solar Navigators.
Our
Earth spins
as it orbits its prime energy source.
It is the tilt of the spinning Earth,
and its elliptical passage as it orbits
the Sun that dictates how much energy
the spherical surface of our Earth
receives throughout the day, and
throughout the year. This
natural pattern of energy reception has
shaped the patterns of life in plants
and animals. This is why there are
seasonal migrations of birds and fish
and why animals have adapted to suit
their territorial conditions, to include
the timing of mating and birthing.
It will also dictate the route of any
solar boat. So too, should we as a
species adapt to our changing
circumstances and move away from
dwindling fossil fuels to renewable
energy.
Okay,
that may be a bit heavy, so apart
from educational articles and reporting
important global events via this
website, our
mission is more down to earth - to conquer the oceans
at a respectable pace with a SOLAR
powered
vessel.
We hope this pioneering work will push the boundaries of
man's
technological achievements forward as a
practical example of renewable energy in
use. The "World Solar
Challenge" is a voyage of discovery
encompassing scientific observation and data collection,
in between just sailing and the ocean
adventure.
Electric
boats don't pollute our oceans with
chemicals, noise, or deplete the Earth's energy
reserves. The use of clean renewable energy is kind to
marine life and helps prevent global warming. Solar cars are also clean
and kind to city dwellers.
The average speed of a solar car is now
around 50 mph - this vast improvement is
simply because a lot of students (with
the generous support of their sponsors)
have built a lot of cars to race each
other. As they say, racing
improves the breed. We would like
to set a new world record for others to
beat. Please help us if you can
and join in the fun as we endeavor to
travel as no man has gone before.
Source: http://www.solarnavigator.net/welcome_to_our_world.htm
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