Making liquid fuels from low-carbon sources is better than mounting solar

We Need Nuclear-Powered Airplanes, Not Solar-Powered Ones Making liquid fuels from low-carbon sources is better than mounting solar panels on planes. http://www.technologyreview.com/view/513066/we-need-nuclear-powered-airplanes-not-solar-powered-ones/ Giant solar-powered aircraft to begin cross-country flight Register - ‎3 hours ago‎ The photovoltaics-powered Solar Impulse HB-SIA aircraft has arrived at the NASA Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley's Moffett Field to prepare for a flight across the US. After it has been offloaded in pieces from its Boeing 747-100 transporter, the ... Solar Impulse set to soar on US tour CBS News - ‎8 hours ago‎ The Solar Impulse HB-SIA, a solar-powered, battery-equipped airplane capable of flying at night, is being prepped to fly across the United States in five legs beginning May 1. The plane is seen here in the hangar at Moffett Field in Mountain View, Calif., on ... Solar-powered plane to make cross-country flight CBS News - ‎8 hours ago‎ Solar impulse, an ultra-lightweight plane powered completely by the sun is set to fly coast-to-coast this spring, researchers announced today (March 28) at Moffett Air Field at NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, Calif. The plane requires zero fuel ... Solar-powered plane to stop in Phoenix, Dallas, New York CTV News - ‎11 hours ago‎ MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- A solar-powered plane that has wowed aviation fans in Europe is set to travel across the United States with stops in Phoenix, Dallas, Washington, D.C., and New York, organizers of the trip announced Thursday. The plane, Solar ... Solar-powered plane prepares for coast-to-coast US flight Times of Oman - ‎14 hours ago‎ Washington: A groundbreaking solar-powered Swiss aircraft is ready to make a coast-to-coast flight across the United States, its creators said Thursday. The experimental Solar Impulse plane, which has made several trips since its maiden flight in 2009, will ... Flying across America in a solar-powered plane San Francisco Chronicle (blog) - ‎14 hours ago‎ Weather permitting, a gangly experimental airplane will roll down the runway at Moffett Field on May 1, climb slowly into the skies above Silicon Valley and fly to Phoenix — using no power source other than the sun. The Solar Image plane, inside Moffett ... Solar-powered plane set to cross America The Province - ‎16 hours ago‎ A solar-powered plane that has wowed aviation fans in Europe is preparing to fly across North America. The Swiss creators of the Solar Impulse announced Thursday which U.S. cities the experimental plane will visit during its "Across America" tour that kicks ... Solar-powered plane plans flight across US NDTV - ‎16 hours ago‎ A solar-powered plane that has wowed aviation fans in Europe is set to travel across the United States with stops in Phoenix, Dallas, Washington, D.C., and New York, the plane's Swiss creators said. Solar Impulse, considered the world's most advanced ... Solar plane to set out to cross US in early May Reuters India - ‎17 hours ago‎ By Braden Reddall. MOUNTAIN VIEW, California | Fri Mar 29, 2013 4:47am IST. MOUNTAIN VIEW, California (Reuters) - The first crossing of the United States by a solar-powered plane is expected to start in just over a month, its creators said on Thursday, ... Solar plane to embark on coast-to-coast US ... CNET - ‎21 hours ago‎ Before trying to fly around the world without using a drop of fossil fuel, the Solar Impulse visits the U.S. -- touching down in Phoenix, Dallas, New York, and other cities. Dara Kerr. by Dara Kerr. March 28, 2013 9:11 PM PDT Follow @darakerr. The Solar ... Flight plan for solar-powered airplane Newsday - ‎22 hours ago‎ MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - (AP) -- A solar-powered plane set to embark on a multi-city trip across the United States is scheduled to depart Moffett Field in Mountain View, Calif., on May 1, weather permitting. These are the cities, in order, of where the plane ...