“Our airplane is not designed to carry passengers, but to carry a message.” Bertrand Piccard Great news from the experimental Solar Impulse plane, which we follow with interest, impatience and curiosity. The solar-powered groundbreaking Swiss aircraft is ready to make a coast-to-coast flight across the United States. The project’s ultimate goal is to fly around … Read more
Monarch Solar Vehicle Van: At last solar goes versatile and personal It tracks the sun, folds up at night and has beautiful “solar petals” just like the lotus flower that inspired it. Lotus Mobile is the world’s first mobile solar ‘Flower Power’. “Nature is a continual source of inspiration for innovation,” says Joseph Hui, Founder/CEO of … Read more
STANFORD SOLAR CAR PROJECT Drive at highway speeds while only consuming the power equivalent of a toaster Xenith is a 100% solar powered racecar designed and built by the Solar Car Project at Stanford University. When the team began designing Xenith they decided to break the global tradition of using polymer encapsulated solar panels in … Read more
Intersolar North America, the premier solar industry exhibition and conference in North America for solar professionals to exchange information and develop business opportunities in the U.S. solar market, returns July 9-12, 2012, marking its fifth year in San Francisco. This year’s conference program offers attendees a fresh perspective on the companies and technologies that promise … Read more
Solar Impulse experimental solar-powered plane has taken off from Madrid en route to Morocco in a bid to complete its first transcontinental flight. Gibraltar Crossing and Madrid – Rabat flight is a historical moment for the Solar Impulse and for solar aviation. The mission is as a final dress rehearsal for a round-the-world flight with … Read more
The idea of floating sustainable islands based on solar energy is in the air. The latest Solar Floating Resort (SFR) is signed by the Italian Industrial Designer Michele Puzzolante, a designer passionated about the renewable energy and the development of affordable, inexhaustible and clean solar energy technologies. Michele Puzzolante imagined a hospitality non-polluting project … Read more