Swiss doctor promotes clean energy with solar-powered airplane

Swiss doctor promotes clean energy with solar-powered airplane

PAYERNE, Switzerland - Bertrand Piccard, founder of Solar Impulse, speaks about his solar-powered airplane in Payerne, Switzerland, on June 11, 2014. His team is planning to make a round-trip flight with the aircraft in 2015. (Kyodo)

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