CleanTechnica » solar impulse http://cleantechnica.com Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:48:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 Solar Impulse Selects China As Key Stopover For RTW Flight http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/18/solar-impulse-selects-china-key-stopover-rtw-flight/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/18/solar-impulse-selects-china-key-stopover-rtw-flight/#comments Thu, 18 Dec 2014 09:16:01 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76495 Originally published on 1Sun4All. The first Round-The-World Solar Flight with Solar Impulse has designated China as a key stop along the way. With two landings planned in China and a partnership with Sina — one of the top media companies in China — Bertrand Piccard & André Borschberg announced their intention with Solar Impulse, the single-seater 100% solar aircraft that

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/18/solar-impulse-selects-china-key-stopover-rtw-flight/feed/ 2 99 Days: Solar Impulse Round-The-World Solar Flight (VIDEO) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/20/99-days-solar-impulse-round-world-solar-flight-video/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/20/99-days-solar-impulse-round-world-solar-flight-video/#comments Thu, 20 Nov 2014 20:55:31 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75245 Originally published on 1Sun4All. The pilots of Solar Impulse 2 (Si2) have been diligently testing the solar-powered aircraft for the 2015 round-the-world flight. This first in aviation history will take the pilots, the crew and the entire Si2 team around the world: crossing oceans and continents. Si2 first took to the skies in June, soaring across Switzerland and getting its first

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/20/99-days-solar-impulse-round-world-solar-flight-video/feed/ 2 Abu Dhabi To Host Solar Impulse 2 Around-the-World Mission http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/26/abu-dhabi-host-solar-impulse-2-around-world-mission/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/26/abu-dhabi-host-solar-impulse-2-around-world-mission/#comments Fri, 26 Sep 2014 12:24:22 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=72463 1Sun4All. The Solar Impulse 2 (Si2) team has just announced the point of departure and completion for their Around-the-World Mission Flights which will take place over 5 months from the beginning of March to the end of July 2015. The distance covered in this pending record-breaking journey is 35,000km (22,000 miles) and will consist of approximately 10 legs—some lasting more than 5 days and nights—and take roughly 500

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/26/abu-dhabi-host-solar-impulse-2-around-world-mission/feed/ 0 3D Solar Panel Printing, Integrating Solar Into Grid Not So Hard… (Solar News) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/19/3d-solar-panel-printing/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/19/3d-solar-panel-printing/#comments Fri, 19 Sep 2014 06:00:44 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=72098 Time for another solar energy news roundup. Enjoy! 3D printing of solar panels may soon be coming to a home near you. (Solar Love) Duke Energy is investing $500 million into solar power in North Carolina. (Solar Love) Goldman Sachs is offering solar PV financing for lower than banks in Japan. (Planetsave) We focus a lot on

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/19/3d-solar-panel-printing/feed/ 2 1st Solar Airplane To Carry Two People — Sunseeker http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/03/first-solar-airplane-two-people-sunseeker/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/03/first-solar-airplane-two-people-sunseeker/#comments Tue, 03 Jun 2014 23:00:39 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=67768 We’ve written about the Solar Impulse (and Solar Impulse 2) dozens of times. The Solar Impulse team has surely set more solar airplane records than any other. But here’s a new solar airplane record from a different team. The Sunseeker is apparently the first solar airplane to carry two people. Sunseeker Solar Plane Takes First

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/03/first-solar-airplane-two-people-sunseeker/feed/ 17 Solar Impulse Inspires MIT Engineering Students (VIDEO) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/20/solar-impulse-inspires-mit-engineering-students-video/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/20/solar-impulse-inspires-mit-engineering-students-video/#comments Tue, 20 May 2014 10:36:08 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=67143 Originally published on 1Sun4All. Watch the discussion between André Borschberg—CEO, Co-Founder & Pilot of Solar Impulse—and students from the MIT Aeronautics Astronautics Unified Engineering class, led by Professor Olivier de Weck. An MIT Unified Engineering & Solar Impulse Hangout On Air The topic of discussion above is the challenges of building a solar airplane, as well as some highlights

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/20/solar-impulse-inspires-mit-engineering-students-video/feed/ 0 Exclusive Interviews With Solar Impulse Co-Founders André Borschberg & Bertrand Piccard http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/10/exclusive-interviews-solar-impulse-co-founders-andre-borschberg-bertrand-piccard/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/10/exclusive-interviews-solar-impulse-co-founders-andre-borschberg-bertrand-piccard/#comments Sat, 10 May 2014 21:26:05 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=66703 Tremendous thanks to ABB for allowing me to publish the following videos, which are ABB-recorded videos of my interviews with Solar Impulse co-founders André Borschberg and Bertrand Piccard. If you’re a regular reader and are into the Solar Impulse, you probably already watched my recording of my interview with Bertrand. However, you’ll quickly notice that the quality

