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In 2013, PlanetSolar intends to demonstrate the practical applications of the largest solar boat ever built. It will move beyond its role as mobile ambassador of solar energy and become a multi-functional tool, just like a Swiss Army Knife.
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Six months of dry-docking were necessary for PlanetSolar to carry out the ship's maintenance work and optimizations, such as refurbishing the cabins, creating a sundeck on the bridge, reinforcing the mooring cleats, increasing water tank capacity, and improving the rudder. The most substantial optimizations were made to the propulsion system—the surface propellers were replaced by a completely immerged system, and more powerful electric motors were installed on the bow thrusters. Now that this maintenance is complete, the MS Tûranor PlanetSolar is back in the water to begin a navigation phase test that will reevaluate its performance, and primarily its speed—a key element in the successful completion of its 2013 campaign.
2013 will illustrate the MS Tûranor PlanetSolar's numerous practical applications
From May, in collaboration with the University of Geneva, the ship will become a platform for scientific research in the framework of the “PlanetSolar DeepWater”expedition. Led by Professor Martin Beniston, climatologist and co-winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, an onboard scientific team will collect new data along the Gulf Stream. The ship will follow the ocean current from Florida to the Far North and will put into port in Miami, New York, Boston, St. John's, Reykjavik, Bergen, Oslo, and Paris.
In the summer, the MS Tûranor PlanetSolar will be called upon to clean up floating waste in European waters. In collaboration with the Waste Free Oceans Foundation, the ship will be equipped with an ingenious trawling net that can collect up to 8 tons of marine pollution. In the fall, the catamaran will continue its solar energy promotion campaign and sail to the cities of Izmir and Istanbul. These stopovers will be unique opportunities to meet with local populations and promote photovoltaic energy. Instructive events aimed at young audiences will be organized aboard the ship.[[posterous-content:pid___0]]
A brand new crew for the 2013 campaignThe crew that successfully led the MS Tûranor PlanetSolar on its first solar-powered trip around the world has left the ship to return to civilian life. The Swiss solar vessel will host a brand new international crew for its new missions. The crew members will be introduced on March 18 in Monaco during the official launch of the campaign.
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Tofino Has New, Green Mayor
“As a small village that is the gateway to a globally significant UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, I believe we have an opportunity and an obligation in Tofino to think 'outside the box' on social, environmental and economic issues, from transportation and housing to business diversity and entrepreneurship,” said Ms. Osborne. “I'm excited about working with all members of my community in this new role as Mayor, regardless of party affiliations.”
SIDNEY, BC – Green Party Leader and Member of Parliament for Saanich-Gulf Islands, Elizabeth May, welcomes the news that Josie Osborne was sworn in today as mayor of Tofino, British Columbia.
Ms. Osborne has worked as a fisheries biologist for First Nations communities and as a leader in social enterprise at the Tofino Botanical Gardens Foundation. She has recently been more engaged as a community and business representative, chairing the local destination marketing organization, Tourism Tofino. Josie Osborne is also an active member of the Green Party of Canada.
“I am so pleased that the new Mayor of Tofino, Josie Osborne, is a Green Party member. I know she will, as I have tried to do federally, put constituents first and party last. While party affiliations are not raised in most municipalities, the Green Party is nevertheless pleased and proud that one of our own has become mayor. This is a first in Canada,” said May.
“As a small village that is the gateway to a globally significant UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, I believe we have an opportunity and an obligation in Tofino to think 'outside the box' on social, environmental and economic issues, from transportation and housing to business diversity and entrepreneurship,” said Ms. Osborne. “I'm excited about working with all members of my community in this new role as Mayor, regardless of party affiliations.”
Tofino has a long record for innovations in things green. It is located in the heart of what was one of Canada's most intense wilderness struggles, the fight to protect the old growth forests of Clayoquot Sound. It is a beacon for tourism, for everything from whale watching to year-round surfing, as well as aquaculture and First Nations business enterprises.
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«Ce petit village est la porte d’entrée d’une réserve de la biosphère de l’UNESCO. Je suis convaincue qu’à Tofino, nous avons la possibilité, et même le devoir, de sortir des sentiers battus sur les questions sociales, environnementales et économiques, que ce soit en matière de transport, de logement, de diversification économique et d’entrepreneuriat», a dit Mme Osborne. «Je suis impatiente de travailler avec tous les membres de notre collectivité dans mes nouvelles fonctions de mairesse et ce, sans égard aux allégeances politiques.»
SIDNEY (C.-B.) – La chef du Parti vert du Canada et députée de Saanich—Gulf Islands Elizabeth May se réjouit de l’assermentation de Josie Osborne comme mairesse de la Ville de Tofino, Colombie-Britannique.
Mme Osborne fut biologiste des pêches pour les Premières Nations ainsi que responsable du programme d’entrepreneuriat social de la fondation des jardins botaniques de Tofino. Plus récemment, elle joua un rôle clé dans la collectivité et le milieu local des affaires, en dirigeant Tourism Tofino. Josie Osborne est également active au sein du Parti vert du Canada.
«Je suis très heureuse que la nouvelle mairesse de Tofino soit membre du Parti vert. Je sais qu’elle défendra les intérêts de ses commettants avant ceux du Parti, comme je m’efforce de le faire au niveau fédéral. Bien que l’allégeance politique n’ait généralement pas la même importance en politique municipale, le Parti vert n’en demeure pas moins fier et ravi que la nouvelle mairesse porte ses couleurs. C’est une première pour le Canada», a dit Mme May.
«Ce petit village est la porte d’entrée d’une réserve de la biosphère de l’UNESCO. Je suis convaincue qu’à Tofino, nous avons la possibilité, et même le devoir, de sortir des sentiers battus sur les questions sociales, environnementales et économiques, que ce soit en matière de transport, de logement, de diversification économique et d’entrepreneuriat», a dit Mme Osborne. «Je suis impatiente de travailler avec tous les membres de notre collectivité dans mes nouvelles fonctions de mairesse et ce, sans égard aux allégeances politiques.»
Tofino affiche un excellent bilan en matière d’innovation verte. Située au cœur d’une région témoin de l’un des combats environnementaux les plus féroces au pays, soit la campagne pour la protection des forêts anciennes de Clayoquot Sound, la Ville est une plaque tournante pour le tourisme et propose une multitude d'activités, de l’observation des baleines à la pratique du surf en toute saison, en passant par l’aquaculture et les entreprises autochtones.
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