Logbook
20/12 - 2017
Preventing the next stock-market crash
Is the #carbon #bubble going to burst? - read more
Logbook
14/11 - 2017
1000 Profitable Solutions To Solve Climate Change
When I was flying with my solar plane over the Atlantic Ocean, I remember looking at the sun that was giving energy to my four electric motors and their huge propellers. There was no noise, no pollution,... - read more
Logbook
13/07 - 2017
Drop your ballast and change altitude to live a better life
Our education teaches us to fear uncertainty, change, the unknown - everything we cannot control. Flying in a balloon teaches us to do exactly the opposite. - read more
Logbook
20/06 - 2017
Solutions, solutions, solutions
For as long as I can remember, climate change and environmental degradation have been framed as a problem to be confronted. But lately, as solutions to fight climate change have become profitable, I feel... - read more
Logbook
31/05 - 2017
Correcting an old injustice: carbon pricing
When I was spending holidays in the Swiss Alps during the 60’s, all the residents of the village were taking their garbage in their car to dump them in a valley where a little river was flowing. All this... - read more
Logbook
24/04 - 2017
Paris 2024: going for gold in sustainability
Climate change is so often spoken about in a boring and depressing way, not engaging people or showing them how they can help solve the problem. We need initiatives presenting solutions and even opportunities.... - read more
Logbook
28/03 - 2017
It is a critical time for the European Union, but the temptation to hold tight must be resisted. Europe is at its best when it creates the conditions for its people to succeed, and it is that which will... - read more
Logbook
20/03 - 2017
Energy democracy: a win-win solution
Giving people a stake in their energy future - energy democracy - is powerful and opens up new opportunities for clean energy, jobs and innovation. Now we need pioneers to bring forward ideas and make... - read more
Logbook
10/03 - 2017
People today are fed up with being managed and told what they should believe, instead of being led with a vision. Politicians all too rarely treat their constituents as thoughtful, intelligent individuals... - read more
Logbook
06/02 - 2017
Hydrogen: the “40-year-old virgin” scenario
For the past 40 years, a clean world fueled by hydrogen was like sex for teenagers. Everyone spoke about it, but nobody was doing it. Today, the process is getting mature and it seems we can start to do... - read more
News
15/11 - 2017
1000 solutions that protect the environment in a profitable way - the countdown has begun!
Today, in the Bonn Zone of COP23, the team of the Solar Impulse Foundation launched the next phase of its action: the World Alliance for Efficient Solutions, with the goal of selecting 1000 solutions that... - read more
News
14/10 - 2017
The World Alliance goes to Paris looking to find clean and profitable solutions
Bertrand Piccard travelled to Paris last Friday to meet with Mayor Hidalgo to discuss opportunities for collaboration with the World Alliance for Efficient Solutions. Paris has set itself one of the most... - read more
News
06/09 - 2017
Bertrand Piccard speaks at the International Energy Agency: Watch the video
The IEA has launched a new high-level distinguished speaker series, big IdEAs. - read more
News
06/09 - 2017
Longtime supporters Solvay continue their partnership with Solar Impulse
As we strive to find clean and efficient solutions for a sustainable future, we are pleased to announce that Solvay, a key contributor to the success of the Solar Impulse flight around the world,... - read more
News
18/06 - 2017
Bertrand and André recipients of 2017 Further Award from National Geographic
On the 17th of June, as part of the National Geographic Explorers Festival, Bertrand and André were awarded the 2017 Further Award in recognition of their pioneering solar-powered flight around the world.... - read more
News
15/06 - 2017
We are happy to welcome ENGIE, the ambitious and innovative French energy company, as the most recent partner of the Solar Impulse Foundation. - read more
News
24/05 - 2017
We’re pleased to announce that we will be working with the Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) to support the transition of the Euro-Mediterranean area toward sustainable and low-carbon... - read more
News
25/04 - 2017
Bertrand Piccard’s vision for renewable energies rewarded by President François Hollande.
The Swiss explorer is promoted to the rank of Officer of the French Legion of Honor at the Elysée Palace in recognition of his pioneering efforts to research sustainable solutions. - read more
News
28/03 - 2017
Bertrand Piccard to launch partnership with the European Commission
Bertrand Piccard, as Chair of the Solar Impulse Foundation, met with Maroš Šefčovič, the European Commission (EC) Vice-President for the Energy Union on Tuesday 28th of March, together with Jyrki Katainen... - read more
News
27/03 - 2017
Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg honoured by the Explorers Club in New York
Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg have been awarded the Explorers Medal by the Explorers Club in New York for flying around the world in Solar Impulse. Bertrand was already honoured by the Explorers... - read more
News
27/03 - 2017
Spread the word: Call for innovators!
After the success of the first round-the-world solar flight, the Solar Impulse Foundation is launching the second phase of its action to improve the quality of life on Earth: the World Alliance for Efficient... - read more
News
22/02 - 2017
Book launch of Objectif Soleil, the Solar Impulse adventure
It was the impossible dream that became a reality through perseverance and refusing to take no for an answer. The story of the first aircraft to travel around the world powered only by the sun has been... - read more
