13.08.2015, Kiebitzberg® Aluminum Boats, Havelberg
Kiebitzberg shipyard supplies two solar defenders for Aarhus Festival Week
The Havelberg Kiebitzberg shipyard enables residents of and visitors to Aarhus, Denmark's second-largest city, to experience a Premiere: From 28.08. to 06.09.2015 you can for the first time in two motorized boats explore the city from the River Aarhus Å, which was only opened up again around 15 years ago. Previously, only rowing boats were allowed there - the noise of boat engines would have been too disturbing. For this year's Aarhus Festival, the festival week at the end of August, the two boats from the banks of the Havel are even part of the production: they cope as Solar cabs in shuttle service an approximately six-kilometre-long route called the „Blue Bridge“, which connects Lake Braband and the city center with the new residential and business district of Aarhus Ø at the former container port.
In the long term, the boats from the Kiebitzberg shipyard could even ensure that the city can use its rediscovered river as a Waterway for local public transport and thus to achieve the goal of car-free city center comes closer. Perhaps even as early as 2017, when Aarhus holds the title of European Capital of Culture.
The first two Solar Defenders on a test drive
The two Solar Defender are particularly well suited to the requirements of the city of Aarhus and its inhabitants: they glide almost silently over the water and thus offer a pleasant acoustic contrast to car traffic. When the sun is shining, the two Solar panels at the rear The boat's batteries are continuously recharged and are completely refilled at night from the power grid. Another plus: the solar defenders only protrude a full 110 centimetres out of the water. Particularly low construction fit the two Solar cabs itself among the lowest bridges in Aarhus city center through. The comfortable travel speed of 7 km/h makes it possible to cover the distance from Braband Lake west of the city center to the new district at the old container port in just over 45 minutes.
A cozy journey that perfectly matches the narrowness of the city on Aarhus Å and a environmentally friendly experience of Denmark's second largest city from the water. Watch and listen to the two boats for Aarhus in action - at the Test drive on the Havel at home: Click here for the
YouTube videoFor the environmentally friendly boats from Kiebitzberg many other applications are also conceivable: Every PonTOM® Solar Defender is made to customer specification by the Lewerken family and their team and can therefore be individual requirements equipped and customized. For example Canopies and larger Solar collector areas possible.
You are interested in our new PonTOM® Defender 5.6 flat solar boat, you have Questions or would you like to have a PonTOM® Defender configured according to your own wishes? Do not hesitate. Just give us a call. Mr. Stefan Kubat will be happy to advise you personally on +49 39387 725545.