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The ePropulsion Zanzibar Project: How Electric Outboards Are Changing the Lives of Local Populations
27 Apr 2023 | Abstracted from Plugboat
"...the surface temperature of the Western Indian Ocean has risen 1°C in the last 30 years and the seaweed now grows further out, in deeper, cooler waters. That requires boats.
"Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries began addressing the problem with a program that would have 500 fibreglass boats built locally...most days the boats could run entirely on the 600W from the solar panels and a fully charged 4kWh battery could last through 4 days or more."
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