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CleanTechnica has an article mentioning: "... more, or to connect, go to: zacharyshahan.com Follow @cleantechnica Cleantech News in Your Inbox! Loading Cleantech & Renewable Energy News Solar Airplane (Solar Impulse) to Fly for 48 Hours from Switzerland to Morocco More Nuclear Power Plans Trashed Enphase Energy Announces IPO Prices Live Wind Energy ..."
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Gizmag has an article mentioning: "... Photo: Solar Impulse) Image Gallery (7 images) After its successful inaugural Paris-to-Brussels flight last year, the Solar Impulse solar-powered aircraft will attempt to fly all the way to Morocco in May or June of this year, a journey almost ten times the distance, and its furthest flight and as a ..."
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Martinsburg Journal has an article mentioning: "... If Main Street Martinsburg were to win first place for the solar-powered electric car charger, the prize money would go toward paying for it, Lewis said. However, he estimated the total cost to be about $19,000. Main Street Martinsburg ..."
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U.S. News & World Report has an article mentioning: "... Man first navigated the world using a sailboat&mdashnow, it might navigate the solar system in a similar fashion with the invention of the "solar sail," a satellite attachment hat uses the sun's radiation to move around the solar system. Essentially a large square of extremely thin metal (it's one ..."
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CleanTechnica has an article mentioning: "... March 30, 2012 By Zachary Shahan Leave a Comment Share Pin It > We?ve been covering the famous, world-record-holding solar-powered airplane known as the Solar Impulse for years ? from its birth, to its first flight  (video at bottom of post), to its first 24-hour flight , to its first ..."
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Eureka has an article mentioning: "... After its inaugural flight to Paris and Brussels in 2011, the solar aircraft will attempt, for the first time, to fly over 2,500km without using a drop of fuel, before finally touching down in Morocco. The long duration flight ..."
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Clean Energy Authority has an article mentioning: "... Purdue University in Indiana was the only team to race a solar-powered car in the urban class in 2011 and will do it again this year. The team has been building solar-powered vehicles for special races like this one for the ..."
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Torque News has an article mentioning: "... By David Herron on Fri, 03/30/2012 - 14:45 for Torque News News Opinion Subaru The dream of solar powered electric cars may finally be here, says Planet Suburu in Hanover MA, whose news release dated April 1, 2012, describes a prototype electric Suburu Tribeca with ..."
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Gizmodo UK has an article mentioning: "... They were the first to fly a solar-powered aircraft for 24 hours, and they set the record for the longest flight by a manned solar-powered airplane with the mark of 26:10:19 hours. The team is working ..."
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IBTimes.co.uk has an article mentioning: "... 30 March 2012, 09:14 BST Tweet > EMAIL > PRINT > RSS Over on sister site CleanTechnica, I've written about the Swiss solar plane known as the Solar Impulse many times. The world-record-holding plane now announced that it's soon going to attempt its longest journey to date, which ..."
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The Green Optimistic has an article mentioning: "... Helios IV, The French Solar Powered Race Car at Paris Motor Show 2010 The Paris Motor Show 2010 presented a lot of electric and hybrid vehicles. These are revolutionary, indeed, but within a ..."
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Gizmodo Australia has an article mentioning: "... They were the first to fly a solar-powered aircraft for 24 hours, and they set the record for the longest flight by a manned solar-powered aeroplane with the mark of 26:10:19 hours. The team is working ..."
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Times Herald-Record has an article mentioning: "... This year, they brought two solar cars and two electric cars, so they'll be competing in two of the five categories. Cars using gasoline, hydrogen and biodiesel fuel also compete. The NFA ..."
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Green Prophet has an article mentioning: "... Tafline Laylin March 29th, 2012 Comment Email this Share The world?s longest solar-powered flight will land in Morocco. Just 107 years after the Wright Brothers became famous for successfully flying the world?s first airplane, Swiss pilots Bertrand ..."
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pv magazine has an article mentioning: "... March 2012 | Industry & Suppliers | By: Shamsiah Ali-Oettinger Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg's solar airplane will attempt, for the first time ever, to fly over 2,500 km (1,550 miles) without using a drop of fuel and hopes to finally land in Morocco. Solar ..."
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EarthTechling has an article mentioning: "... Author credit goes to Rachel Bodien For the past 20 years, Purdue Solar Racing  (PSR) has been designing and building a variety of solar powered vehicles. While these cars have all varied greatly in their designs and manufacturing processes,  Shell Eco-marathon 's urban concept category motivated ..."
