Solar Energy

Colorado Gets Nod As Number 5 Clean Energy State

Erin OToole — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 19:09:55 +0000

Colorado is widely regarded by renewable energy advocates as one of the best states for clean technology. Now there’s an official ranking from industry research firm Clean Edge Inc. to quantify that.

A Cleaner Way To Power Electric Vehicles

Erin OToole and Chris Wood — Thu, 23 May 2013 12:50:46 +0000

Electric vehicle owners could soon have a greener way to power up their cars through a program being offered by a Boulder solar company.

Solar-Powered Airplane Completes First Leg Of U.S. Flight

Bill Chappell — Sun, 05 May 2013 21:04:00 +0000

The Solar Impulse, an airplane traveling across the United States using only solar power, is in Phoenix today, after reaching Arizona from California Saturday.

Huge Solar Plane Begins Slow Flight Across The U.S.

Fri, 03 May 2013 21:49:00 +0000

The Solar Impulse, a solar-powered airplane with the 208-foot wing-span, has begun a slow journey across the United States.

We've told you about the Swiss plane before. A year ago, the plane took 20 hours to fly from Switzerland to Spain and then flew to Morocco completing its first transcontinental flight.

Today, Solar Impulse took off from Moffett Field in Mountain View, Calif. It is expected to land in Phoenix, then head to Dallas, work its way to St.

From Coast To Coast with The Power Of The Sun

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 11:10:00 +0000

Transcript

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST:

Later this week, weather permitting, a solar-powered airplane will take off on a trip from the San Francisco Bay area all the way across the country to New York. The Solar Impulse can fly both day and night. But it will take two pilots to pull it off. Swiss aviator Bertrand Piccard is co-founder and chairman of Solar Impulse. He and his business partner, Andre Borschberg, will take turns flying the craft across the States.