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    Solar Impulse solar powered plane completes world’s first solar powered flight

    Posted on May 16, 2011 by gavril

    We’ve been following the exploits of the Solar Impulse for quite some time now and the revolutionary solar powered airplane just set yet another bench mark completing the world’s first international flight powered by the sun. Taking off from an … Continue reading3 →

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    Solar powered Zephyr finally lands after two weeks and breaks the record

    Posted on July 26, 2010 by gavril

    Remember the unmanned Zephyr airplane? The one powered by solar power and had set out to break a bunch of records? Well, here’s some good news. The plane has finally landed after two whole weeks of flying around on solar … Continue reading3 →

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    Solar panel back-sheets made from castor bean resin helps save on installation cost

    Posted on May 20, 2010 by gavril

    Castor beans and solar panels have had nothing to do with each other, until now. A firm known as BioSolar from California decided to unite the two for saving costs. Using a protective back-sheet for the solar panels, the installation … Continue reading3 →

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    The Solar Impulse completes first full test flight

    Posted on April 8, 2010 by gavril

    You may have heard of the Solar Impulse before. This sun-powered breakthrough in the world of aviation made its first full test flight, taking it closer to its goal of flying around the globe with energy from the sun. The … Continue reading3 →

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