Boat to use the power of ocean waves from Hawaii to Japan

Environmental News Network reports on the environmentally-friendly wave-powered boat that will be sailed solo from Hawaii to Japan. Although 69-year-old Japanese sailor Ken-ichi Horie hopes to make a Guinness record with this first-ever wave-powered boat, his trip could also prove the viability of this innovative technology. Besides being powered by waves, the boat's electrical elements will be powered through solar energy. His trip is expected to take three months of the distance 4,350 miles.

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