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Friday, July 10, 2009

News: Swiss team unveils prototype for sun-powered plane

SunJournal.com has an article mentioning: "... People watch the Solar Impulse HB-SIA, the first solar airplane aiming to fly night and day withhout fuel, on Friday June 26, 2009 in Duebendorf airffield, Switzerland. (AP Photo/Keystone, Walter ..."

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News: NetworkersMSB sponsors world first for solar flight in aid of charity

Online Recruitment has an article mentioning: "... Solar Electric Flight', says, "We hope to raise a large amount of money for Ataxia UK by organising what will be the world's first long distance solar powered flight. We will be using state of the art mobile tracking and navigation software so that people at home can chart the team's progress ..."

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News: 100% Solar-Powered Aeroplane Ready To Go Around The World

Gizmodo Australia has an article mentioning: "... solar-powered aeroplane that will go around the world ..."

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Thursday, July 9, 2009

News: Here Comes the Sun

Business Lexington has an article mentioning: "... Besides homes and large buildings, cars are also operating with solar energy, and UK is involved in that, too. The UK Solar Car Team designed and built a solar vehicle that races for prizes and publicity. The lightweight, state-of-the-art vehicle uses solar ..."

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News: Solar-powered car uses half the power of a kettle

Environmental Transport Association has an article mentioning: "... British-designed solar-powered car that is to compete in a 3,000km race across the Australia uses as half as much power as some kettles ..."

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News: Solar Powered Marin County Fair

UberGizmo has an article mentioning: "... at the fair would be the Electric Wheels Car Show that showcases a wide range of green vehicles, including a Tesla Roadster to UC Berkeley's solar powered race car among others. Not only that, the Marin County Fair is also home to the world's first solar-powered carousel ..."

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News: Solar Sensations: A 'Car' That Will Change the Way You Think About ...

ABC News has an article mentioning: "... Solar Impulse's solar-powered aircraft may only have room for two, but make no mistake about it ..."

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News: 100% Solar-Powered Airplane Ready To Go Around the World

Gizmodo.com has an article mentioning: "... solar-powered airplane that will go around the world ..."

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News: What's Next: the Nuna 5

Car Domain has an article mentioning: "... re looking at the Nuna 5, a solar-powered race car weighing a scant 352 pounds. The car was build by the Nuon Solar Team, which has won the World Solar Challenge four years ..."

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Wednesday, July 8, 2009

News: Solar-powered blimp set to fly across Channel

guardian.co.uk has an article mentioning: "... Perhaps propelled by the recent dawn of solar powered airplanes, this stunning solar powered blimp is poised to take flight by harnessing sunlight for fuel. Dubbed Nephelios, the ..."

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News: With Big Three Faultering, Could Marcelo da Luz's Silver Saucer Be ...

ABC News has an article mentioning: "... Solar Powered Car Creator Tests Technology in Record-Breaking Arctic Journey ..."

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News: Greenest County Fair on Earth Boasts First Solar Powered Carousel

Inhabitat has an article mentioning: "... sustainable design, green design, pg&e, pacific gas and electric, energy, renewable, marin county fair, summer, carnival, Ferris wheel, solar powered carousel ..."

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News: Bertrand Piccard & André Borschberg unveil the Solar Airplane

JEC Composites has an article mentioning: "... Bertrand Piccard & André Borschberg unveil the Solar Airplane ..."

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News: Your positive achievements

Poughkeepsie Journal has an article mentioning: "... The solar car club at the State University of New York at New Paltz competed in its first race last month and finished sixth out of 11 teams ..."

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News: Solar Powered Racing Car Unveiled by Jenson Button at Goodwood ...

AZoCleantech has an article mentioning: "... CUER has already designed the UK's first and only road-legal solar-powered car, which was driven from Land's End to John O'Groats last year. The new vehicle will be road-tested extensively in the coming months ..."

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Tuesday, July 7, 2009

News: SOLAR SPEEDSTER: UC Berkeley's Gold Rush Racer

Inhabitat has an article mentioning: "... sustainable design, green design, calsol, uc berkeley, gold rush solar vehicle, solar powered race car, sustainable transportation, renewable energy, photovoltaic car ..."

