Solar Impulse computer model in flight (image: EPFL)

Duebendorf, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – “Yesterday, it was a dream. Today, it is an airplane – tomorrow it will be an ambassador of renewable energies”, Bertrand Piccard told journalists gathered Friday 26 June for the unveiling of his futuristic fuel-free airplane Solar Impulse.

Piccard is the head of a project to build and fly a plane that uses only the sun’s energy to fly non-stop around the world.

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