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News24 has an article mentioning: "... 2012-03-28 18:51 Related Links Solar plane abandons flight Solar plane's flight delayed Solar plane on 2nd flight Geneva - The Swiss sun-powered aircraft Solar Impulse will attempt to fly from ..."
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Gizmag has an article mentioning: "... flying (Image: Solar Impulse) Article Summary After its successful inaugural Paris-to-Brussels flight last year, the Solar Impulse solar-powered aircraft will attempt to fly all the way to Morocco in May or June of this year, a journey almost ten times the distance, and its furthest flight and as a ..."
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Middle East Online has an article mentioning: "... Middle East Online Sun-powered aircraft Solar Impulse GENEVA - The Swiss sun-powered aircraft Solar Impulse will attempt to fly from Switzerland to Morocco in coming weeks, in its longest ..."
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Newsroom America has an article mentioning: "... David Ruth 713-348-6327 david@rice.edu Mike Williams 713-348-6728 mikewilliams@rice.edu High gas? Bye, gas! Rice University fields solar car in this week's Shell Eco-marathon in downtown Houston HOUSTON -- (March 28, 2012) -- With gas prices rising to near-record levels, students at Rice ..."
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AFP has an article mentioning: "... AFP) &ndash 8 hours ago GENEVA — The Swiss sun-powered aircraft Solar Impulse will attempt to fly from Switzerland to Morocco in coming weeks, in its longest flight to date, organisers said Wednesday. "After its ..."
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Al-Arabiya has an article mentioning: "... AFP) Tweet By AFP GENEVA The Swiss sun-powered aircraft Solar Impulse will attempt to fly from Switzerland to Morocco in coming weeks, in its longest flight to date, organizers said Wednesday. > “After ..."
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Arabian Aerospace has an article mentioning: "... After its inaugural flight to Paris and Brussels in 2011, Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg's solar airplane will attempt, for the first time ever, to fly over 2,500 km (1,550 miles) without using a drop of fuel, finally landing in Morocco. This trip will ..."
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Pakistan Daily Times has an article mentioning: "... The project, 'Solar Car', is the brainchild of Team CLAPTRIX, a group of eight students —Muhammad Yousuf Abbas, Danish Muhammad Saleem, Faaiz Baqer, Murtaza Ahmed, Ali ..."
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Boston.com has an article mentioning: "... In classrooms, students will soon be using solar cells to power fans and lightbulbs, and an after-school science group plans to power a toy solar car. Students will also be building miniature wind turbines and solar houses, a hands-on means of learning about alternative energy sources and climate ..."
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Next Big Future has an article mentioning: "... The 2001 design assumed use of 0.5 km diameter mirrors. There are recent developments related to mirrors in space. A Japanese Ikaros Solar Sail satellite is now en route to Venus and L?Garde is now developing lightweight inflatable reflectors. The proposed system is cheaper because it does not ..."
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CNET has an article mentioning: "... and investments Environment Green buildings Smart grid Tags: wind Eagles solar sports SolarBlue Philadelphia Boeing eyes five-year flight for solar plane Boeing has won an $89 million government contract to build and fly an unmanned solar-powered plane that can--eventually--stay aloft continuously for ..."
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EcoGeneration has an article mentioning: "... in Dubbo City include solar heating for the public swimming pool at the Dubbo Aquatic and Leisure Centre, and the 4 kW solar system and solar car park lighting at the Dubbo Regional Theatre and Convention Centre. Image caption: Image 1: The Dubbo Aquatic and Leisure Centre in New South Wales., ..."
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Inside Bay Area has an article mentioning: "... Posted: 03/22/2012 04:33:05 PM PDT March 23, 2012 2:21 AM GMT Updated: 03/22/2012 07:21:17 PM PDT FREMONT -- The developer of a solar-powered transportation system and a CEO working to create "space travel on earth" will be part of Science Alliance Week at Warm Springs Elementary School. The goal is ..."
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EarthTechling has an article mentioning: "... One of these is, literally, a solar sail; a 95-square-meter double-layer solar panel affixed to the main mast which feeds energy to two DC 2 (4 horsepower) electrical engines in the hull. ..."
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Arkansas Online has an article mentioning: "... School, showed his teammates a medallion given to him by one of the members of the EAST Board of Directors that identified the team's solar-powered vehicle as “a most impressive project.†“The vehicle was donated to us by the school's science department,†Dalton said, pointing out the go-cart. ..."
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Next Big Future has an article mentioning: "... Al Globus provides the case for space based solar power in "Towards an Early Pro fitable PowerSat" The Japanese Ikaros satellite, a solar sail, is producing power at about 0.8 kg/kw for the power production system. This extremely low value is accomplished by using a heliogyro thin film solar ..."
