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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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Lyall Burgess

Aug 21, 20232 min read

Dead battery? Get solar

Whilst the majority of the boat owners we help go solar have a cruising sailboat we also help smaller powerboats go solar too. Many of...

Maxeon Announces 3GigaWatt Factory in Albuquerque, NM

Katie Burgess

Aug 16, 20232 min read

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...

SunPower Eliminates 85% of Solar Cell Failures

Katie Burgess

May 31, 20231 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...

How are fixed frame solar panels shipped?

Lyall Burgess

May 5, 20232 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

Apr 26, 20231 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...

When are the Maxeon Air 330W panels coming?

Katie Burgess

Apr 20, 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...

Cruisers Net: 'Focus on Sun Powered Yachts'

Katie Burgess

Apr 7, 20234 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...

Keith Donald

Apr 5, 20236 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...

New panel - Maxeon 470W panels in stock!

Lyall Burgess

Apr 3, 20231 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...

Will you be sailing for Summer Sailstice?

Katie Burgess

Feb 24, 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...

New panel - Maxeon 415W-R panels in stock!

Lyall Burgess

Feb 2, 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...

Who is SunPower and who is Maxeon? Insights on the company split, and the impact on DC panel supply

Katie Burgess

Jan 26, 20233 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...

info873662

Jan 19, 20231 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...

Lyall Burgess

Jan 9, 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...

Katie Burgess

Dec 18, 20222 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...

Lyall Burgess

Dec 7, 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

Nov 10, 20221 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...

Katie Burgess

Sep 27, 20222 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...

SV Blake, Our 2016 Dufour 382 is For Sale

Katie Burgess

Sep 23, 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,...

'Solar gets it's sea legs' - PV Magazine

Katie Burgess

Sep 1, 20221 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...

Lyall Burgess

May 30, 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

Apr 15, 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...

Claim your 26% Federal Solar Tax Credit in 2022!

Katie Burgess

Jan 17, 20222 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....

Ice in the Tropics - Dometic CFX55 Freezer Review

Katie Burgess

Dec 20, 20212 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...

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