CleanTechnica » solar-powered airplane 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 Final Flight For Solar Impulse On July 6 http://cleantechnica.com/2013/07/04/final-flight-for-solar-impulse-on-july-6/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/07/04/final-flight-for-solar-impulse-on-july-6/#comments Thu, 04 Jul 2013 14:00:31 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=53588 The final celebratory flight of HB-SIA, the solar airplane affectionately known as Solar Impulse, is scheduled to take place on July 6. The date and time may change due to weather, so check back in here on CleanTechnica, as we’ll continue to publish the latest news from Solar Impulse.  The solar-powered airplane of Swiss pioneers Bertrand Piccard and André

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/07/04/final-flight-for-solar-impulse-on-july-6/feed/ 2 Solar Airplane (Solar Impulse) to Fly for 48 Hours from Switzerland to Morocco http://cleantechnica.com/2012/03/30/solar-airplane-fly-48-hours-switzerland-to-morrocco/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/03/30/solar-airplane-fly-48-hours-switzerland-to-morrocco/#comments Fri, 30 Mar 2012 13:32:12 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=36564   We’ve been covering the famous, world-record-holding solar-powered airplane known as the Solar Impulse for years — from its birth, to its first flight (video at bottom of post), to its first 24-hour flight, to its first international flight, to its plans for an around-the-world journey in 2014. Now, in prep for that around-the-world journey, the

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