Andre Borschberg

Solar Impulse completes latest leg on record-breaking flight

The sun-powered Solar Impulse 2 aircraft landed in the US state of Pennsylvania Wednesday, completing the latest leg of a record-breaking flight around the world to promote renewable energy.

People of the Sun: Solar Impulse 2 completes three-day 'test of human endurance'

The Solar Impulse 2 landed in Mountain View, in the Silicon Valley south of San Francisco, on Saturday night following a 62-hour, nonstop solo flight from Hawaii without fuel

Solar powered airplane takes off from Varanasi: Next stop, Myanmar

A solar-powered airplane on a round-the-world journey took off Thursday from the northern Indian town of Varanasi and was headed for its next stop in Myanmar.

World's first solar-powered plane's pilot plays down criticism of Indian red-tape by colleague

One of the pilots of the solar powered plane Solar Impulse-2 on Wednesday sought to play down the the criticism by his colleague.

World's first solar-powered plane takes off for Varanasi from Ahmedabad

The world's only 'zero-fuel' aircraft 'Solar Impulse-2' took off from Ahmedabad for the holy city of Varanasi as a part of its round-the-world trip.

Solar Impulse 2, the plane fuelled by the sun's power, lands in Ahmedabad

The Swiss-built solar aircraft Solar Impulse 2 took off from Muscat in Oman earlier on Tuesday and landed in Ahmedabad. Here are the photos.

How does the SI 2 fly? Here's all you need to know about the solar-powered plane

Two Swiss men are attempting to fly around the world in a solar-powered plane without a drop of fossil fuel. Here's all you need to know about the plane.