Is the Solar Impulse 2 a breakthrough or a novelty? It may be a little of both. Bertrand Piccard, one of two Swiss pilots who have been flying the plane in tandem, sees promise in the new technology.

While AI could help us be more efficient, one negative is that it consumes a lot of energy, a renowned environmentalist told ...

The plan has been some 15 years in the making, since Piccard launched the challenge soon after finishing his round-the-world balloon flight. Now the team has unveiled Solar Impulse 2, a bigger ...

Bertrand Piccard (Self)André Borschberg (Self)Veronique Vandeven (Sport Woman) Henri de Gerlache Solar Impulse, the Swiss solar-powered airplane is the size of an Airbus A380 and the weight of a ...

Piccard, who is founder and chairman of the environmental non-profit organization Solar Impulse Foundation, said that "we live in a world of waste." "So if we try to replace fossil [fuel] energy ...

Called Solar Impulse, the airplane is the size of an ... This incredible story takes us back ten years, to when Bertrand Piccard lands in Egypt after his round-the-world trip in a balloon, and ...

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When rudimentary solar power was created in the 19th century, the scientists behind the technology had no idea what it would be used for.In 2013, venture capitalists and environmentalists Bertrand ...