Solar Ship Receives Grant to Build Emissions-Free Airship to Deliver Supplies to Disaster Areas

inhabitat.com - by Kristine Lofgren - January 17th, 2013

Submitted by Samuel Bendett

In 2011 we wrote about Solar Ship, a helium zero-emissions cargo plane that is capable of delivering much-needed goods to people in remote areas where vehicles simply cannot reach. Today, Solar Ship is now one step closer to reality after receiving a grant to build a next-generation airship that could fly critical supplies to First Nation communities in North America. In order to realize their goal, they are turning to crowd funding to raise much-needed additional financial support.

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