Barracuda Networks and Lightning Motorcycles Join Forces to Race the World’s First Solar-Powered SuperBike

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Jul 24, 2012

Partnership Brings Speed, Innovation and Technology with a Zero Carbon FootprintCampbell, Calif. (PRWEB) July 24, 2012 Barracuda Networks Inc. today announced a partnership with Lightning Motorcycles that would power the nine-lap FIM E-Power & TTX Championships race at the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix with electricity harnessed from the sun, making this the first motorcycle to complete the MotoGP race with a zero carbon footprint. Through this... full story

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Solar Plane Makes Last Test Flight Before Across America Trip

The Solar Impulse solar-powered airplane made history in 2010 when it embarked on the first-ever solar-powered night flight, and again in 2012 when it made the first intercontinental solar-powered flight (Europe to North Africa). Now the co-founders and pilots of Solar Impulse have announced plans...

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Solar Plane Prepares to Make History

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Chaz Davies earns double race win in Spanish round of Superbike World Championships

Welshman Chaz Davies took a double race win at the Spanish round of the Superbike World Championship at Motorland Aragon, the first victories of his career.

dailymail.co.uk (2 months and 7 days ago)

Student-built wheelchair runs indefinitely on solar power

A solar-powered wheelchair designed by students at the University of Virginia has won first prize in a competition, Change My Life in One Minute, to mark World Cerebral Palsy Day. Entrants to the competition were asked to come up with an innovation that could make a significant difference to a person with a disability. The solar-powered wheelchair can run continuously...

gizmag.com (13 days ago)

Video: Solar-powered plane could be first to circle globe

Two Swiss visionaries have co-invented a solar-powered airplane and plan to fly it around the world. Bob Simon offers a preview of an upcoming "60 Minutes" report, and then Bertrand Piccard, Solar Impulse president and co-founder, and Andre Borschberg, Solar Impulse chief executive officer and co-founder, discuss their flight aspirations.

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At FGCU's solar-powered go-kart race, students combine sun and fun.

Driving a solar-powered go-kart he helped build, Naples High junior Jon Baker pumped his fist and yelled at his teammates as he buzzed around the...

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This Inflatable Aircraft Carrier Houses a Solar-Powered Wonder Plane

When you're flying around the world in a lightweight solar-powered plane with a wingspan larger than most commercial airliners, you need to guarantee you've always got a safe place to store it on the ground. So the support team behind the Solar Impulse, the world's first globe circumnavigating solar-powered aircraft, decided that the easiest way to guarantee they always had...

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Checa on pole for opening Superbike race of the season in Australia

Spain's Carlos Checa claimed pole position for tomorrow's World Superbike Championship curtain-raiser, registering the fastest-ever lap around the 4.445km Phillip Island circuit in the process.

dailymail.co.uk (3 months and 26 days ago)

Fueled By The Sun: Solar Impulse Lands In Dallas And Shatters World Distance Record

Powered solely by the Sun, Solar Impulse, which has the wingspan of a jumbo jet and weighs less than a compact car, successfully flew from Phoenix to Dallas on Thursday, May 23, to complete the longest leg of the Across America mission, which will conclude in New York. The 950 mile flight to DFW Airport set a new world distance record in solar aviation. The trek across...

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BMW and SOLARWATT team up for solar carport system

BMW’s sustainable mobility-focused sub-brand BMW i has announced it is to join forces with German photovoltaic firm SOLARWATT GmbH, in a bid to supply consumer-friendly solar-powered carport and rooftop charging systems to future i3 and i8 owners. ..

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