This is how Solar Impulse could change your life

Jul 28, 2016

Solar Impulse 2, the solar airplane, piloted by Swiss adventurer Andre Borschberg, flies over the Statue of Libery in in New York, U.S., June 11, 2016 shortly before landing at John F. Kennedy airport. Leg 14 was the shortest so far on the planes trip around the globe.

Solar Impulse’s most visible legacy is likely to be in the domestic power market. Image: Andre Borschberg, Jean Revillard/SI2/Handout via Reuters/File Photo

Neil Ashton

Senior Researcher, Oxford eResearch Centre, University of Oxford

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