This 29.5-meter-long luxury riverboat, dubbed Kevin, is traveling through a lock that connects stretches of the Lot River in southwestern France. The vessel’s solar panels generate all the energy it needs for propulsion, lights, and hot water, making it the first hotel boat to operate carbon free. Patrick Bernard/AFP/Getty Images












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Willie Jones is an associate editor at IEEE Spectrum. In addition to editing and planning daily coverage, he manages several of Spectrum's newsletters and contributes regularly to the monthly Big Picture section that appears in the print edition.
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