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While companies like First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLSR), SolarCity Corp (NASDAQ: SCTY) and Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) are working to solve our energy problem at home, at work and on the roads, a group of Swiss engineers are conquering the skies. On March 9, 2015, Solar Impulse launched a record-...

In an effort to bring attention to the issue of climate change, a Swiss-made, solar-powered aircraft began its inaugural journey around the world Monday. The plane, called Solar Impulse, took off from Abu Dhabi on Monday morning and began a five-month journey to prove that reducing dependence on...