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Solar Impulse Plane Shows Feasibility of 100% Renewables for Certain Apps
2016-05-12 20:09:00| Transmission & Distribution World
By flying halfway around the world on solar power alone, Solar Impulse has already proven that it is possible to produce a stable, 24/7 electricity supply read more
When on a Plane, Avoid Using This Hotspot Name
2016-05-03 23:04:31| PC Magazine Wireless Networking Product Guide
Don't name your private hotspot "Mobile Detonation Device" while on an airplane.
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Solar plane makes 62-hour non-stop flight without refueling
2016-04-24 19:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BS Comment: The flight team, which had prepared the plane in Hawaii, flew ahead to the landing stage in Silicon Valley to prepare the mobile hangar to shelter the plane. A solar-powered airplane on a journey around the world was preparing to land in California on Saturday night to complete a risky, three-day flight across the Pacific Ocean. Swiss pilots Bertrand Piccard, an explorer, and Andre Borschberg, an engineer, have taken turns handling the plane ever since it embarked upon a journey around the...
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Solar Plane Lands in U.S. on Record Voyage
2016-04-24 15:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Geographic: The team that's attempting to make the first solar-powered flight around the world completed another milestone Sunday, when its craft landed at Moffett Airfield in California's San Francisco Bay area. Having taken off from Hawaii, this was the ninth leg of the trip and represented the team's first return to the air since last July, after weather and repairs to its plane led to a delay in the project. At the helm of the Solar Impulse 2 on this leg was Swiss adventurer Bertrand Piccard. The solo...
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Solar-powered plane lands in California after Pacific crossing
2016-04-24 11:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Solar Impulse 2, an experimental plane flying around the world without consuming a drop of fuel, has landed in California, one leg closer to completing its trailblazing trip. "The Pacific is done, my friend. I love it, but it's done," said clearly relieved Swiss adventurer Bertrand Piccard, who piloted the craft from Hawaii to California, just before landing late Saturday. "It's great to be in California, the land of pioneers," he said once on the ground, with Google co-founder and alternative...
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