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Solar ferry

July 25, 2016

Berlin's transport agency has long operated diesel boats, but now runs four solar-powered ferries equipped with batteries for when the sun doesn’t shine. Captain Anna Sadowski pilots the boat.

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A solar ferry in the water
Image: DW/L. Osborne

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