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Electric Vehicles

Solar Impulse’s biggest legacy will be in your home – not in the skies
After 12 years of planning and testing, Solar Impulse has finally completed its epic voyage around the world – all without using a single drop of fuel.
Neil Ashton

Jul 28, 2016

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Electric Vehicles

Solar Impulse completes first round-the-world flight powered by the sun
Solar and battery powered airplane has successfully circumnavigated the globe, flying more than 42,000km in 17 legs using only the power of the sun.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 26, 2016

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Storage

Solar Impulse: We’ll see solar-powered passenger planes within 10 years
Fancy a flight in a solar-powered electric passenger plane? According to the two adventurers behind the remarkable Solar Impulse plane completing a unique and fuel-free flight around the globe, that could be a reality within the next decade.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 14, 2016

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Electric Vehicles

Solar Impulse crosses Atlantic: New York to Seville in 71 PV-powered hours
Solar Impulse crosses the Atlantic in 71-hour non-stop flight from New York to Seville, powered only by the sun.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 24, 2016

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Flights of Fancy, and why solar will fly
Humans are by their very nature explorers. For some, the greatest motivation is simply being told ‘it can’t be done’.
Peter Fries

Jul 16, 2015

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CleanTech Bites

Solar Impulse lands in Hawaii, after 118-hour flight powered by the sun
Solar Impulse 2 lands in Hawaii after breaking world solar aviation records for distance and duration, and an absolute record for longest solo flight ever.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 6, 2015

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Solar Impulse 2 sets new solar, non-stop flight world records
The airplane of two Swiss explorers attempting the first round the world solar flight has broken all distance and duration world records for solar aviation.
Sam Parkinson

Jul 2, 2015

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Solar passes point of no return – in the sky, and on the ground
The flight of Solar Impulse is a tale of sheer inspiration and daring in the clean energy space; why solar households smarter and more mobile than normal energy consumers; and a hollow “victory” for US coal on mercury emissions.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 30, 2015

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Solar Impulse sets down in Chongqing, China
Solar Impulse 2 lands in Chongqing, after completing most challenging leg since starting round-the-world fuel-free flight.
Amber Archangel

Mar 31, 2015

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