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This yacht maker's concept resort uses solar-powered electric catamarans as 'floating villas'

The Silent Resorts floating villa concept. Silent-Yachts Yacht maker Silent-Yachts has unveiled a concept sustainable luxury resort: the Silent-Resorts. The resort relies on solar-powered catamarans to serve as the "floating villas", and sustainably built, non-land invasive buildings for the resort amenities, such as spas and clubhouses. If the concept were to be built, the resort could be ready in under 18 months, according to Silent-Resorts. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. Yacht maker Silent-Yachts has unveiled the Silent-Resorts, a concept luxury resort that uses solar powered catamarans and sustainably constructed buildings to create an environmentally friendly tourist destination.Like any tropical vacation destination, the resort will have a land-based restaurant, clubhouse, gym, spa, and pool, as well as beachfront suites with tent tops.But unlike the typical luxury hotel, Silent-Resorts relies on the catamarans — built by Silent-Yachts — to serve as "floating villas" for the vacationers, taking away the need for additional land-based hotel buildings that could otherwise increase its carbon footprint, land use, and construction costs.

 

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