Martin Vosseler (October 4, 1948 – October 23, 2019) was a Swiss renewable energy advocate, co-founder of the organization Physicians for Social Responsibility, who has been a renewable energy advocate since 1981. After giving up his medical practice in 1995, he began working full-time to raise awareness of the benefits of renewable energy use, by traveling around the world. From 16 October 2006 to 8 May 2007, Vosseler and his crew made history by completing the first trans-Atlantic crossing in a motorized boat, using solar power only.[1] Vosseler received a special prize from Eurosolar.[2][3]
Vosseler died on 23 October 2019 after he was struck by a truck while bicycling in Basel. He was 71 years old.[4]
On the 1. of August 2022, friends and fellows of Martin Vosseler founded the Martin Vosseler Association to initiate and support projects that contribute to keeping our planet inhabitable.
References edit
- ^ "TRANSATLANTIC SUN 21 FIRST SOLAR POWERED ATLANTIC CROSSING ATTEMPT OCTOBER 2006". www.solarnavigator.net. Archived from the original on 2020-12-29. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
- ^ "Eurosolar EN". Eurosolar EN. 15 March 2018. Archived from the original on 2020-12-29. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
- ^ A Solar-Powered Pilgrim
- ^ "Tödlich verunfallter Velofahrer war Martin Vosseler" (in German). Basler Zeitung. 24 October 2019. Archived from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
External links edit
- Official website
- Website of the Martin Vosseler Association
- Memorial website Martin Vosseler – 4.10.1948 – 23.10.2019
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