Auriga Leader- The solar powered carrier ship for Toyota

328 solar panels are helping provide 10 per cent of power for the Auriga Leader while it is docked at the Port of Long Beach. The solar array is part of a demonstration project to reduce diesel emissions. This is the first time a ship uses solar energy to help fill all of the vessel’s power needs, rather than to run auxiliary lights or serve other small functions. The ship is part of a demonstration project by the Port of Long Beach, Toyota and Tokyo-based shipping company NYK Line. The ship’s solar array can generate about 40 kilowatts or about enough power to run 10 average homes.

The shipping company is still evaluating how well the panels work, including whether they will hold up under the corrosive effects of salt sea air, said Fumihiko Shimizu, manager of the U.S. car carrier group for NYK Logistics and Megacarrier, an NYK subsidiary. They also said that this was a step taken to reduce greenhouse gases.
[LATimes]