The second version of the 100% solar-powered airplane, Solar Impulse, has been completed. It debuted April 9 in Payerne, Switzerland. The new airplane will be the one used in next year's attempted ...

Two filmmakers spent more than a year chronicling the Solar Impulse 2 as it flew around the world with no fuel.Their Nova film takes us inside the cockpit. This Solar-Powered Plane Can Now Fly Around ...

Ten years ago on 26 July 2016, a new chapter in aviation history began as Solar Impulse 2 touched down in Abu Dhabi, successfully completing the first-ever circumnavigation of the globe without using ...

The Solar Impulse 2 takes off from Abu Dhabi on the first leg of an attempted 20,000-mile circumnavigation of the globe -- an unprecedented journey for a sun-powered craft. The Solar Impulse 2 flies ...

André Borschberg successfully completed the longest solo flight in history, piloting the all-solar-powered Solar Impulse Si2 across the Pacific from Japan to Hawaii in nearly 118 hours. This ...

A solar-powered airplane made a smooth trip on Monday from Texas to a stormy part of America – St. Louis, where the Solar Impulse team put a portable, inflatable hangar to its first real-world test.

The Solar Impulse aircraft successfully completed a 24-hour flight using only solar power, demonstrating its ability to collect and store sufficient energy to last through the night. This milestone is ...

The Solar Impulse project achieved its first flight powered entirely by solar energy, with the aircraft generating surplus power to charge its batteries. Pilot Andre Borschberg called the milestone a ...

H55, a spinoff of solar-powered flight project Solar Impulse, announced it has successfully completed a flight with an all-electric two-seater airplane which it sees as a “stepping stone” for electric ...

For those unfamiliar, the Solar Impulse 2 is an electric aircraft, which recently completed a round-the-world flight (recap/videos of accomplishment here); however during the night without the aid of ...

After more than 24,000 miles, a solar-powered plane just completed the final leg of its flight around the world. Solar Impulse 2 -- the experimental solar plane which first set out on its ...