Austrian shipbuilder Silent Yachts is already known for its solar-powered catamarans. Now the company has unveiled the Silent 120 Explorer superyacht. This includes space for eVTOL and personal submarines.
According to Silent Yachts, the first Silent 120 Explorer is already in production and will go on sale next year.
The luxury catamaran measures 120 ft (36.74 m) long, 45.4 ft (13.85 m) wide and 34.3 ft (10.46 m) high and utilizes multiple 40 kWp (kilowatt peak) photovoltaic panels to charge 800 kWh of Li-Ion. battery bank.
That bank in turn powers two 340 kW electric motors, providing an estimated top speed of 16 knots (18 mph or 30 km/h). A ship’s more efficient cruising speed is about 8 knots (9 mph or 15 km/h).
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Up to three internal combustion generators can be used to provide backup power, extending the yacht’s range when batteries alone are not enough.
And yes, there is that eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing)…
Dubbed the XP4, the aircraft is being developed by British aviation startup VRCO. Scheduled to be certified in 2024, it will carry up to four passengers, have a cruising speed of 160 knots (184 mph or 296 km/h) and a maximum flight time of one hour. Other features include computer-assisted flight, emergency parachute systems, collision avoidance technology, and low-altitude collision avoidance systems.
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Land and take off from the helipad on the roof of the Silent 120 Explorer and use the ship’s solar panels to recharge the battery pack. That said, if the yacht itself needs more energy, the XP4 can provide it. This is much the same way electric vehicles are already used to power homes when they are needed.
Then the submarine…
Already in the hands of some customers, it is called Nemo and is manufactured by the Dutch submersible company U-Boat Worx. With two passengers, it can descend to a maximum depth of 100 m (328 ft), travel at a top speed of 3 knots (3 mph or 6 km/h), and drive autonomously for up to 8 hours.
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The Silent 120 Explorer can be stored on the main deck next to the swimming pool (possibly with a small crane nearby) or in the tender garage on the port hull.
Silent Yachts Founder and CEO Michael Köhler said: “With the Silent 120 Explorer, we designed a boat that isn’t long but has a lot of volume, which allows us to store more of these toys.”
Source: Silent Yacht
