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Wed, 07/27/2016 - 10:28
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Solar Impulse 2 journey provides new proof of renewable energy efficiency: Hamdan bin Zayed

ABU DHABI, 27th July, 2016 (WAM) – H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler's Representative in the Western Region, has congratulated President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, for the successful circumnavigation of the globe by Solar Impulse 2 and safe return to Abu Dhabi Tuesday. Solar Impulse 2 landed yesterday at Abu Dhabi's Al Bateen Airport, after flying around the world without using a single drop of fuel. The plane arrived in Abu Dhabi, from where Solar Impulse had started in March last year, after taking off from Cairo on Sunday and flying for about 48 hours. Solar Impulse 2 began its journey from Abu Dhabi in March 2015, with stopovers in Oman, India, Myanmar, China, Japan, the United States, Spain and Egypt. In a statement on the safe return home of the Si2, Sheikh Hamdan emphasised on the UAE leadership's directives to enhance the UAE's leadership in renewable energy so as to deliver sustainable development goals, deploy clean and renewable energy technology, and create an innovation-drive environment that generates job opportunities and stimulates economic growth. ''The landmark return of Solar Impulse 2 to Abu Dhabi serves an important message to future generations that it is high time to think differently and that the humanity is capable to induce change. We need to make innovation and sustainability part of daily life and the foundation on which the future will be built,'' HH said. The 16-leg journey around the world, HH added, provided a new testimony of how clean renewable energy technologies are efficient enough to build a more sustainable future. ''The historic journey is a gateway to the future that counts on widespread sustainable use of clean renewable technologies to improve quality of life across the globe,'' HH stressed. Sheikh Hamdan also acknowledged Masdar, official host partner of Si2, for its major contributions to deployment of the renewable energy sources and solutions across the region and globally. As it circumnavigated the world, Solar Impulse 2 flew over countries where Masdar projects are already demonstrating the potential of renewable energy to extend energy access, reduce carbon emissions and diversify the energy mix. - Emirates News Agency, WAM – http://www.wam.ae/en/news/emirates/1395298183594.html

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