Hari Pontoon: The Solar Powered Bamboo Water Taxi
The Hari Pontoon is an energy efficient water-based transport solution combining bamboo and cutting-edge solar technology.
One look at the Hari Pontoon, a solar-powered waterway faring vessel, and it seems confounding this environmentally-friendly design isn’t already the rule rather than the future-forward exception. Designed by London-based design studio Duffy London as an energy efficient water-based transport solution, the simple design combines traditional bamboo craftwork with laser cutters and cutting-edge solar and battery technology to create a practical and safe solution to transport people and cargo efficiently.
The Hari Pontoon was conceived by Duffy London as an eco-friendly solution for Living Waters, a new hotel planned to open in Nusa Penida, Indonesia, its name the Sanskrit word describing the varied colors of bamboo. The design itself references traditional water faring craft, constructing using a readily available local material common to Indonesia’s 16,000 islands: bamboo. Immensely strong and adaptive, bamboo is a proven material with properties perfect for the duty of a calm waterways craft, a lightweight lumber with high tensile strength and flexibility. Combined with a single solar-powered electric motor, the Hari Pontoon’s 60 horsepower is good for a cruising speed of 8-10 knots.
We firmly believe that a vessel made of 98% bamboo, 2% solar and battery technology will not only hold its own against modern vessels but in ma...
One look at the Hari Pontoon, a solar-powered waterway faring vessel, and it seems confounding this environmentally-friendly design isn’t already the rule rather than the future-forward exception. Designed by London-based design studio Duffy London as an energy efficient water-based transport solution, the simple design combines traditional bamboo craftwork with laser cutters and cutting-edge solar and battery technology to create a practical and safe solution to transport people and cargo efficiently.
The Hari Pontoon was conceived by Duffy London as an eco-friendly solution for Living Waters, a new hotel planned to open in Nusa Penida, Indonesia, its name the Sanskrit word describing the varied colors of bamboo. The design itself references traditional water faring craft, constructing using a readily available local material common to Indonesia’s 16,000 islands: bamboo. Immensely strong and adaptive, bamboo is a proven material with properties perfect for the duty of a calm waterways craft, a lightweight lumber with high tensile strength and flexibility. Combined with a single solar-powered electric motor, the Hari Pontoon’s 60 horsepower is good for a cruising speed of 8-10 knots.
We firmly believe that a vessel made of 98% bamboo, 2% solar and battery technology will not only hold its own against modern vessels but in ma...
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