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Article: China: Trina Solar To Provide Photovoltaic Cells For Hy-Bird RTW Flight.
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- July 17, 2008
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Byline: sujit03
Trina Solar Limited, a Chinese manufacturer of photovoltaic cells, announced a cooperation agreement with LISA Airplanes this week for the building of the Hy-Bird, a solar and hydrogen powered airplane that is set to be the first to fly around the world using only renewable energies as fuel.
Under this agreement, Trina Solar will supply LISA Airplanes with almost 300 photovoltaic cells for the assembly of the hybrid aircraft. The solar PV cells on the wings and horizontal tail of the plane will supply sufficient energy to complete the fuel cell power for takeoff and for on-board power supply. Apart from this, the plane will be propelled ...