{"id":6601,"date":"2016-08-07T06:23:47","date_gmt":"2016-08-07T10:23:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=6601"},"modified":"2016-09-08T17:25:21","modified_gmt":"2016-09-08T21:25:21","slug":"a-solar-powered-plane-just-flew-around-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=6601","title":{"rendered":"A solar-powered plane just flew around the world"},"content":{"rendered":"
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. . SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT . .<\/p>\n

An article by Kate Yoder for Grist<\/a><\/p>\n

The scrappy plane we\u2019ve all been rooting for<\/a> just completed the first solar-powered flight around the world, no fossil fuels burned. On Tuesday, Solar Impulse 2 ended its epic 24,500-mile journey and landed back home in Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\n

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The one-seater plane, sporting 17,000 solar cells<\/a> on its wings, is as wide as a Boeing 747 but light as a feather \u2014 well, as light as a car, anyway. Though the 16-month trip was largely a stunt to promote renewable energy, it\u2019s a milestone for aviation as well.<\/p>\n

Bertrand Piccard, one of two Swiss pilots who flew the Solar Impulse, predicted that medium-size electric planes will begin carrying passengers<\/a> within the next decade. We\u2019re a fan of that possibility \u2014 and the EPA might be, too. The agency recently announced plans to begin limiting carbon emissions<\/a> from airplanes since they pose a threat to public health.<\/p>\n

One thing we can say now: Renewable energy is gellin\u2019 \u2014 as in Magellan.<\/p>\n

(Thank you to Janet Hudgins, the CPNN reporter for this article.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Question for this article<\/div>\n
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Are we making progress in renewable energy?<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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