Electric canal and river boats equipped by The Solar Boat Company 2003-2011.

60' BCN narrowboat. A high specification solar narrowboat with a 90 year old iron hull.

60' new narrowboat with accommodation in trad-butty style. Propulsion parts supplied by The Solar Boat Company.

Birmingham University's Hydrogen powered electric narrowboat.

Hugh Swann's first Solar powered narrowboat project, converted from diesel power in 2002 and solar panels added in 2003.

40' narrowboat. The diesel engine replaced with the Solar Narrowboat kit.

70' BCN renovated butty with Lynch motor neatly built into the rudder.

Full size Woolwich butty. 21st century cargo carrying and eco-home.

18m new narrowboat, an efficient solar-electric cruising home.

30' electric trip boat. Eleventh vessel turned on by The Solar Boat Co.

The Wey and Arun's electric barge has electric propulsion equipment supplied and fitted by The Solar Boat Company. The 60-seater trip boat entered service in April 2009. Wiggonholt is 60' long and 10' wide, the dimensions of the locks on this canal. It has two electric motors with a traction battery. An overnight charge is sufficient for a day's silent cruising. The boat has been designed to allow the installation of solar panels in the future, to improve the speed and range and reduce the need for shore power. Thousands of passengers have been delighted by the silent electric boat trips.

Built in 2001 as British Waterways' state-of-the-art electric barge. Beauchamp is the largest battery powered boat on Britain's canals at 55 Tons, 73' x 15'. The Solar Boat Company carried out a major refit of the electrical power system in 2009, which included a 16kW battery charger, 8kW inverter, two Lynch motors and 3 Tons of batteries beneath the floor. It is based at Little Venice in London and is available for hire, with discounts to community or educational groups.

20m x 3.6m replica K&A Barge built by RLL, Bristol.

60' x 13' steel river cruiser built by RLL Boats with novel twin hull.

A purpose-built solar cruising houseboat on the Regents canal.

A beautiful vintage launch. 8 knots cruising speed after performance tuning by The Solar Boat Company.

Solar tender and river ferry, Plywood hull and converted outboard motor with Solar Panels on the wheelhouse roof.

16' Flying carpet style multihull

Solar Electric narrowboat and floating home.