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/10/exclusive-interviews-solar-impulse-co-founders-andre-borschberg-bertrand-piccard/feed/ 0 Solar Impulse 2 — More Details http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/14/solar-impulse-2-fly-around-world-using-solar-power/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/14/solar-impulse-2-fly-around-world-using-solar-power/#comments Mon, 14 Apr 2014 17:50:51 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=65278 Editor’s Note: as a follow-up from my coverage of the Solar Impulse 2 unveiling, which included exclusive videos and an interview with co-founder Bertrand Piccard, below is a Gas2 post with some more technical details. A slideshow from the unveiling and an interview with the other co-founder, André Borschberg, are also on the way. Stay tuned! Originally

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/14/solar-impulse-2-fly-around-world-using-solar-power/feed/ 2 Solar Impulse 2: The Round-The-World Aircraft Is Completed http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/09/solar-impulse-2-round-world-aircraft-completed/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/09/solar-impulse-2-round-world-aircraft-completed/#comments Wed, 09 Apr 2014 22:48:35 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=65156 Originally published on 1Sun4All. Today in Payerne, Switzerland, Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg launched Solar Impulse 2, their new single-seat solar aircraft designed to take up the challenge of the first round-the-world solar flight (without any fuel whatsoever) in 2015. If you missed the presentation, check out CleanTechnica’s exclusive coverage and three Solar Impulse videos shared here: Solar Impulse 2, Solar Electric

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/09/solar-impulse-2-round-world-aircraft-completed/feed/ 0 Solar Impulse 2: Solar Electric Plane That Will Fly Around World (Exclusive Videos) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/09/solar-impulse-2-solar-electric-plane-will-fly-around-world-exclusive-videos/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/09/solar-impulse-2-solar-electric-plane-will-fly-around-world-exclusive-videos/#comments Wed, 09 Apr 2014 21:19:33 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=65173 As we’ve shared a few times now, the Solar Impulse 2 was unveiled earlier today in Payerne, Switzerland. I was lucky enough to be present (courtesy of ABB, one of Solar Impulse 2’s four main partners) and I even got to interview the Solar Impulse co-founders, Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg. Below are some of

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/09/solar-impulse-2-solar-electric-plane-will-fly-around-world-exclusive-videos/feed/ 0 Official Unveiling Of Solar Impulse 2 (LIVE VIDEO) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/09/official-unveiling-solar-impulse-2-live-video/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/09/official-unveiling-solar-impulse-2-live-video/#comments Wed, 09 Apr 2014 13:23:26 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=65143 I’m currently in Payerne, Switzerland for the unveiling of Solar Impulse 2, a solar-powered plane that will fly around the world*. I will have video interviews with the founders published later. For now, here is a live video of the unveiling: The coming round-the-world flight follows an Across America tour taken in the prototype Solar

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/09/official-unveiling-solar-impulse-2-live-video/feed/ 0 Solar Impulse 2 Airplane Official Unveiling on April 9 (VIDEO) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/08/solar-impulse-2-airplane-official-unveiling-april-9-video/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/08/solar-impulse-2-airplane-official-unveiling-april-9-video/#comments Tue, 08 Apr 2014 16:50:23 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=65068 Originally published on 1Sun4All. I don’t know how many of you are aware of this, but the beautiful solar airplane that flew day and night across the United States last year was a prototype. Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg were both training in Solar Impulse 1 — HB-SIA — for their big adventure, the first round-the-world flight powered by the sun. In

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/08/solar-impulse-2-airplane-official-unveiling-april-9-video/feed/ 0 ABB & Solar Impulse Form Strategic Alliance — Reveal Coming April 9 http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/07/abb-solar-impulse-form-strategic-alliance-reveal-coming-april-9/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/07/abb-solar-impulse-form-strategic-alliance-reveal-coming-april-9/#comments Mon, 07 Apr 2014 12:10:54 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=64997 Originally published on 1Sun4All. The team at Solar Impulse released news that Switzerland-based ABB, a global leader in renewables, sustainable transportation and energy efficiency announced on April 6, 2014 that it will support Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg in their attempt to fly around the world in the new solar powered airplane, Solar Impulse 2, in 2015. I reported in an earlier article that on

