After rowing across the Atlantic in 2006, Roz Savage is leaving San Francisco (her Website has updated departure dates [1]) to conquer her next ocean: the Pacific. Roz's rowing vessel is fully self-sustained. During this two-plus months adventure, a total of 6 sonar panels and a wind turbine will provide power for her desalination system, her communications system, computer system and various miscellaneous systems including her iPod and on board soundsystem. We have added a few more gadgets: data loggers that will show us how much energy Roz's system is generating each day. The Roz Savage page [2] on Smart Energy publishes this data and predicts future generation based on the weather forecast. I talked to Roz prior to her departure about her ambitions and day-to-day life on the vessel. [1] http://www.rozsavage.com [2] http://www.smartenergyshow.com/?page_id=40
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