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Just to understand the terminology better, if we invent more energy dense, lighter batteries in the future that can be charged via solar power, will the planes
by curiousDog 14y ago
Just to understand the terminology better, if we invent more energy dense, lighter batteries in the future that can be charged via solar power, will the planes powered by them still be considered solar powered?
- saidajigumi 14y agoYes. The batteries don't generate any power, they just store it. The Solar Impulse has batteries -- that's what lets it fly at night for example. See [1] for a bit more detail on how energy is managed at night. [1] http://solarimpulse.com/timeline/view/6437 http://solarimpulse.com/timeline/view/6437