Using the energy where it matters, says Joe Horber. He electrified the propulsion of his sailing yacht. So he is our new fossil free fellow.
Josef started dreaming
Josef started dreaming about discovering remote islands in the Pacific Ocean as a child, born in Romania, 900 Km away from the next sea and 2200 Km from the next ocean. On the way to the Pacific islands he is at least living now at the Baltic Sea side in Kiel, Germany, he owns the 31 Foot sailing yacht WINDSONG and discovers with her the South West Baltic Sea.
As a sailor, Josef is admiring the beauty of nature and he is concerned about the climate change. Therefore, he is passionate about protecting the environment and reducing his own carbon footprint.
He converted the propulsion system of WINDSONG from a traditional Diesel engine to an electric POD motor, running on a LiFePo4 battery charged by shore power as a first step. With increasingly more time & mileage spent on board, he will convert cooking & heating to electricity as well. At the same time, he will add solar panels, a wind turbine and other renewable energy sources in order to make his boat able to sail long distance with zero emissions.
Josef is happy to share his own experience with others and he developed the web site www.yachtelektroantrieb.de in order to promote emission free sailing, electric propulsion systems and his own conversion project as a case study
