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Swiss pilots aim to circle the world in a solar powered plane!Bertrand Piccard is no conventional environmental activist — he hopes to raise awareness about the potential of renewable energy by flying a solar-powered aircraft around the world. “What we want to do is to fly day and night to show that, with renewable energies, you can have unlimited duration of flight, no restriction,” Piccard told AFP at the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi, where he had a booth to promote his venture.
