Solar Impulse: round-the-world flight to continue after raising €20m

Plane powered only by the sun had been grounded in Hawaii after Pacific crossing from Japan broke record for non-stop flight but cooked its batteries

The Swiss-led team trying to fly a solar-powered plane around the world has raised a20m to continue its journey after being grounded in Hawaii by battery problems and the weather.

Solar Impulse 2 broke records in July but also damaged its power banks with a five-day and night crossing of the Pacific from Japan to Hawaii. Co-founder and pilot Andri(C) Borschberg later announced it would take off again in early 2016.