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Swiss solar plane makes history with round-the-clock flightPayerne, Switzerland (AFP) July 8, 2010 A solar powered aircraft masterminded by a Swiss adventurer made history on Thursday as the first manned plane to fly around the clock on the sun's energy, bringing a step closer the dream of perpetual flight. After 26 hours in the air the experimental Solar Impulse aircraft with pilot Andre Borschberg onboard make a seamless landing at Payerne airbase in western Switzerland at 9.01 am (0701 GMT), about three hours after daybreak. "It's the first time ever that a solar airplane has flown through ... read more |
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Quito (AFP) July 2, 2010Japan has donated 10 million dollars to Ecuador to help fund a solar energy project in the Galapagos Islands, a UN-designated World Heritage site, Ecuador's Electricity Ministry said Friday. An agreement between Quito and the Japan International Cooperation System Company will help start a plan to introduce "clean energy with solar generation systems to be located on Baltra Island," one of 1 ... more 
Johannesburg, South Africa (SPX) Jul 02, 2010Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited has announced that it will provide its expertise in solar energy to power "20 Centres for 2010", the official campaign of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa. This campaign is part of the Football for Hope movement, which is using the power of the game for positive social change. It is led by FIFA, world's football governing body, and streetfoot ... more 
Payerne, Switzerland (AFP) July 1, 2010A technical glitch grounded a pioneering bid to fly a solar-powered plane through the night Thursday, leaving the Solar Impulse crew with just weeks to find perfect weather for the flight. "We are under stress and we hope everything will work," said Bertrand Piccard, the venture's founder and previously the first balloonist to circumnavigate the globe. Solar Impulse aborted plans for the ... more |
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Trina Solar To Power Australia's Largest Roof-Mounted Solar ArrayChangzhou, China (SPX) Jul 02, 2010 Trina Solar Limited has announced that it is expected to supply PV modules to the University of Queensland ("UQ") St Lucia campus in Brisbane, Australia, to be used for a 1.2 MW solar system which will be installed on the rooftops of four university buildings. The solar system will be developed by Ingenero, Australia's leading renewable energy company specializing in solar power. The large-scale installation will provide UQ with a significant source of clean green energy and is expected to b ... read more |
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