Comments on: The Carbon Neutral Emax Excalibur Hybrid Yacht is Covered in Solar Panels http://inhabitat.com/the-carbon-neutral-emax-excalibur-hybrid-yacht-is-painted-in-solar-panels/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Tue, 21 May 2013 14:17:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: caeman http://inhabitat.com/the-carbon-neutral-emax-excalibur-hybrid-yacht-is-painted-in-solar-panels/comment-page-1/#comment-344122 caeman Thu, 30 Jun 2011 17:23:34 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=270888#comment-344122 LR, those things indeed all do pollute immensely. I guess one would hope that in time, the boat returns back more than it has used. I cannot imagine what the maintenance will be like with that many solar panels! Salt water is destructive to pretty much every boat that touches it. LR, those things indeed all do pollute immensely. I guess one would hope that in time, the boat returns back more than it has used. I cannot imagine what the maintenance will be like with that many solar panels! Salt water is destructive to pretty much every boat that touches it.

]]> By: lazyreader http://inhabitat.com/the-carbon-neutral-emax-excalibur-hybrid-yacht-is-painted-in-solar-panels/comment-page-1/#comment-344083 lazyreader Thu, 30 Jun 2011 14:33:21 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=270888#comment-344083 It's a yacht!!!! You have to bring people to patron it boat. You need have a crew. Both of which need to be transported to the docks. It's carbon fiber and Kevlar, manufacturing which are really energy intensive to compared to steel or aluminum or fiberglass. Of course you have to bring the food in. Many cruise ships now have zero discharge policies. The Government Accountability Office has already done extensive testing on the EnergyStar label and found numerous discrepancies............ http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-470 Request permission to come aboard................ It’s a yacht!!!! You have to bring people to patron it boat. You need have a crew. Both of which need to be transported to the docks. It’s carbon fiber and Kevlar, manufacturing which are really energy intensive to compared to steel or aluminum or fiberglass. Of course you have to bring the food in. Many cruise ships now have zero discharge policies. The Government Accountability Office has already done extensive testing on the EnergyStar label and found numerous discrepancies…………

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