Umbonisi wezaMandla, i-catamaran eyaziwa njenge nqanawa yokuqala eluhlaza, uqalile uhambo kwihlabathi liphela eliya kuhlala iminyaka emithandathu, ngenjongo yokubonisa ukuzinza kwayo. Kule ndlela ye-catamaran eluhlaza iya kudlula kumazwe angama-50, kwizikali ezili-101 ezahlukeneyo.
Umbonisi wamandla yinqanawa eyakhiwa ekuqaleni ngo-1983, kodwa kwiminyaka kamva UFrederick Dairelem, uViktorienom Erussaron kunye noJerome Delafosse baphinda bayijika bayenza inqanawa enikwe amandla ahlaziyekayo, ukuba kufuneka batyale imali malunga ne-5 yezigidi ze-euro.
I-catamaran yendalo isebenzisa iintlobo ezintathu zamandla ombane:
- Iiphaneli zelanga
- Iinjini zomoya
- Iiseli zepetroli yehydrogen
Kwaye ukuba konke okunye kuyasilela kuMqwalaseli waMandla, kuya kulandela eyona migaqo isisiseko yokuhamba kwaye leyo nayo ifakwe ikhandlela Iya kukuvumela ukuba uhambe ngaphandle kwamanye amandla ngaphandle kwamandla omoya.
Iiphaneli zisetyenziselwa iinkqubo zasekhitshini kunye neemoto zombane. Ukongeza, iinkqubo zelanga kunye neeinjini zomoya zibonelela ngamandla nge-electrolysis yamanzi, ebangela ukwahlulwa kwamanzi kwioksijini nakwihydrogen. Emva kokwahlukana, i-hydrogen iya kugqithiselwa kwiseli.
Umbonisi wezaMandla uthathe umceli mngeni wokuba ngumfuziselo kulwandle lwehlabathi ungangcoliseki kangangoko.
Sukucinga ukuba eli kuphela kwenyathelo lokwenza ukuba uthutho lwaselwandle lube nolwalamano ngakumbi nokusingqongileyo, Sele ngo-Okthobha kunyaka ophelileyo, iRoyal Caribbean Cruise Cruises yabhengeza ukuba baphuhlisa iklasi entsha yenqanawa ebizwa ngokuba yi-Icon, Olukhethekileyo kubo kukuba banokuxhotyiswa ngerhasi yendalo kunye neeseli zepetroli. Eyokuqala yezi nqanawa icwangciselwe phakathi ku-2022, kwaye eyesibini phakathi ku-2024.
Kwaye kwithuba eladlulayo ndakuxelela malunga I-Ecoship, isikhephe esiya kuphuhliswa yi-NGO Peace Boat ukunciphisa ukukhutshwa ngama-40% xa kuthelekiswa neenqanawa ezinobungakanani obufanayo ngomthamo ojikeleze abakhweli abangama-2.000. Unolwazi olwandisiweyo kwi Oku kubhaliwe.