In Ecuador's Amazon rainforest, solar-powered boats are a boon ... - NPR
2023年12月2日 · Achuar people ply the Rio Wichimi in a solar canoe. The nonprofit Kara Solar has helped fund a fleet of six sun-powered craft in hopes of benefitting the Indigenous Achuar while reducing...
Why solar-powered canoes could be good for the future of the …
2023年12月2日 · The Indigenous Achuar people in Ecuador's Amazon rainforest sail in six solar-powered canoes. And it's not just to save money on fuel — the trees of the rainforest will benefit too.
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Dreams of a ‘fire canoe’ come true in the Amazon
2022年11月18日 · Nantu Canelos vividly remembers the first time he saw a solar-powered canoe transport a group of Indigenous Achuar people down a river in the Amazon forest. It was 2017, and the boat was the first of its kind in the Amazon region.
Solar-powered boats are silently sailing through Ecuador’s …
2024年8月14日 · Solar-powered boats are being used in remote areas of the Ecuadorean Amazon to transport indigenous Achuar people. The boats are provided by the non-profit Kara Solar. Pictured is the boat...
Conceived in a dream, new solar canoe will serve Amazon tribes
2019年4月3日 · They are pushing a 14-meter (46-foot) canoe with a roof covered in solar panels toward the banks of the Pastaza River. A few hours earlier, the solar canoe had arrived on the base, part of the Achuar territory, after traveling 330 kilometers (205 miles) by truck from the town of Lago Agrio where it was built.
Solar Canoes Against Deforestation
Solar Canoes Against Deforestation is a non-for-profit organization whose mission is to provide affordable electric canoes for riverine and fishing communities. We are piloting an affordable solar-powered canoe and a network of solar recharge stations with Waorani riverine communities that can be scaled across Latin America and beyond.
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Affordable solar-powered canoes will revolutionize how riverine communities meet their mobility needs, disincentivize road construction and foster alternatives to the extractive model. The electric canoe system is composed of a fiberglass canoe, electric motor, and will be powered by a lithium-ion battery pack.
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2020年4月23日 · Fortunately, there’s an alternative: solar-powered canoes. Solar boats are quiet and clean, and they also release communities like the Achuar from their dependence on expensive, imported fuel. The solar panels on the boats allow them to travel for an entire day at speeds up to 9 miles per hour, and the onboard battery banks provide enough ...
FEATURE-In Ecuador's Amazon, solar panels bring 'fire canoe' …
2022年6月27日 · Now, the arrival of solar-powered boats is turning an old myth into a modern reality. Three solar boats - an Achuar design topped with protective roofs covered in solar panels - now ply a...