The drone - with a wingspan of 12.5 metres - is to be used for earth observations including environmental monitoring, disaster response and a range of commercial applications.

“Just add solar panels to the wings” is a popular suggestion for improving the flight times of fixed-wing drones ... producing about 50% more power than it was consuming.

An curved arrow pointing right. Facebook showed off a preview of its Internet service-providing drone at its developer conference. The solar-powered flier will have a wingspan greater than a 737.

Drone solar panel inspections at Durham's Morrison Busty depot save time and enhance sustainability using AI and advanced ...

This group of National University of Singapore students has gone some way to overcome these technical issues, though: they just built a drone that is powered from solar power alone, with no ...

We liked the DJI Avata 2 drone so much that we gave it a ... to take advantage of the fastest and most stable power source available. The solar panels even monitor voltage generation to ensure ...

Researchers testing cutting-edge unmanned aerial vehicle technology went to the 24 hours a day sunlight of Greenland to power ‘perpetual’ solar drone flights. The main goal of the project from ...

China will test the performance of the world’s second largest solar-powered drone in near-space flight this year. With a wingspan of more than 40 meters, wider than that of a Boeing 737 ...

A drone that is about the size of a football field and powered by both electric and solar was test flown in New Mexico last week. Officials said that test flights are planned for Lanai as part of ...