Logbook
20/12 - 2018
Was COP24 a success? Are the decisions taken up to the challenge? Have the states been ambitious enough? For several days now, everyone has been carrying out an in-depth analysis of the results of the... - read more
Logbook
04/12 - 2018
The opportunity cost of an opportunity lost, an Open Letter by Bertrand Piccard to COP24 Negotiators
An open letter from Dr. Bertrand Piccard, Initiator and Chairman of the Solar Impulse Foundation - read more
Logbook
31/10 - 2018
Anniversaries often give us the opportunity to take stock of what we have learned in life. Ten years after my father’s passing on 1st November 2008, I inevitably find myself thinking back on my childhood... - read more
Logbook
23/08 - 2018
Travels in the Land of Common Sense
We often view ecology as the antithesis of pollution. But suppose we were to go beyond environmental questions and start pitting common sense against lack of vision, and intelligence against negligence?... - read more
Logbook
17/01 - 2018
Each time we want to change something in our world - be it business, technology, politics - we must observe what is the paradigm that prevents us from moving ahead, and change that paradigm. As I learned... - read more
News
08/10 - 2018
Who are the 50 first labelled Solar Impulse Efficient Solutions?
A solar water desalination plant, a ridesharing app, a biodegradable and hydrosoluble plastic, a solar-paneled car, a multi-material optical sorting machine… These solutions are very diverse and tackle... - read more
News
13/09 - 2018
The Solar Impulse Foundation and New Energy Nexus join forces to scale cleantech businesses
New Energy Nexus launched the Speedwell Entrepreneurs’ Call-To-Action months ago and gathered 399 signatures of cleantech companies. Today, it is handing them to the Solar Impulse Foundation and its 1000... - read more
News
22/06 - 2018
Clean energy transition: a massive employment opportunity
Some comprehensive data backs what Bertrand Piccard has long been advocating for: greening our economies will create 18 million jobs, a report from ILO shows. - read more
News
31/05 - 2018
Data: the key to make our air great again
Focus on Hawa Dawa: a cleantech company, recently labelled Solar Impulse Efficient Solution, collecting reliable data to help decision makers implement measures to design effective clean air initiatives.... - read more
News
29/05 - 2018
World Alliance for Efficient Solutions: Why Become a Member?
In May 2018, we officially welcomed the 700th Member of the World Alliance for Efficient Solutions, launched by the Solar Impulse Foundation in November 2017! Who could have imagined that in just a few... - read more
News
23/05 - 2018
The Solar Impulse Efficient Solution Label: a new approach to protect the environment
Finding 1000 solutions is not enough! Now, we’ve created a label to bridge the gap between economy and ecology! But how did we get there? Well, the past few months have been quite restless... - read more
News
04/05 - 2018
Solar Impulse Foundation and UN Environment call on all innovators to “Beat Plastic Pollution”!
It is one of the biggest challenges of our time, and will be the focus of this year’s World Environment Day: ending plastic pollution. Established in 1972, World Environment Day is the UN's most important... - read more
News
04/05 - 2018
#1000Solutions: the startup community joins our challenge!
“How do we provide the best support to cleantech entrepreneurs?” With this simple question in mind, a group of mission-driven individuals started what would become one of the world’s best cleantech... - read more
