https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A Swiss firm co-founded by one of the key figures in the Solar Impulse project has won Silicon Valley funding towards developing electric aircraft. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180220/swiss-firm-h55-wins-nanodimension-funds-for-new-electric-plane-project Tue, 20 Feb 2018 16:00:49 +0100 swiss-firm-h55-wins-nanodimension-funds-for-new-electric-plane-project Circling the globe in an aircraft that used no fuel would be enough for some to rest on their laurels, but the pilots of Solar Impulse 2 on Monday spoke of their new project. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161011/solar-impulse-team-reveal-plans-for-unmanned-plane Tue, 11 Oct 2016 10:22:19 +0200 solar-impulse-team-reveal-plans-for-unmanned-plane The Swiss post office has released a special stamp to mark the achievement of the Swiss pilots who became the first to fly around the world on a solar-powered plane. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160727/swiss-post-gives-stamp-of-approval-to-solar-impulse Wed, 27 Jul 2016 14:17:40 +0200 swiss-post-gives-stamp-of-approval-to-solar-impulse Solar Impulse 2 has landed in the UAE, completing its epic journey to become the first sun-powered plane to circle the globe without a drop of fuel to promote renewable energy. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160726/solar-plane-completes-historic-round-the-world-trip Tue, 26 Jul 2016 10:36:58 +0200 solar-plane-completes-historic-round-the-world-trip The final leg of an unprecedented world tour by a solar-powered plane was postponed on Saturday due to the pilot's health, he said in a message on Twitter. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160717/world-touring-solar-planes-final-departure-to-uae-delayed Sun, 17 Jul 2016 17:10:26 +0200 world-touring-solar-planes-final-departure-to-uae-delayed The Solar Impulse 2 left southern Spain on Monday on its way to Egypt for the penultimate leg of the solar-powered airplane's landmark round-the-world journey. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160711/swiss-solar-plane-sets-off-on-penultimate-leg Mon, 11 Jul 2016 14:48:12 +0200 swiss-solar-plane-sets-off-on-penultimate-leg The Solar Impulse 2 landed in Spain on Thursday morning after completing a 70-hour flight from New York in the first solo transatlantic crossing in a solar-powered airplane. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160623/swiss-solar-plane-completes-atlantic-crossing Thu, 23 Jun 2016 10:23:24 +0200 swiss-solar-plane-completes-atlantic-crossing Updated: The Solar Impulse 2 aircraft was soaring on Monday night over the western Atlantic, one of the most difficult legs of its record-breaking bid to fly across the globe using only solar energy. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160620/solar-impulse-embarks-on-transatlantic-leg-of-epic-journey Mon, 20 Jun 2016 11:09:44 +0200 solar-impulse-embarks-on-transatlantic-leg-of-epic-journey Solar Impulse 2, a solar-powered airplane piloted by Swiss national Bertrand Piccard, successfully flew out of Dayton, Ohio in the dark early on Wednesday en route to Pennsylvania, on the 13th leg of its round the world journey. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160525/swiss-solar-plane-continues-historic-trip Wed, 25 May 2016 13:31:30 +0200 swiss-solar-plane-continues-historic-trip Solar Impulse 2, the Swiss-based plane attempting to be the first aircraft to circumnavigate the globe on solar power, has landed in California after crossing the Pacific from Hawaii. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160425/swiss-solar-plane-completes-pacific-crossing Mon, 25 Apr 2016 14:33:43 +0200 swiss-solar-plane-completes-pacific-crossing The sun-powered plane Solar Impulse 2 has made a successful test flight in Hawaii, where it has been grounded for repairs on its round-the-world trek, the Swiss-based project said on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160228/solar-impulse-plane-makes-first-maintenance-flight-in-hawaii Sun, 28 Feb 2016 20:52:34 +0100 solar-impulse-plane-makes-first-maintenance-flight-in-hawaii The sun-powered plane Solar Impulse 2, grounded in Hawaii since the summer for repairs, will be ready to fly again by April 20th, the project's spokeswoman says. https://www.thelocal.ch/20151223/swiss-solar-plane-set-to-resume-flight-in-april Wed, 23 Dec 2015 14:40:36 +0100 swiss-solar-plane-set-to-resume-flight-in-april The sun-powered Solar Impulse 2 aircraft has been grounded in Hawaii, its crew said Saturday, after a grueling five-day, fuel-less flight across the Pacific Ocean overheated its batteries. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150711/solar-impulse-grounded-in-hawaii-for-repairs Sat, 11 Jul 2015 20:09:16 +0200 solar-impulse-grounded-in-hawaii-for-repairs Switzerland's Solar Impulse 2 aircraft completed a historic flight in its quest to circle the globe without consuming a drop of fuel, touching down gracefully in Hawaii on Friday after the most arduous leg of its journey. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150704/solar-impulse-lands-in-hawaii-completing-historic-flight Sat, 04 Jul 2015 09:24:17 +0200 solar-impulse-lands-in-hawaii-completing-historic-flight After more than four and a half days of flying across the Pacific and setting a record for solo flight, Switzerland’s Solar Impulse 2 airplane was set to arrive in Hawaii on Friday on its epic journey around the world. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150703/solar-impulse-2-nears-hawaii-after-historic-flight Fri, 03 Jul 2015 14:23:15 +0200 solar-impulse-2-nears-hawaii-after-historic-flight A Swiss solar-powered aircraft flying from Japan to Hawaii on the most perilous leg of a round-the-globe bid has beaten the record for the longest solo flight, the project's team said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150702/solar-impulse-pilot-battles-fatigue-close-to-hawaii Thu, 02 Jul 2015 21:58:33 +0200 solar-impulse-pilot-battles-fatigue-close-to-hawaii The Swiss solar-powered aircraft flying between Japan and Hawaii as part of a round-the-world bid passed the halfway point of the perilous Pacific Ocean crossing Wednesday, and broke its own endurance record. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150701/solar-impulse-passes-halfway-mark-to-hawaii Wed, 01 Jul 2015 13:50:29 +0200 solar-impulse-passes-halfway-mark-to-hawaii A Swiss solar-powered aircraft on a round-the-world flight was high above the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday, over a quarter of the way to Hawaii after leaving Japan, the mission website showed. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150630/solar-impulse Tue, 30 Jun 2015 13:27:11 +0200 solar-impulse Switzerland's revolutionary Solar Impulse 2 aircraft took off early on Monday for a flight over the Pacific Ocean, a spokeswoman said, the most ambitious leg of its quest to circumnavigate the globe powered only by the sun. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150628/solar-impulse-heads-to-hawaii-after-weather-breaks Mon, 29 Jun 2015 00:35:29 +0200 solar-impulse-heads-to-hawaii-after-weather-breaks A Swiss solar-powered plane attempting to fly around the world must cross the Pacific within a few weeks or it could remain stuck in Japan for a year, the project's co-founder said in an interview published on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150625/solar-plane-could-remain-in-japan-for-a-year Thu, 25 Jun 2015 13:12:57 +0200 solar-plane-could-remain-in-japan-for-a-year