The Local Switzerland

Solar plane aiming for stratosphere makes test flight

Fri, 05 May 2017 19:27:50 +0200

The first solar plane aimed at reaching the stratosphere made an initial low-altitude test flight over Switzerland on Friday.

Swiss solar boat sails to US on climate mission

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:49:00 +0200

The world's largest fully solar-powered boat, a Swiss vessel called "Turanor PlanetSolar," docked in New York on Tuesday during a mission to study the effects of climate change on the Gulf Stream current.

Migros unveils monster Solothurn solar system

Fri, 30 Nov 2012 13:28:00 +0100

Migros, Switzerland’s largest retailer, is planning to build what it calls the biggest solar panel installation in the country in the canton of Solothurn.

Geneva swaps oil tanks for sun power

Wed, 31 Oct 2012 08:26:00 +0100

In a moment rife with symbolism, employees for the canton of Geneva’s state-owned utility SIG (Services Industriels de Genève) used blowtorches on Tuesday to cut into a massive steel oil tank.

Geneva unveils largest Swiss solar system

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 23:50:00 +0200

The biggest solar panel installation in Switzerland was inaugurated by officials on Tuesday at Palexpo, the Geneva exhibition centre.

High winds ground Swiss solar plane's flight

Tue, 03 Jul 2012 10:52:00 +0200

An experimental solar-powered aircraft that had been scheduled to depart Morocco for Spain on Tuesday for its return journey to Switzerland has been grounded by strong winds, organizers said.

Swiss solar-powered plane to fly to desert

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 11:18:00 +0200

The Swiss sun-powered plane Solar Impulse took off on Wednesday morning from Rabat for a journey to southern Morocco's desert region in its first, and potentially dangerous, flight in a hot and arid climate.

Take-off for sun-fuelled intercontinental flight

Tue, 05 Jun 2012 10:48:00 +0200

A Swiss adventurer took off on Tuesday into the night skies above Madrid and headed for Rabat on the world's first intercontinental flight in a solar-powered plane.