{"id":21591,"date":"2018-05-18T06:14:56","date_gmt":"2018-05-17T19:44:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=21591"},"modified":"2018-05-18T06:14:56","modified_gmt":"2018-05-17T19:44:56","slug":"solar-spirit-wild-tasmania-mb0590","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-spirit-wild-tasmania-mb0590\/","title":{"rendered":"Solar Assisted Hybrid Electric Vessel To Soon Cruise Tasmania&#8217;s Gordon River"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_21592\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21592\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21592\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/tasmania-cruise-solar.jpg\" alt=\"Spirit Of The Wild\" width=\"700\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/tasmania-cruise-solar.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/tasmania-cruise-solar-300x195.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-21592\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image: RDM Constructions<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A 33-metre long vessel with electric motors and solar panels was officially given its formal name this week &#8211; and it&#8217;s not Solar McSunnyface.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The Royal Automobile Club of Tasmania&#8217;s new Gordon River Cruises vessel was officially named &#8220;Spirit of the Wild&#8221; earlier this week by Tasmania&#8217;s Governor.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ract.com.au\/Documents\/Media%20Release%2014-%20Spirit%20of%20the%20Wild%20officially%20named.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">According to<\/a> RACT Group Chief Executive Harvey Lennon, Spirit of the Wild will blend in with its surrounds due to tannin\u2010like exterior finishes &#8211; which make it look a little like a military vessel. Dark, reflective floor-to-ceiling glass also helps the craft to blend in.<\/p>\n<p>Built by Tasmania&#8217;s RDM Constructions, Spirit of the Wild has been fitted with both diesel engines and electric motors &#8211; it can switch between one or the other or use both. When it arrives in the world heritage area, the main engines will be shut down and only the electric motors used.<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Quiet cruising on Tasmania&#039;s Gordon River\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_sStKppViy4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>RACT believes it&#8217;s the first commercial passenger vessel of its size in the southern hemisphere to be fitted with such a hybrid drive system.<\/p>\n<p>The craft also features solar panels, but they won&#8217;t be used in connection with the electric motors, instead just utilised for powering on-board electronics. The capacity of the PV system hasn&#8217;t been noted, but it doesn&#8217;t appear to be all that big. The only solar panels I could spot in various videos were installed above the wheelhouse. Information on the battery system also wasn&#8217;t available.<\/p>\n<p>Spirit Of The Wild is now undergoing final preparations for its journey from Hobart to Strahan and it&#8217;s expected to start commercial operations next month. The vessel will replace the Lady Jane Franklin II, which is to be sold.<\/p>\n<p>The Gordon River was associated with one Australia&#8217;s most significant environmental campaigns. In the late 1970&#8217;s, a dam was proposed to be built on the river near where it meets with the Franklin River, which would have resulted in the destruction of a large wilderness area. The Franklin Dam was never constructed &#8211; then-Prime Minister Bob Hawke vowed it would never be built, and a High Court ruling in 1983 ended the project.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a blast from the past that some SQ readers may remember.<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Goanna (Gordon Franklin Wilderness Ensemble) - Let The Franklin Flow\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jyU7KxVBGP8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Another interesting development to emerge from that time was the protests concerning the project by various environmental groups eventually led to the formation of The Greens political party.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 33-metre long vessel with electric motors and solar panels was officially given its formal name this week &#8211; 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