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PMG – the eco-conscious boatyard
Heliotrope was the first solar-assisted (8 kw/h) luxury powercat built in Thailand by people living in Thailand.
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hilippe Guenat has always wanted to build environmentally-friendly boats, and he has been doing that for the best decade. And as advances in solar technology keep being made, Philippe’s PMG boatyard keeps designing more innovative and eco-friendly vessels as witnessed by the construction of the latest group of vessels the company is building for Silent Yachts. Philippe really started to be intrigued by solar power in 2008; he thought enough progress has been made with solar panels that the world was ready for a solar-assisted yacht. But his plans were met with skepticism and de-
