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Solar Impulse completes its round-the-world journey
It flew more than 40,000 km over the last 15 months or so, powered only by the sun.
In March 2015 Solar Impulse 2 took off from Abu Dhabi and tonight it has successfully returned, completing a 40,000km+ round the world trip. It managed the feat "without using a drop of fuel," becoming the first to manage the feat thanks to sunlight, piloted by Bertrand Piccard and Andre Borschberg. Its arrival is a bit delayed, partially due to some problems with heat-related battery damage, but just making the trip helps the project's goal to show off the potential of transportation powered by green energy sources.
BREAKING: it's a first in the history of #energy, @solarimpulse is only the beginning, #futureisclean pic.twitter.com/sRjD59Gi2x
— Bertrand PICCARD (@bertrandpiccard) July 26, 2016
