Author: Amber Archangel

Solar Impulse 2 Will Remain in Hawaii Until 2016! (Videos)

Originally published on 1Sun4All. BREAKING NEWS from Solar Impulse 2 (Si2): Irreversible Damage To Overheated Batteries In Si2 Pushes The Second Half Of Round-The-World Solar Flight To Early Spring 2016. Despite the hard work of the team to repair the batteries which overheated in the record-breaking oceanic flight from Nagoya to Hawaii, Si2 will stay in Hawaii until … [continued]

Yale University’s Solar Decathlon Y-House Blends The Outdoors Into Living Spaces (Video)

Originally published on 1Sun4All. Yale University’s first entry to the US Department of Energy Solar Decathlon, Y-House, is specifically designed for young professionals who have “rapid and agile lifestyles.” The house was created to respond to the changing needs of the inhabitants by providing adaptability, multi-functionality, and freedom of movement beyond the walls. The team says … [continued]

Solar Impulse 2 Is Chilling In Hawaii for 2–3 Weeks (Video)

Originally published on 1Sun4All. In the latest news from Solar Impulse 2 (Si2), the team says that, despite having completed the longest and most difficult leg of the round-the-world solar flight — the record-breaking oceanic flight of 5 days and 5 nights (117 hours and 52 minutes) in a solar-powered airplane — the record-breaking aircraft of Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg has suffered battery damages … [continued]

Solar Impulse To Land Successfully In Hawaii After Nearly 5-Day Flight (Video)

Originally published on 1Sun4All. BREAKING NEWS from Solar Impulse 2 (Si2): André Borschberg aboard the Solar Impulse 2 will touch down at Kalaeola Airport in Hawaii at approximately 6:00 am local time (16:00 UTC). Solar Impulse 2 is carrying the message of a clean future from Nagoya to Hawaii with #FutureIsClean. After breaking absolute distance and … [continued]

Solar Impulse 2 Sets New Solar Aviation & Longest Solo Flight World Records (Video)

Originally published on 1Sun4All. BREAKING NEWS from Solar Impulse 2 (Si2): The airplane of Swiss explorers Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg attempting the first round-the-world solar flight has broken all distance and duration world records for solar aviation (80 hours and 5,663 km / 3,519 miles). At the controls, André Borschberg has also broken the record for the longest solo flight … [continued]

Solar Impulse Has Successfully Flown 33% of the Way to Hawaii (Video)

Originally published on 1Sun4All. André Borschberg, cofounder, CEO, and pilot of Solar Impulse 2 (Si2), is at the controls of the first solar-powered airplane to attempt to make a historical oceanic flight nonstop to Hawaii from Nagoya, Japan. André Borschberg tweeted this around 23 hours into the flight, “Enjoying every moment of this flight. Getting to this … [continued]

Will Solar Impulse Make It From Nagoya (Japan) To Hawaii (USA) Without A Drop Of…

Originally published on 1Sun4All. Solar Impulse 2 (Si2) released news this morning that the attempt for the first ever round-the-world solar flight to inspire innovation and encourage the use of clean technologies, using the solar-powered airplane of Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg, will try again to make a historical oceanic flight that will … [continued]