High Altitude, Long Endurance (HALE) drones have a set of commercial applications which differ significantly from those performed by standard quadcopters. Often looking like something out of a science fiction movie, HALE UAVs have grand ambitions - like providing internet coverage to the entire globe, or cell phone coverage in places where it is now unavailable. The impact … [Read more...] about Flying Cell Phone Towers with Solar Drones? Yes, Really.
Alta Devices
Alta Devices, Airware Partner to Bring Solar Power to Drones
(Source: pv-magazine.com) Hanergy subsidiary Alta Devices has teamed up with Airware to enable manufacturers of small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) to integrate solar power into aircraft. Alta Devices, which holds the world record for solar cell efficiency at 28.8%, has shown that by integrating its thin and lightweight solar material onto the wings of a small UAV, … [Read more...] about Alta Devices, Airware Partner to Bring Solar Power to Drones
