Explorer

GREEN BOAT PROJECT

A Worldwide First

RiverQuest’s mission is to provide interdisciplinary

river-based environmental education and adventure

experiences to people of all ages, to transform their

understanding of the world around them.

RiverQuest has created Explorer, one of the

first green passenger boats in the world to serve

as its flagship vessel for river-based science

education and public programming. The 150-

passenger, 90’x25’ boat will serve over 10,000

students a year while reducing emissions to air

and water, implementing innovative propulsion

technology and alternative fuels. It will also

serve as a practical model for sustainable

boating technology worldwide. The following

objectives have guided the Explorer project from

concept to reality:

• Serve as an educational tool and real

world example of sustainable design

practices for the students, teachers and

the public that RiverQuest serves.

• Minimize the impact of operations on

the natural environment.

• Showcase how green building design

and environmentally friendly procedures

can be utilized on a passenger vessel

while still maintaining operating

efficiency and reliability.

• Design and build a passenger vessel that

implements the Leadership in Energy and

Environmental Design (LEEDTM) process

for all applicable systems.

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