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News: Jenson Button unveils solar racer

Telegraph.co.uk has an article mentioning: "... Solar car - Goodwood Festival of Speed: Jensen Button unveils solar racer ..."

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News: Students exposed to environmental energy

Lexington Dispatch has an article mentioning: "... Instructor Jeff Teague (left) of the Solar Car Module works with Max Reep on instructions from a solar design kit to build solar cars Tuesday while fellow student Angel Owens lays out ..."

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News: Solar Powered Blimp Set to Fly Across English Channel

Inhabitat has an article mentioning: "... Solar Impulse Unveiled: Sun-Powered Airplane to Circle the Globe ..."

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News: Solar car is unveiled by Jenson Button at Goodwood

Cambridge Network has an article mentioning: "... has already designed the UK's first and only road-legal solar-powered car, which was driven from Land's End to John O'Groats last year. The new vehicle will be road-tested extensively in the coming months ..."

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News: Solar power race car can hit 60mph

Mirror.co.uk has an article mentioning: "... new solar-powered car that can cruise at 60mph uses the same amount of energy as a hairdryer ..."

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Monday, July 6, 2009

News: Solar plane : Solar plane to soon fly around the world

Newspost Online has an article mentioning: "... Bertrand Picard, a Swiss adventurer is all set to unveil a prototype of a solar-powered plane he hopes eventually to fly around the world ..."

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News: 29/06/2009Swiss team unveil pioneering solar plane

Expatica Switzerland has an article mentioning: "... Ballooning adventurer Bertrand Piccard unveils his solar-powered aircraft in Switzerland ..."

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News: Kosmas cruises solar ZENN car across campus

Central Florida Future has an article mentioning: "... Congresswoman Suzanne Kosmas took UCF's own solar-powered car for a spin Thursday ..."

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Saturday, July 4, 2009

News: Around the world solar flight

Gulf Daily News has an article mentioning: "... Switzerland: Swiss adventurer Bertrand Piccard yesterday unveiled the prototype of a solar powered plane he plans to fly around the world to highlight the potential of alternative energy sources. The prototype, HB-SIA, has the wingspan ..."

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News: Solar powered plane to circle the globe

Gadling has an article mentioning: "... set as the tentative start of its world tour. The fact that this plane can fly even at night is one of the the things that separates it from other solar powered aircraft in the past ..."

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News: Captain Piccard unveils Solar Impulse HB-SIA solar-powered plane

engadget has an article mentioning: "... Adventurer Unveils Solar-Powered Plane for Around-the-World Flight ..."

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Friday, July 3, 2009

News: Lunar satellite slips into orbit with 40-minute 'burn'

CNET News has an article mentioning: "... The two-ton solar-powered spacecraft also will measure the solar and cosmic radiation that future lunar explorers will face and map out the surface topology ..."

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News: Lunar mapping satellite snaps first test images

CNET News has an article mentioning: "... The solar-powered spacecraft also will measure the solar and cosmic radiation that future lunar explorers will face and map out the surface topology ..."

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News: Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter sends back lunar photographs

TopNews United States has an article mentioning: "... radiation, plotting out the surface topology, mineralogy, and chemical composition of Earth's nearest neighbor are among the tasks assigned to the solar-powered spacecraft ..."

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News: Photos: Soaring ambition for solar aircraft

CNET News has an article mentioning: "... If an aircraft is able to fly day and night without fuel, propelled solely by solar energy ..."

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News: 183 students take part in Upward Bound program

Neosho Daily News has an article mentioning: "... one of the solar ovens, behind her Sierra Walker and Kyra Curry ham it up with other equipment next to Colleen Didden who is holding a miniature solar car. Emily Carver holds a drill. Luke Chew holds another solar oven in the back row, and in the front row, Travis Ball holds a solar panel ..."

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News: Swiss Plane to Circle the Globe with No Fuel

Popular Science has an article mentioning: "... Swiss Solar Plane to Circle the Globe with No Fuel ..."

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News: Solar Racing Champs Roll Out New Car

Wired Blogs has an article mentioning: "... Seriously though, why do they continue these races? Wasn’t their purpose to encourage the advancement of solar-powered vehicle technology? The cars still suck as much as they did 20 years ago ..."

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