{"id":10046,"date":"2015-06-23T17:44:28","date_gmt":"2015-06-24T00:44:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/?p=10046"},"modified":"2015-06-23T17:44:28","modified_gmt":"2015-06-24T00:44:28","slug":"eas-ix-calin-gologan-talks-solarstratos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/eas-ix-calin-gologan-talks-solarstratos\/","title":{"rendered":"EAS IX: Calin Gologan Talks SolarStratos\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

Calin Gologan, founder and CEO of PC-Aero GmbH<\/a>, has many electric and solar-assisted aircraft flying right now, and is responsible for the design the Aero Electric Aircraft Company\u2019s SunFlyer<\/a> training airplane, 20 of which have been ordered by Spartan Aeronautical University.\u00a0 The initial Elektro One has flourished in a number of variants, including the SunFlyer, a two-seat, side-by side trainer developed with George Bye in Colorado.<\/p>\n

\"Domjan<\/a>

Domjan kneeling and Gologan holding tail of early model of SolarStratos<\/p><\/div>\n

Another variant of that original design, Solar Stratos is destined to combine record-setting altitudes with scientific research.\u00a0 Its banner, \u201cManned Flight at the Edge of Space,\u201d highlights the craft\u2019s intended mission to reach 80,000 feet as its initial goal, a record that will be hard to beat.\u00a0 Its mission is also a research venture, with Calin serving as Chief Technology Officer of SolarStratos.<\/p>\n

\"Domjan's<\/a>

Domjan’s solar-powered kayak has batteries, electric motor to assist paddling<\/p><\/div>\n

The initiator of SolarStratos, Rapha\u00ebl Domjan, is now paddling his way through an Arctic Passage in one of two solar-powered kayaks<\/a>, accompanied by Anne Qu\u00e9m\u00e9r\u00e9, described as a Breton sailor.\u00a0 Their three-month voyage will take them from the Pacific to the Atlantic Oceans.<\/p>\n

Anne’s will by a “standard”, while that of Raphael will be equipped with photovoltaic panels to recharge the batteries and an electric propulsion system that will give the opportunity to sail for 50 kilometers without sun, at an average speed of kilometers per hour.\u00a0 Each kayak can reach a top speed if 10 km\/h (6.2 mph).<\/p>\n

Domjan sailed around the world in the planet\u2019s largest solar-powered yacht, Planet Solar.\u00a0 That boat has just left its central display role at MEDCOP21, the Mediterranean Conference of Parties, or the Conference on Climate Change, and is has been donated to the Race for Water Foundation<\/a>, a group dedicated to preserving water worldwide, and with which it will serve as clean platform for scientific research.<\/p>\n