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Earthrace, The Coolest Looking Biofuel Boat Ever

Written by The Naib

The Earthrace boat, Courtesy Jim Burkett

The good people at Earthrace are trying to break the around the world speed record using a sweet looking boat that runs on biofuel. They hope to smash the current record of 75 by ten days. They have also planned a 18 month tour to raise awareness about renewable energy and biofuels. The idea is a good one, and the boat looks like a pimped out space ship.

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1. On March 15, 2007 The Sietch Blog » Renewable Energy Roundup wrote:

[…] Earth Race, that really cool looking biofuel powered power boat that is trying to break the world speed record for an around the world navigation seems to be having some major problems of all things with its props. They seem to have gotten what they need and are back on track but it has cost them a lot of time. […]

2. On March 19, 2007 Living Lonely » Renewable Energy Roundup wrote:

[…] Earth Race, that really cool looking biofuel powered power boat that is trying to break the world speed record for an around the world navigation seems to be having some major problems of all things with its props. They seem to have gotten what they need and are back on track but it has cost them a lot of time. […]

3. On March 21, 2007 The Sietch Blog » From Bad To Worse - Biodiesel Speed Boat Involved In Deadly Crash wrote:

[…] have been following the Earthrace, the really interesting biodiesel powered speed boat that was trying to set the world speed record […]

4. On March 21, 2007 Living Lonely » From Bad To Worse - Biodiesel Speed Boat Involved In Deadly Crash wrote:

[…] have been following the Earthrace, the really interesting biodiesel powered speed boat that was trying to set the world speed record […]

5. On April 28, 2007 The Sietch Blog » Earthrace Calls It Quits wrote:

[…] have covered the Earthrace and its attempt to break the around the world speed record for a diesel boat. They had hoped to […]

6. On August 13, 2007 The Sietch Blog » Earthrace Is Going To Give It Another Try wrote:

[…] is going to give it another go in march 2008, we have covered the tragic first attempt here before(1 2 3). The 78-foot boat is currently on a tour of European ports where it is attending boat shows […]




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