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/07/abb-solar-impulse-form-strategic-alliance-reveal-coming-april-9/feed/ 2 The Case For A Solar Race http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/29/case-solar-race/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/29/case-solar-race/#comments Sat, 29 Mar 2014 11:00:16 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=64394 Originally published in Let the Sunshine In: A Solar Power Blog. Once upon a time, at the height of the so-called Cold War in the 1950s, the United States first became involved in something called the “Space Race” with its arch-rival, the now-defunct Soviet Union. Rocket technology had evolved dramatically during the recently-concluded World War,

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/29/case-solar-race/feed/ 4 Save The Date: April 9, Solar Impulse 2 To Be Unveiled (VIDEO) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/18/save-date-april-9-solar-impulse-2-unveiled-video/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/18/save-date-april-9-solar-impulse-2-unveiled-video/#comments Tue, 18 Mar 2014 08:12:56 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=63996 Originally published on 1Sun4All. The Solar Impulse team reports that Solar Impulse 2 will be unveiled on April 9th 2014, from 3:00 pm to 5:30 pm Swiss time in Payerne, Switzerland. We can follow the official presentation of the Round-The-World Solar Airplane, live on solarimpulse.com. Insider 23: How to Assemble a 72m Wing on a Carbon Fiber Fuselage & Team Reaction On

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/18/save-date-april-9-solar-impulse-2-unveiled-video/feed/ 0 Sir Richard Branson To Power Necker Island With Renewables http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/18/sir-richard-branson-power-necker-island-renewables/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/18/sir-richard-branson-power-necker-island-renewables/#comments Tue, 18 Feb 2014 10:20:06 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=62848 Originally published on 1Sun4All. You may know of Sir Richard Branson — he’s the founder and chairman of Virgin Group, a British business tycoon, and a renowned entrepreneur. He has engaged in many aviation adventures, which include his hot air balloon “Virgin Atlantic Flyer” crossing the Atlantic in 1987. A new venture of his will hopefully offer a revolutionary, cheaper

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/18/sir-richard-branson-power-necker-island-renewables/feed/ 0 Solar Technologies On The Leading Edge (Infographic) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/14/solar-technologies-leading-edge-infographic/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/14/solar-technologies-leading-edge-infographic/#comments Tue, 14 Jan 2014 12:40:08 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=61338 Originally published on Solar Love. In 1839, the photovoltaic reaction was first observed. Since then, mankind has harnessed the power of the sun in many different ways. From powering everyday devices like wrist watches (1968) and calculators (1978) to sending orbiting satellites (1962) and spaceships (1967) through the cosmos. What is exciting is that we

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/14/solar-technologies-leading-edge-infographic/feed/ 1 Solar Impulse 72H Virtual Flight Trains For Round-the-World Solar Flight http://cleantechnica.com/2013/12/21/solar-impulse-72h-virtual-flight-trains-round-world-solar-flight/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/12/21/solar-impulse-72h-virtual-flight-trains-round-world-solar-flight/#comments Sun, 22 Dec 2013 00:12:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=60426 Originally published on 1Sun4All. At 08.00 am (local time) on December 20 2013, Bertrand Piccard completed the 72H non-stop flight simulation begun 3 days earlier in Dübendorf, Switzerland, reports Solar Impulse. After André Borschberg in 2012, Bertrand confronted the human challenge of very long flights and drew many lessons in preparation for the first round-the-world flight in 2015. The

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/12/21/solar-impulse-72h-virtual-flight-trains-round-world-solar-flight/feed/ 2 Solar Impulse 72 Hour Transatlantic Flight Simulation (VIDEO ) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/12/14/solar-impulse-72-hour-transatlantic-flight-simulation-video/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/12/14/solar-impulse-72-hour-transatlantic-flight-simulation-video/#comments Sun, 15 Dec 2013 00:58:37 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=60173 Originally published on 1Sun4All. For 72 hours, non-stop (that’s 3 days and 3 nights), between 17 and 20 December 2013, Bertrand Piccard will stay at the controls of the flight simulator, a near-exact reconstruction of HB-SIB’s cockpit, reports Solar Impulse. The goal of the experience is to make the pilot as “sustainable” as the aircraft in preparation for

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/12/14/solar-impulse-72-hour-transatlantic-flight-simulation-video/feed/ 1 Solar Impulse Holds 8 FAI Records, Category-Solar Aviation http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/29/solar-impulse-holds-8-fai-records-category-solar-aviation/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/29/solar-impulse-holds-8-fai-records-category-solar-aviation/#comments Fri, 29 Nov 2013 21:33:01 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=59577 Originally published on 1Sun4All. While the Across America mission is well behind us and we are working on finishing the second prototype airplane HB SIB and preparing for the 2015 Around-the-World flights, there are still a few successes coming out of our American adventure, writes Gregory Blatt for Solar Impulse. The following is courtesy of Solar Impulse: More Than Just A New Record

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