太阳能技术正陆续迈进交通业，最近这一技术又涉足了娱乐船只。
据京瓷公司报道，它正在为丰田生产的休闲船艇提供太阳能面板电池组件。该组件即使在船只长时间不活动或停靠时也能为电池充电，此外他们还将提供机载电器和电子设备的电源。
京瓷公司指出，其太阳能电池组件已运用于丰田普瑞斯。该组件使用一个小型光电板，以汽车内部各系统运作所需电力。太阳能电池板也被用于太平洋航运船舶大型能源。在世界其他地方，一个瑞士研究组正在努力将太阳能组件用于2012年绕世界飞行的太阳能飞机上。
尽管在交通越来越多地使用太阳能技术，它将继续被视为最有效的发电方式，尤其是高效率太阳能光伏产品以越来越能让家庭接的价格强势进入市场。
Solar energy technology is continuing to make inroads into the world of transportation, most recently for recreational boats.
According to Kyocera Corporation, it is supplying solar modules for panels that are manufactured by Toyota and intended for use in the recreational boating sector. The panels will allow a boat's batteries to remain charged during long periods of inactivity while docked, and they will also provide power for on-board appliances and electronic devices.
Kyocera pointed out that its solar modules have already been used on the Toyota Prius, which uses a small photovoltaic panel to generate power for the vehicle's interior functions.
Solar panels have also been used to provide energy for at least one large shipping vessel in the Pacific Ocean. Elsewhere in the world, a team of Swiss researchers is working to fly a solar-powered plane around the world in 2012.
Despite the growing use of solar energy technology in transportation, it will continue to be seen as particularly effective for generating electricity. This is especially the case as increasingly efficient photovoltaic products continue to hit the market at affordable prices for homeowners.
