UL Lafayette engineering students make a splash

A solar-powered boat designed and built by a team of UL Lafayette mechanical engineering students recently became the first from the U.S. to compete in the Monaco Energy Boat Challenge. The five-member Southern Solar team’s innovative vessel (foreground) was showcased during races, demonstrations and a presentation at the event in Monaco, on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. (Submitted photo)
Boats of all shapes and sizes – from some of the world’s largest, most-luxurious yachts to sleek powerboats – cruise the waters near the Monaco Yacht Club on the Mediterranean Sea. Add a solar-powered boat designed and built by University of Louisiana at Lafayette mechanical engineering students to the fleet. The five-member Southern Solar team became the first from the U.S. to land a berth in…

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