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Next Big Future has an article mentioning: "... Japan Space agency had the successful solar sail IKAROS. IKAROS (Interplanetary Kite-craft Accelerated by Radiation Of the Sun) was launched on May 21, 2010 together with the Venus Climate Orbiter, ..."
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Business Insider has an article mentioning: "... Wang on Mar 21, 2:24 PM said: http://nextbigfuture.com/2012/03/ways-to-make-space-solar-power-work.html > The Japanese Ikaros satellite, a solar sail, is producing power at about 0.8 kg/kw for the power production system. This extremely low value is accomplished by using a heliogyro thin film solar ..."
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UKZAMBIANS has an article mentioning: "... This year or soon, we shall put this car on the world market.†It is Zambia's first solar-powered car, the first of its kind in the world. Students call it Dabwa21 after the 20 year-old inventor Musa Dabwa a freshman at the University of Zambia, school ..."
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PakTribune.com has an article mentioning: "... The project, 'Solar Car', is the brainchild of Team CLAPTRIX, a group of eight students — Muhammad Yousuf Abbas, Danish Muhammad Saleem, Faaiz Baqer, Murtaza Ahmed, Ali ..."
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Zigwheels.com has an article mentioning: "... on calculators that work without batteries and do not have an 'off' button is the principle on which solar power has been used to create solar vehicles. Here is how solar energy is used to power solar vehicles The quest for alternative sources of power for automobiles explored the possibility of ..."
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RenewablesBiz has an article mentioning: "... Paul's Como Park. The city is set to fire up two solar-powered electric car charging stations at Como Lake and the nearby McMurray Fields. The official opening is expected within a couple of weeks. The sites are the latest in ..."
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RedOrbit has an article mentioning: "... on Thursday, March 15 to see the company's progress on providing an in-space demonstration of a large, mission-capable solar sail. L'Garde was one of only a handful of companies to have been awarded a NASA Technology Demonstration Mission (TDM) contract last year. The program ..."
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REVE has an article mentioning: "... A lot of different applications will be explored, ranging from power generation to desalination. For example, solar car parking canopies, in which Chevron has expertise, are to be installed at the test facility, with a vision for commercial application. > "What is ..."
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Columbia Missourian has an article mentioning: "... From solar to Hydrogen MU students started building their first solar-powered vehicle in 1990, under the direction of adviser Richard Whelove. Twenty years later, Whelove is still advising the team, but now, the team works with ..."
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Sacramento Bee has an article mentioning: "... xA0) Teachers received awards ranging from $500 to $3,000 for projects such as designing and racing solar-powered cars, building solar-powered water heaters, and constructing a wind turbine to power a radio tower for broadcasted school announcements. All projects ..."
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Politic365 has an article mentioning: "... them to lead the way to a cleaner future.? Teachers received awards ranging from $500 to $3,000 for projects such as designing and racing solar-powered cars, building solar-powered water heaters, and constructing a wind turbine to power a radio tower for broadcasted school announcements. The awards come ..."
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Tracy Press has an article mentioning: "... a boat under construction Tuesday, March 13, to paint a layer of gel coating as they put their engineering skills to the test building a solar-powered boat. >Students at one.Harmony located at 1501 W. 11th St. in Tracy, are building the boat for entry in the 2012 Northern California Solar Regatta on May ..."
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gulfnews.com has an article mentioning: "... By Binsal Abdul Kader, Staff Writer Published: 00:00 March 16, 2012 Image Credit: Ahmed Kutty/Gulf News Bertrand Piccard with a model of his solar aeroplane Bertrand Piccard flew around the world in a balloon and developed the world's first solar aeroplane. His father and grandfather were world-famous ..."
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Green Bay Press Gazette has an article mentioning: "... night at the Kress branch, which initially was held in October in conjunction with the start-up of the solar electric system, and building a solar car this summer. "I think once we get even more hands-on activities, that will really help explain (the process) more," Kindt said. Efficiency and ..."
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Minneapolis Star Tribune has an article mentioning: "... Paul's Como Park. The city is set to fire up two solar-powered electric car charging stations at Como Lake and the nearby McMurray Fields. The official opening is expected within a couple of weeks. The sites are the latest in ..."
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Autoblog has an article mentioning: "... Pvilion, which was founded last year, says it has installed one of its stations, called the Solar Sail, in Pflugerville, TX, just outside of Austin. The company says Solar Sail's design allows the stations to be custom-built to a location's ..."
