摘要:Since a few years students of the Faculty of Ocean Engineering and Ship Technology,Gdansk University of Technology,have designed and built untypical floating units.Until last year their efforts were focused mainly on leg-driven boats.The boats of interesting design have taken part in yearly competitions : the International Waterbike Regatta.Their advanced design made it possible to compete with the best boats from Croatia,Holland,Germany,Turkey and Italy.Recently the students have designed and built a solarenergy-driven boat.It is the catamaran Energa Solar which took part in a prestigious regatta : the Frisian Nuon Solar Challenge carried out in Holland in summer 2006.
关键词:leg-driven boats;solar- energy - driven boats;renewable energy