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At Sun Powered Yachts we're here to help you go solar. Throughout our website we have useful information and this is where we add our news updates. It might be a topic we delve deeper into helping to answer some of those FAQs we touch on, we'll provide updates on solar panel options, what the team are up to and what boatshows we'll be at.
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Maxeon Announces 3GigaWatt Factory in Albuquerque, NM
On August 10th, Maxeon Solar Technologies announced that they have selected Albuquerque, NM to be the site of their new 3GW capacity...
Katie Burgess
Aug 16, 20232 min read
SunPower Eliminates 85% of Solar Cell Failures
Cell failures are designed out with SunPower With a commitment to innovation and continued R&D SunPower has designed a solar cell that...
Katie Burgess
May 31, 20231 min read
How are fixed frame solar panels shipped?
There are not many companies that will ship small orders of fixed frame solar panels (like 1-5 panels) and one of the reasons is that...
Lyall Burgess
May 5, 20232 min read
Help PMDP on it's voyage to clean up
There was a recent mini-series by Salesforce looking at Ecopreneurs, all really great episodes, and Episode 11 is about the work of the...
Lyall Burgess
Apr 26, 20231 min read
When are the Maxeon Air 330W panels coming?
We've been getting lots of questions as to why these panels are taking so long to get to market, after Maxeon announced them in early...
Katie Burgess
Apr 20, 20231 min read
Cruisers Net: 'Focus on Sun Powered Yachts'
We are re-posting an article by Cruisers Net, as a sponsor they recently wrote an article 'Focus on Sun Powered Yachts' - click here to...
Katie Burgess
Apr 7, 20234 min read
Case study: Beneteau 373 - by Keith Donald
'Double your Cruising Pleasure at Half the Cost' by Keith Donald 'Mystic' - a 2005 Beneteau 373 What am I talking about? How can I spend...
Keith Donald
Apr 5, 20236 min read
New panel - Maxeon 470W panels in stock!
The SPR-MAX3-470W COM are now in stock and ready to go! The Maxeon 470W panels have a silver frame and white topsheet and COM stands...
Lyall Burgess
Apr 3, 20231 min read
Will you be sailing for Summer Sailstice?
We are looking ahead to being on the water celebrating Summer Sailstice on June 24th 2023 and wondering if you have made any plans? The...
Katie Burgess
Feb 24, 20231 min read
New panel - Maxeon 415W-R panels in stock!
The SPR-MAX3-415W-R (all black) are now in stock and ready to go! The panels have a black frame and black backsheet which when combined...
Lyall Burgess
Feb 2, 20231 min read
Who is SunPower and who is Maxeon? Insights on the company split, and the impact on DC panel supply
We've been receiving a number of questions lately about who is Maxeon, who is SunPower, and what solar panels we will be selling at Sun...
Katie Burgess
Jan 26, 20233 min read
What does the Victron Battery Sense do?
The Victron battery sense is the small blue box in the bundles we have available in our store. It is a battery voltage and temperature...
info873662
Jan 19, 20231 min read
Sailing Zephyr goes solar with SunPower
We are super excited to recently collaborate with James & Nat from YouTube channel Sailing Zephyr. They sail a 2010 Beneteau Oceanis 43...
Lyall Burgess
Jan 9, 20231 min read
'On The Wind' podcast Ep. #381
Whilst sat aboard 'Blake' in Cancun, Mexico we recently recorded an episode of the 'On The Wind' podcast with host Andy Schell. We have...
Katie Burgess
Dec 18, 20222 min read
International WorkBoat Show '22
This was our first visit to New Orleans and our first time exhibiting at the WorkBoat Show after the show was cancelled in 2020 and in...
Lyall Burgess
Dec 7, 20222 min read
Panama Posse - official sponsor
We are super excited to now be an official sponsor of the Panama Posse! Heading into it's sixth season the Panama Posse brings together...
Lyall Burgess
Nov 10, 20221 min read
Federal ITC at 30% is BACK!
Just as it was set to expire at the end of 2023, the Federal Investment Tax Credit (ITC) is voted back! For as long I have been in the...
Katie Burgess
Sep 27, 20222 min read
SV Blake, Our 2016 Dufour 382 is For Sale
It's with a full and grateful heart, that we share that our beloved sailboat is officially up for sale. This was our plan all along,...
Katie Burgess
Sep 23, 20222 min read
'Solar gets it's sea legs' - PV Magazine
'Solar gets it's sea legs' Thanks to PV Magazine for an article in their August issue. We really enjoyed chatting with Eckhart about how...
Katie Burgess
Sep 1, 20221 min read
Ordering PV wire
In our store we have 10AWG PV extension wires in lengths from 3ft to 100ft, these have MC4 connectors already crimped on to make life...
Lyall Burgess
May 30, 20221 min read
Maxeon Air 330W flex panel
UPDATE 12/1/22 We were recently informed that production of the Maxeon Air 330W flex panel has been moved from France to Malaysia. This...
Lyall Burgess
Apr 15, 20221 min read
Claim your 26% Federal Solar Tax Credit in 2022!
We wanted to take a moment to clarify that the Federal solar investment tax credit was extended in 2020 and continues at 26% through 2022....
Katie Burgess
Jan 17, 20222 min read
Ice in the Tropics - Dometic CFX55 Freezer Review
We have recently moved aboard our Dufour 382, and set sail across Atlantic to spend a year living aboard. In researching and assessing...
Katie Burgess
Dec 20, 20212 min read
Good Jibes Podcast Episode #8
Episode #8: Katie and Lyall Burgess on Sailing the World With Your Kids We were thrilled to be guests on the Good Jibes podcast from West...
Kelly Ran
Oct 5, 20211 min read
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