July 2nd, 2015 | by Amber Archangel
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 [&hellip
September 24th, 2013 | by Guest Contributor
Originally published on Think Progress. By Ari Phillips. It’s hard to imagine modern life, let alone the modern economy, without [&hellip
August 25th, 2012 | by Joshua S Hill
A British adventurer is going to use fuel made from plastic waste to power his 10,000-mile flight from Sydney, [&hellip
June 20th, 2012 | by Joshua S Hill
Air Canada made its very first biofuel flight on Monday, heading from Toronto to Mexico City, in an effort [&hellip
July 29th, 2011 | by Silvio Marcacci
By all accounts, aviation is the most carbon-intensive form of transportation we use. But when you've got a million-pound aircraft, slipping the surly bonds of Earth isn't an easy task . Engineers are constantly working to make aircraft more fuel efficient and more environmentally friendly, and several new technological innovations may finally make the future of flight a sustainable one
May 20th, 2011 | by Zachary Shahan
We've covered the birth and growth of this completely solar-powered plane from Switzerland, the Solar Impulse, here on CleanTechnica. The most recent news is that the plane had made its first international flight. "After a flight lasting 12 hours 59 minutes, using no fuel and propelled by solar energy alone, Solar Impulse HB-SIA landed safely in Brussels" last Firday evening, the plane's website announced
December 7th, 2009 | by Chris Milton
This is it: solar fully powered aviation has happened. Take a deep breath and say it quick and say it [&hellip
January 14th, 2009 | by Ariel Schwartz
It sounds like science fiction, but Christopher Ottersbach’s concept airship may one day become a reality. The aerodynamic ship seats [&hellip
August 25th, 2008 | by Ariel Schwartz
DailyTech reports that defense firm QinetQ has set the unofficial world record for the longest continuous unmanned flight with the [&hellip
