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22/12 - 2015

UNFCCC - COP21 Best-of in 10 minutes

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22/12 - 2015

Double Award for the Two Solar Brothers

Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg have been awarded the Aerosuisse Award and the Master’s Medal 2015 for their outstanding achievements in aeronautics.   It’s a first! Never before had the Swiss... - read more

10/12 - 2015

Eleventh Day at COP21

WHAT: Solar Impulse pilots and founders Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg are at the Paris Climate Conference COP21! WHY: To promote clean technologies and use Solar Impulse as an example to help... - read more

09/12 - 2015

Tenth Day at COP21

WHAT: Solar Impulse pilots and founders Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg are at the Paris Climate Conference COP21! WHY: To promote clean technologies and use Solar Impulse as an example to help... - read more

08/12 - 2015

Ninth Day at COP21

Agents 001 and 002 are having dinner with two Parisian friends tonight, Thomas and Alice. They sit down in a one of their favorite bistros of the quartier Latin and order good meat and wine. Both of them... - read more

08/12 - 2015

Eighth Day at COP21

Today at #COP21, Agent 002 attended several big events, including #SIF15, the largest business focused event of the conference. On his way back to the hotel, he forgot his notebook on his seat. Lucky for... - read more

07/12 - 2015

Bertrand Piccard is appointed Goodwill Ambassador by the United Nations

After having recognized his ecological commitment by naming him Champion of the Earth 2012, the United Nations have decided to appoint Bertrand Piccard Goodwill Ambassador for their Environmental Program... - read more

06/12 - 2015

Seventh Day at COP21

A whole week of #COP21 has already flown by, and Agents 001 and 002 have been so occupied that they’ve had absolutely no time to open the two pilots’ mail. M sent them a wake up call this afternoon to... - read more

05/12 - 2015

Sixth Day at COP21

After giving the most of himself at #ActionDay today at #COP21, Agent 001 goes back to his hotel, orders a well-deserved Vesper Martini, and opens his personal mail. He’s got a message from an old friend,... - read more

04/12 - 2015

Fifth Day at COP21

It’s already Friday and Agents 001 and 002 of the #solarTEAM have a big day ahead of them at #COP21. There are so many events that they won’t be able to team up today. Luckily, they’ve got smartphones! *Text... - read more

04/12 - 2015

Interview with Gilles Bouleau on the TV news

During this interview, I had the opportunity to acknowledge the excitement around the Solar Impulse during the COP21. I unveiled my solutions for the planet, using current technologies to improve energy... - read more

04/12 - 2015

28 minutes Tv show on Arte, December 03

THEY FLY WITH THE SUN The aircraft that we currently use are responsible for 2% of CO2 emissions on the planet. Is it conceivable to be able to reduce this pollution in the coming years? Bertrand Piccard... - read more

03/12 - 2015

Fourth Day at COP21

Agents 001 and 002 have now been at COP21 for three days, and saying they’ve had a lot on their plate would be an understatement. Following the pilots everywhere, talking to more people they ever thought... - read more

02/12 - 2015

Third day at COP21

Agent 001’s Journal Wednesday 2nd of December 8h52 André Borschberg crossed paths with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. He looked stressed. 9h15 We took a group photo of all agents in Paris. 10h43 I... - read more

01/12 - 2015

Second day at COP21

Agents 001 and 002 of the #solarTeam were sent by M (for those of you who don’t know who that is, check it out here and hit the movies NOW) to the COP21 climate conference to report on and spread clean... - read more