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Energy | 12. April 2010 | posted by Jan Oliver Löfken

Energy question of the week: Is it possible to fly on nothing but solar power?

In cruise ships, electrical propulsion units – powered by diesel engines – are now standard equipment. Every day, buses with electric motors powered by fuel cells ply the streets of Hamburg. Now the first aircraft powered solely by electric motors are taking off. However, in the quest to find exciting, original and climate-friendly propulsion, are solar cells powerful enough to get an aircraft off the ground? read more