The first round-the-world solar flight seeks opportunities in China(3)

Solar Impulse 2 executes its first test flight on April 14, 2014. (Photo provided to People's Daily Online)

Major achievements of Solar Impulse

>In July 2010 the Solar Impulse plane HB-SIA proved that it is possible to fly day and night without fuel, successfully conducting the first ever 26-hour flight.

>In 2011, Solar Impulse flew to Brussels under the patronage of the European Union and was also invited as a special featured guest to the Paris- Le Bourget International Airshow.

>In the summer of 2012, under the patronage of the King of Morocco His Majesty Mohammed VI, Solar Impulse crossed the Mediterranean Sea to Rabat and Ouarzazate.

>In 2012, in recognition of Solar Impulse's contribution to Morocco's renewable energy development, the project's Co-founders Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg were bestowed with one of the country's highest distinctions, "Oussam Alaouite Haut Grade Officier".

>In the spring of 2013, Solar Impulse flew Across America in six legs. This was the first time that a solar airplane capable of flying day and night has flown across America.