ADVISORY, July 8, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
What:
Solar Impulse – the world's most-advanced solar-powered airplane – successfully completed its coast-to-coast flights across America powered only by solar energy. The plane took off from Mountain View, California on May 3rd and landed at New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport on Sunday, July 7th. Swiss pioneers Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg, Solar Impulse pilots and co-founders, will visit the NASDAQ MarketSite in Times Square and ring the Opening Bell.
Thomas Werner, CEO of SunPower Corporation [SPWR], a global solar technology and energy services company and provider of the plane's high-efficiency Maxeon solar cells, will accompany the Swiss pioneers to ring the Opening Bell.
Where:
NASDAQ MarketSite – 4 Times Square – 43rd & Broadway – Broadcast Studio
When:
Tuesday, July 9, 2013 – 9:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. ET
Contact:
Solar Impulse:
Alexandra Gindroz
(408) 609-0034
alexandra.ginroz@solarimpulse.com
NASDAQ MarketSite:
Christine Barna
(646) 441-5310
Christine.Barna@nasdaqomx.com
Feed Information:
Fiber Line (Encompass Waterfront): 4463
Gal 3C/06C 95.05 degrees West
18 mhz Lower
DL 3811 Vertical
FEC 3/4
SR 13.235
DR 18.295411
MOD 4:2:0
DVBS QPSK
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Webcast:
A live webcast of the NASDAQ Opening Bell will be available at: http://www.nasdaq.com/about/marketsitetowervideo.asx.
Photos:
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About Solar Impulse
Swiss pioneers Dr. Bertrand Piccard (Chairman) and André Borschberg (CEO) are the founders, pilots and the driving force behind Solar Impulse, the first airplane that can fly day and night without fuel. Solar Impulse is a unique adventure that aims to bring emotions back to the heart of scientific exploration, a flying laboratory to find innovative technological solutions for today's challenges and a vision to inspire each of us to be pioneers in our everyday lives.
This revolutionary carbon fibre airplane has the wingspan of a Boeing 747 (63.4m / 208 ft) and the weight of a small car (1,600kg / 3,527 lb). It is the result of seven years of intense work, calculations, simulations and tests by a team of about 80 people and 100 partners and advisors. A plane so big and light has never been built before. The 12,000 solar cells built into the wing provide four 10HP electric motors with renewable energy. By day the solar cells recharge the 400kg / 881 lb lithium batteries which allow the plane to fly at night.
About SunPower Corporation [SPWR]:
SunPower Corp. (Nasdaq:SPWR) designs, manufactures and delivers the highest efficiency, highest reliability solar cells, panels and systems available today. Residential, business, government and utility customers rely on the company's quarter-century of experience and guaranteed performance to provide maximum return on investment throughout the life of the solar system. Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., SunPower has offices in North America, Europe, Australia, Africa and Asia. For more information, visit www.sunpowercorp.com.
SunPower and Maxeon are registered trademarks of SunPower Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
About NASDAQ OMX Group:
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