Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Adam Edelen, the CEO of Edelen Renewables and former Kentucky auditor, admitted that he thought Thursday’s Urban County Council ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - The Lexington Model Airplane Club has been flying at the same site for 26 years. Now, a solar energy proposal is putting that airfield in jeopardy. The club, which has more ...

Swiss pilot Raphael Domjan beat the altitude record for a solar-powered electric plane in a flight that took him soaring to 9,521 meters, or 31,237 feet, his team announced Wednesday. The SolarStratos ...

The Solar Impulse, an airplane traveling across the United States using only solar power, is in Phoenix today, after reaching Arizona from California Saturday. It took the plane about 20 hours to ...

Another air record has been (unofficially) broken as a prop-driven solar/electric aircraft reached the highest altitude yet for its type. On August 12, 2025, a modified Elektra One reached 31,237 feet ...

In recent years, the development of tiny aircraft capable of staying aloft using only sunlight has captured the imagination of scientists and engineers alike. These groundbreaking innovations promise ...

It weighs as much as an SUV, but its wingspan is wider than a 747's. And Monday, a solar-powered airplane flew over the Gulf of Oman, starting what its pilots hope will be a record-setting trip around ...

A solar-powered airplane landed in California on Saturday, completing a risky, three-day flight across the Pacific Ocean as part of its journey around the world. Pilot Bertrand Piccard landed the ...

A solar-powered airplane has landed in Pennsylvania, about 17 hours after it took off from the Ohio hometown of America aviation pioneers Wilbur and Orville Wright. The Swiss-made Solar Impulse 2 ...

US-based aerospace startup Skydweller Aero has successfully flown its solar-powered drone for nearly three days straight in recent tests. The aircraft, which has a wingspan wider than a Boeing 747, ...