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This is Cornwall has an article mentioning: "... Wednesday, March 14, 2012 Cornish Guardian Follow PUPILS studying technology at Fowey Community College have tried their hands at building solar-powered cars. Groups of two or three were provided with kits containing a motor, six solar panels, wheels of various sizes and lengths of plastic to build the ..."
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Utility Products has an article mentioning: "... 60 tons of carbon dioxide ( http://www.ecofriend.com/entry/generating-bio-energy-stored-carbon-dioxide/ Powering the Electric Grid with Solar Boats Picture GalleryPowering the Electric Grid with Solar Boats ( http://www.ecofriend.com/powering-electric-grid-solar-boats.html )Powering the Electric ..."
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PhysOrg.com has an article mentioning: "... telescope orbit Related Stories NASA's new ion engine ready for missions in space > Apr 15, 2011 | > not rated yet | > 0 NASA to test new solar sail technology > Oct 14, 2011 | > not rated yet | > 0 NASA moves shuttle engines from Kennedy to Stennis > Jan 16, 2012 | > not rated yet | > 0 Small ..."
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ElectronicsWeekly.com has an article mentioning: "... In my previous Blog - Only Connect: Molex and the Solar powered vehicle - Molex and their student design team from University of Michigan were working on producing a solar car for the World Solar Challenge 1,800 mile race ..."
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Gizmag has an article mentioning: "... http://www.gizmag.com/plug-and-play-electric-vehicle-charging-station/21724/ Tags Battery Car Energy Power Solar Powered Vehicle User Comments (10) Come on! this is rubbish. First of all, nobody will use these things are they take up far too much valuable ground space. Secondly, ..."
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Bradenton Herald has an article mentioning: "... Most recently, L'Garde was awarded a NASA Technology Demonstration Mission (TDM) contract to build and fly a large solar sail in 2014. Solar sails are a possible alternative to conventional fuels for interplanetary flight. The L'Garde TDM solar sail will demonstrate the ..."
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Gulf Times has an article mentioning: "... will be established at the upcoming Solar Test Facility, a Chevron Qatar-GreenGulf initiative at Qatar Science & Technology Park Above : A solar car-parking canopy at night. Below from left to right: Carl Atallah: Chevron Qatar president, Omran al-Kuwari: GreenGulf CEO, Jeff Munoz: Chevron ..."
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AFP has an article mentioning: "... For he and his 80-strong support team have to ensure not just that they can build a solar-powered aircraft capable of completing the flight around the world, but also that they have a pilot strong enough to complete the mission. Borschberg declared the ..."
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Eurasia Review has an article mentioning: "... 5 booster rocket from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida is that the space plane is an 8.8-meter- long and 4.5-meter-wide solar-powered vehicle. The experimental spacecraft was supposed to return to an airstrip in California nine months later in December â€" but that never happened. In the ..."
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High Performance Composites has an article mentioning: "... structures.&rdquo The company's background in human-powered aircraft directly translates to the lightly loaded "gossamer&rdquo solar-powered airplanes with low Reynolds numbers. Aurora, in fact, had recently converted one of its early human-powered aircraft into a solar-powered UAV. >Aurora will ..."
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RT has an article mentioning: "... 5 booster rocket from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida is that the space plane is an 8.8-meter- long and 4.5-meter-wide solar-powered vehicle. The experimental spacecraft was supposed to return to an airstrip in California nine months later in December â€" but that never happened. The X-37B ..."
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Asian Scientist Magazine has an article mentioning: "... first remotely controlled robot, called Lunokhod 1, travelled more than 10 km using solar energy, and was the original precursor of modern solar-powered cars. These were incredible feats of engineering, and an exciting time in our history because it marked a new era of exploration for humans. The Moon ..."
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Gizmodo UK has an article mentioning: "... NASA Left-Off monster machines Europe?s Newest Vacuum Tunnel Simulates Space with Cryogenic Walls monster machines NASA To Unfurl the Largest Solar Sail Ever Flown In Space Comments Cancel reply You must be logged in to post a comment. MOST POPULAR TAGS GIZ UK APPLE WATCH THIS ANDROID SCIENCE UK IPHONE ..."
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China Post has an article mentioning: "... For he and his 80-strong support team have to ensure not just that they can build a solar-powered aircraft capable of completing the flight around the world, but also that they have a pilot strong enough to complete the mission. Borschberg declared the ..."
