U.S. solar aircraft completed the first phase without fuel range

Not a drop of fuel, a solar-powered aircraft completed a historic over the United States the first phase of the voyage. The aircraft took 19 hours, flew from California to Arizona. 4 am, landing at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.

Plane called the "Solar Impulse" solar-powered aircraft take-off from San Francisco near the Mo Feite airport on the 3rd.
"Solar Impulse" is the first aircraft to fly day and night do not use fuel aircraft. It is completely the electricity generated by mppt charge controller and airborne battery driven. In all 5 of the voyage, the construction of the "Solar Impulse" by Bertrand Piccard and Andre will take turns driving the single-seater plane. The first phase of the voyage by Picard.

Picard is able to drive the zero fuel airplane flying over the United States is his dream for decades. Picard in the "Solar Impulse" cockpit Fun Science and website reporters said: "We want to promote clean technologies critical to our world." In mid-May, this aircraft ultralight aircraft will begin the second phase of the voyage , it will be from Phoenix to Dallas, Texas. The end of May, the "Solar Impulse" to St. Louis, Missouri; fourth stage, it will be from St. Louis to Washington, DC; late June or early July, it arrived in New York City, the end of the fifth stage, and final phase of the flight.

Each section of the navigation of the "monocrystalline solar panel Impulse" will be broadcast live. The monitor will be sent back to the aircraft position, altitude and speed information.Solar Impulse "over the part of the trip to the United States called" clean power "initiative, which aims to promote clean technologies in the global plan to get the support of a number of celebrities, such as Hollywood director James Cameron, the former Apollo astronaut Buzz Aldrin, former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and British entrepreneur Richard Branson.

Price competitive prices of photovoltaic panels accounted for about 60% of the price of the photovoltaic power generation system. But people should not be overlooked: In this product, also contains the product before the procedure.Wacker production of crystalline silicon accounted for about 20% of the world market. And in other areas of the photovoltaic world market including China, German companies are very competitive and achievement.

German inverter manufacturer SMA occupies about 30% of the world market share. Germany's photovoltaic panels production equipment accounted for about 50% of the global share. The manufacture of photovoltaic cells on the largest supplier of high conductivity contact line Silver Germany's Heraeus. About half of photovoltaic products produced in China using German production equipment.Germany lost the international market, is equal to lose 80% of the market. As we all know, in all areas of the photovoltaic industry in Germany, the share of exports of the product in about 55-60%.