Solar Impulse Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Wed, 13 Jan 2016 20:40:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Solar Powered Aircraft Paves Way for Satellites https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-powered-aircraft-satellites/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-powered-aircraft-satellites/#respond Wed, 13 Jan 2016 20:40:05 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=58644 The solar powered aircraft, Solar Impulse 2, hasn’t yet finished the journey around the world, but next steps are already being considered for new aircraft. The team that built the plane are mulling over not only the fate of Solar Impulse 2 after its journey, but also what lies ahead for other planes like it. […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-powered-aircraft-satellites/feed/ 0 58644 Solar Impulse Announces The Route for The First Ever Solar Powered Trip Around the World https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-impulse-announces-route-first-ever-solar-powered-trip-around-world-20150121/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-impulse-announces-route-first-ever-solar-powered-trip-around-world-20150121/#respond Wed, 21 Jan 2015 08:51:27 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=51413 The guys from Solar Impulse have just revealed the record winning route, which they intend to travel by the new and improved Solar Impulse 2. The plane will not use any fuel, which will make it the first ever solar-powered around the world trip in history. Following the developments and updates around Solar Impulse have […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-impulse-announces-route-first-ever-solar-powered-trip-around-world-20150121/feed/ 0 51413 Solar Impulse HB-SIA Will Go Global, Literally, with Google Partnership https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-impulse-hb-sia-will-go-global-literally-google-partnership-2-20130918/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-impulse-hb-sia-will-go-global-literally-google-partnership-2-20130918/#respond Wed, 18 Sep 2013 20:27:43 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=41704 A few companies have the distinction of global recognition, such as Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Coca-Cola, or Google. Swiss company Solar Impulse could join the list soon, going global quite literally. Solar Impulse is a unique company, led by a Swiss psychiatrist/aeronaut, Bertrand Piccard, and a businessman, André Borschberg, who’ve set out to prove that flight […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-impulse-hb-sia-will-go-global-literally-google-partnership-2-20130918/feed/ 0 41704 Solar-Powered Plane HB-SIA Takes off from Washington, Heads to New York https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-impulse-washington-new-york-20130706/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-impulse-washington-new-york-20130706/#respond Sat, 06 Jul 2013 12:51:46 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=38965 Solar Impulse (HB-SIA), the world’s first solar powered airplane has just departed Washington for New York after performing the first historic flight across the United States. Having taken off in San Francisco, CA, the HB-SIA will land on New York’s John F. Kennedy airport after an estimated 21 hours of flight. The trip of the […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-impulse-washington-new-york-20130706/feed/ 0 38965 Solar Impulse Sets New Record for Flight Duration Across the U.S. https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-impulse-us-flight-record-20130527/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-impulse-us-flight-record-20130527/#respond Mon, 27 May 2013 16:48:58 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=37627 The Solar Impulse (HB-SIA) aircraft travelled the 1,541 km (958 miles), setting a new record on solar-powered flights across the U.S. The plane took off in Phoenix, Arizona and landed in Dallas 18 hours later. The upcoming destinations of the solar plane include St. Louis, Missouri, Washington DC and New York. The machine is equipped with […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-impulse-us-flight-record-20130527/feed/ 0 37627 Solar Impulse Airplane (HB-SIA) to Fly Across U.S. in Spring https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-impulse-us-flight-20130301/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-impulse-us-flight-20130301/#respond Fri, 01 Mar 2013 10:48:20 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=34256 Swiss company Solar Impulse has demonstrated that a solar-powered airplane can fly day and night without any other fuel than sunlight. Solar Impulse flew its solar-powered airplane, with a wingspan of 208 feet, aboard a Boeing 747 after the team spent February disassembling the airplane and preparing it for travel. Before beginning test flights in […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-impulse-us-flight-20130301/feed/ 0 34256 Russian Airplane Industry Considering Solar as Alternative Power Source https://www.greenoptimistic.com/russia-solar-planes-20130222/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/russia-solar-planes-20130222/#respond Fri, 22 Feb 2013 18:39:10 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=33929 According to recent announcements about government investments in solar, it appears that the energy source will be powering the civilian aircraft in Russia in the not-too-distant future. With rising fuel costs and the hunt for alternatives, the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade or Minpromtorg has committed resources to funding a number of studies looking […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/russia-solar-planes-20130222/feed/ 0 33929 Solar Powered Airplane Will Fly Across the U.S. In 2013 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-powered-airplane-will-fly-across-the-u-s-in-2013-20121227/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-powered-airplane-will-fly-across-the-u-s-in-2013-20121227/#respond Thu, 27 Dec 2012 16:04:08 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=30403 The Solar Impulse team, based in Switzerland, is engineering a new lightweight solar airplane to fly across the U.S. This technological break-through is completely powered by solar energy, it has a 200-foot wingspan and reaches a speed of 60 to 70 mph thanks to the four 10-horsepower electric motors. The guys from Solar Impulse aim […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-powered-airplane-will-fly-across-the-u-s-in-2013-20121227/feed/ 0 30403 Swiss Solar Airplane Lands in Madrid, Halfway Through to Morocco https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-impulse-morocco-trip-20120525/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-impulse-morocco-trip-20120525/#respond Fri, 25 May 2012 18:02:30 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=24737 Solar Impulse, world’s first and only aircraft powered solely by the 12,000 solar cells mounted on its wings started a journey to Rabat in Morocco, with a stop in Madrid. So, today, Andre Borschberg, the pilot, landed in Madrid this morning at 6:30 GMT and seemed very excited about it. Last year, Borschberg flew 2,500 […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-impulse-morocco-trip-20120525/feed/ 0 24737 Solar Impulse, World’s First Solar Powered Airplane Preparing for 48h Trip to Morocco https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-impulse-morocco-20120403/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-impulse-morocco-20120403/#respond Tue, 03 Apr 2012 07:20:53 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=23796 Solar Impulse, the world’s lightest electric plane, powered entirely by solar panels, will take off this spring and head for Morocco, where it will mark the start of building the country’s five solar complexes that will generate a total of 2 GW of electricity. Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg, the company’s two founders (and both […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-impulse-morocco-20120403/feed/ 0 23796 Solar Impulse Aircraft to Make the First Solar-Powered Flight Around the World https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-impulse-aircraft-to-make-the-first-solar-powered-flight-around-the-world-20091108/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-impulse-aircraft-to-make-the-first-solar-powered-flight-around-the-world-20091108/#respond Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:14:50 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=5265 The Solar Impulse aircraft, officially known as HB-SIA, successfully underwent its first engine run up on Friday at an airbase near Zurich in Switzerland. It is designed to make the first solar-powered flight around the world.

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-impulse-aircraft-to-make-the-first-solar-powered-flight-around-the-world-20091108/feed/ 0 5265 Solar Impulse: Viable Manned Flight Powered by The Sun https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-impulse-plane-20090705/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-impulse-plane-20090705/#respond Sun, 05 Jul 2009 13:20:16 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=3914 Solar Impulse, the first solar powered plane has been unveiled in Switzerland. With a wingspan of a Boeing 747 but lighter than a small car, the plan could fly around the world powered entirely by the sun.

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