PAYERNE, SWITZERLAND (MAY 5, 2017) (REUTERS) – A unique prototype plane, covered with 22 square metres of solar panels and with a 24.8 metre wingspan, Solarstratos successfully achieved on Friday morning (May 5) its first test flight on the Swiss air base of Payern, the result of three years of work.
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Renewable energy storage gets boost from Namibian meteorite
Meteorite fragments could be used as a high performing catalyst to help store renewable energy cheaply and efficiently, according to Swiss scientists. Amy Pollock reports.
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G7, EU pledge 10 bln U.S. dollars to aid Africa’s renewables plan
Group of Seven industrial nations and the European Union back Africa’s renewables plan with 10 billion U.S. dollars.
Airbus flight becomes first electric plane to cross Channel
The Airbus E-Fan becomes the first twin-engine electric plane to cross the English Channel after completing its maiden flight between Lydd in Kent and Calais in northern France.
World record holder for longest duration solo flight says it was a childhood dream
The Swiss pilot who broke a world record with a five-day nonstop solo flight across the Pacific Ocean from Japan to Hawaii says he has fulfilled a childhood dream, and that they have proven solar powered technology works.