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ScienceAlert has an article mentioning: "... first remotely controlled robot, called Lunokhod 1, travelled more than 10km using solar energy, and was the original precursor of modern solar-powered cars. These were incredible feats of engineering, and an exciting time in our history because it marked a new era of exploration for humans. The Moon ..."
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Wired has an article mentioning: "... This is a sad first, the first firing from a solar boat.? Because those firearms were on board, the crew also had to ensure the boat could make the 2000 mile journey without any emergencies since ..."
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Top Secret Writers has an article mentioning: "... The craft and its ground station make it virtually impossible for anything to hide under cover in the battlefield. Solar Powered Aircraft : The concept of a solar-powered UAV was listed in the report as a project under the NASA Office of Aerospace Technology. The goal is to provide a ..."
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Sail World has an article mentioning: "... This is a sad first, the first firing from a solar boat. Let us hope that this will remain a drill only. Necessary security for the dangerous voyage - .. . This pirate skiff was scared off when the ..."
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The Engineer has an article mentioning: "... to 300kW and beyond and has the potential for reducing the cost and complexity of high-power requirements.' The availability of a solar-powered vehicle would make it possible to launch spacecraft to LEO then ferry them to GEO, allowing much heavier payloads to reach GEO while still using existing ..."
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The Verge has an article mentioning: "... Eliasson, an artist and industrial designer, and Ottesen, a pioneer in solar-powered flight technologies, teamed up to create the LittleSun: a light-weight, solar-charged LED lamp. What makes the flower-shaped LittleSun different from other ..."
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Aurora Beacon News has an article mentioning: "... students not only collect and analyze data from these power sources, but they also learn about different energy sources, build wind turbines, solar cars, solar cookers. | Photo courtesy~Matt Olson storyidforme: 26500966 > tmspicid: 9615109 > fileheaderid: 4421000 Article Extras Updated: March 4, 2012 ..."
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Aurora Beacon News has an article mentioning: "... students not only collect and analyze data from these power sources, but they also learn about different energy sources, build wind turbines, solar cars, solar cookers. | Photo courtesy~Matt Olson storyidforme: 26500966 > tmspicid: 9615109 > fileheaderid: 4421000 Article Extras Updated: March 2, 2012 ..."
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Nanaimo Daily News has an article mentioning: "... Prev Next > Email to a friend Printer friendly Font: For he and his 80-strong support team have to ensure not just that they can build a solar-powered aircraft capable of completing the flight around the world, but also that they have a pilot strong enough to complete the mission. Borschberg declared the ..."
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New Paltz Times has an article mentioning: "... Professor Mike Otis, who helped with this project and also coaches the well-publicized solar-car team at the schools, said getting the panels was important for the engineering students at the college. “The vision was really to put something in ..."
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Patch.com has an article mentioning: "... Email the author March 1, 2012 Tweet Email Print Comment ‹ Back to Article new Embed Share Junior Molly Kelly tells a visitor about the solar-powered boat she and her classmates are building at Laguna Creek High School's Green Energy and Technology Academy. The academy will receive a $136,000 state grant ..."
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Today's THV has an article mentioning: "... KTHV) - Students from Hot Springs stopped by Today's THV to give us a hands-on look at their solar powered car. The car was initially broken when the school first received the car. Students fixed it and then converted it to solar power. THV's Craig O'Neill ..."
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Today's THV has an article mentioning: "... KTHV) - Students from Hot Springs stopped by Today's THV to give us a hands-on look at their solar powered car. The car was initially broken when the school first received the car. Students fixed it and then converted it to solar power. THV's Craig O'Neill ..."
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Daily Northwestern has an article mentioning: "... March 2, 2012 00:03 A report five McCormick students wrote last spring has prompted Evanston to announce plans to install three solar-powered electric car charging stations. The report was the result of a quarter-long project in McCormick Prof. Mark Werwath's class last year. The project is a partnership ..."
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DC Velocity has an article mentioning: "... An Australian company is planning a commercial trial of its hybrid "solar sail" technology. By DC Velocity Staff >Email >Print >Reprints >Comment Because the transportation industry's fortunes are so closely tied to fuel costs, ..."
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SunHerald.com has an article mentioning: "... Monarch is named after the butterfly which Dr. Hui is also using as a natural model for solar powered transportation. Dr. Hui has recently invested in helping preserve the butterfly's vitality and longevity amidst urban pressures. The company has a team of ..."
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Ventura County Star has an article mentioning: "... Mark Burley calls his commute from the Santa Rosa Valley to Studio City "driving on sunshine." You could say his journey to driving a solar-powered car began when he installed solar panels on his home four years ago. He opted for solar panels both to do something good for the environment and ..."
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