Swiss pilot Raphael Domjan beat the altitude record for a solar-powered electric plane in a flight that took him soaring to 9,521 meters, or 31,237 feet, his team announced Wednesday. The SolarStratos ...

Chinese state-owned power producer China Huadian Corporation has launched the second phase of its Caipeng Solar-Storage Power Station in Shannan, Tibet, situated at an altitude of 5,228 meters, making ...

To keep a solar-powered HAPS flying continuously, its power generation must exceed its consumption. While predicting the power consumption of the motors is straightforward, predicting the power ...

Looking to validate electric powertrain technology in the highest, most remote of settings, the Peak Evolution Team climbed the world's highest active volcano into the record books this month. The ...

The SolarStratos plane has 22 square metres of solar panels on its wings - Copyright CNA/AFP STR The SolarStratos plane has 22 square metres of solar panels on its ...

The first phase of the 150MW project was commissioned in 2023. Image: PowerChina. On 15 December, the second phase of the Huadian Tibet Caipeng PV-Storage Project was connected to the grid at 5,228 ...

Engineers at SolarStratos are building a plane that will fly higher than any other manned solar-powered aircraft. They’re shooting for 80,000 feet (24km) – high above the clouds and well into the ...

Bangalore-based NewSpace Research and Technologies (NRT) has secured a contract worth INR1.68 billion (USD18.6 million) from ...

Swiss pilot Raphael Domjan beat the altitude record for a solar-powered electric plane in a flight that took him soaring to 9,521 metres, his team announced Wednesday. The SolarStratos plane made the ...