The MS Tûranor PlanetSolar moored in the Old Port of Marseille, France, May 2012. View of the bow, showing the three hulls. Photo source: ©© Rama
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The MS Türanor SolarPlanet saw its glory days last year, when the catamaran went around the world powered only by the sun and energy stored in the huge battery packs in each pontoon.
Now the 102-ft craft has embarked on a new life as a research vessel for a team of scientists from the University of Geneva studying the Gulf Stream under climate change…