Month: May 2012

Minneapolis Star Tribune Swiss solar plane takes off on 1st transcontinental flight to Morocco via Spain Article by: FRANK JORDANS , Associated Press GENEVA – An experimental solar-powered airplane took off from...

Clean Technica 500-MW Solar Plant to Be Built in Morocco Jake Richardson A 500-MW solar complex at Ouarzazate, in the south-central region of Morocco, should be finished by 2015. The first phase will be a 160-MW parabolic trough...

Morocco Accelerates Solar Plans By Sam Schrader As reported in Reuters, Morocco is planning on accelerating the tender processes for developing its 2,000 MW solar energy plan, beginning with awarding a contract for 160 MW using...

Will solar planes take off? Daring pilots take experimental flight from Switzerland to Morocco to prove technology works By EDDIE WRENN An experimental solar-powered airplane has taken off from Switzerland, aiming to fly 1,554...

Bloomberg Environment Solar Impulse Experimental Plane Heads to Spain From Switzerland By Randall Hackley The experimental sun-powered Solar Impulse airplane departed from the Swiss airfield of Payerne en route tonight for...