Solar Plane Pioneers Team Up with Google

Live Science

The company behind Solar Impulse, the first solar airplane capable of flying day and night without using any fuel, is partnering with Google to help promote its goal of circumnavigating the globe in 2015 using only solar energy.

Solar Impulse will work with the Silicon Valley-based Internet giant to enhance the company’s social media presence leading up to the planned flight around the world. Google’s various online or mobile platforms, including YouTube, Google+, Google Earth and Google Glass will be used to share information and multimedia with Solar Impulse supporters, company officials said.