1000+ Solutions for Qualitative Growth
To address sustainability challenges while enabling economic growth, Bertrand Piccard and the Solar Impulse Foundation have identified 1000+ clean and profitable solutions.
Explorer for sustainability
Bertrand dedicates his life to demonstrate the opportunities lying in sustainable development and to raise interest in profitable solutions to protect the environment.
Pioneering vision
As a pioneer, he understood that fighting climate change with clean and efficient technologies is opening-up new industrial markets and offering a unique and profitable opportunity for economic growth.
Educations cornerfor children, students and families
Solar Impulse was not built to carry passengers, but to carry a message. It provides a powerful educational platform for schools and universities students.
Endorsing the World Alliance
The World Alliance has entered in close and impactful collaboration with several international institutions, states and cities around the world to facilitate the selection, funding and implementation of the #1000solutions.
Supporting the World Alliance
World Alliance is working with like-minded incubators, accelerators and organizations to create a worldwide network to source 1000 clean, efficient and profitable solutions.
A shared vision for a clean future
The Solar Impulse Foundation and its Partners share a strong long-term vision: we want to promote clean and profitable solutions that tackle climate change and future-proof our societies.
A team is most of all a spirit
The Solar Impulse Foundation spirit is the cement that brings the team together. Professionals from all backgrounds, they know that the future can be written in renewable energy and clean processes.
The search-engine for climate action
The Explorer is a one-of-a-kind search engine that showcases profitable climate solutions from all over the world which are part of an ever-growing, curated, and publicly-accessible database.
A label focused on both environment and profitability
Assessed by independent experts, the Solar Impulse Efficient Solution label, serves as a credible marker of quality to decision-makers in business and governments.
Submit your Efficient Solution
For the first time a label assesses the economic profitability of solutions that protect the environment.Sign up to become a Member of the World Alliance for Efficient Solutions and submit it now!
What is the Experts’ role in evaluating the Solutions?
The Experts are key in the labelling process, using their technical and professional expertise to assess and critique Solutions seeking the Solar Impulse Efficient Solution Label.
How to become an Expert?
If you have more than five years technical experience in one of our target SDGS (6, 7, 9, 11, 12), the Expert role may be for you! You will be assigned Solutions fitting your expertise to review and assess.
Guiding users to implement efficient solutions in cities
This guide looks at the challenges that cities face to become more sustainable, suggesting solutions that help decision makers to harness the economic opportunities of the ecological transition.
The Solutions for Cities Initiative
Proposing solutions to help decision makers harness the economic opportunities of the ecological transition whilst reducing their environmental footprint.
The topics we focus on
Advocating for global action
The Foundation engages with the stakeholders of the ecological transition using the 1000+ Solutions Explorer as a mean to support this effort.
Engaging at international fora
Pushing for the adoption of effective modern regulations with businesses and governments.
Bringing solutions to cities and regions
Cities and regions have a crucial role to play in the race to decarbonise our economies.
COP27 - 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference
At COP 27, countries come together to take action towards achieving the world’s collective climate goals as agreed under the Paris Agreement and the Convention.
The world alliance, an ever-expanding network
The World Alliance for Efficient Solutions brings together the main actors in the field of clean technologies to create synergies, facilitate matchmaking between solution providers and investors.
Innovators
Providing clean and profitable solutions that have the potential to address today’s environmental challenges.
Investors
Looking for clean and profitable investments opportunities.
Seekers
Needing efficient solutions, ready to be implemented, to reach environmental targets.
Are you an innovator developing an efficient solution?
Get a neutral and rigorous evaluation of your solution by leading experts in your field and gain visibility as part of the Solutions Explorer.
A credible marker of quality to decision-makers in business and governments
The Solar Impulse Foundation will assess and label the solutions submitted by the World Alliance Members and bring support to members in the labelling process in order to help them being part of the Solutions Explorer.
Do you invest in clean and profitable technologies?
Get access to sustainable innovations and identify cutting-edge clean solutions for profitable investments.
An ever-expanding network
Search through our members database to find innovators, investors or solution seekers that you can interact with and find opportunities for collaboration.
Are you looking to implement solutions?
Get a credible tool to facilitate the solutions sourcing to reach environmental commitments.
The Efficient Solutions portfolio
A «pool» of solutions, ready to be promoted among decision-makers By bringing to decision-makers 1000+ clean and profitable solutions.
The World Alliance Charter
This Charter lays out the principles and values which guide the World Alliance and all of its Members.
Upcoming events and opportunities
Read about the events and activities which will be part of the Solar Impulse Foundation - or Bertrand Piccard - schedule.
kls®filter
Simple and low-tech water filtration technology that does not require electricity nor the use of chemicals
Thermo-acoustic engine for heat pumps
An engine that uses sound-waves to create a temperature difference and that replaces the cold circuit in a heat pump.
KIWEE MOBILITY
A carsharing service based on small nestable EVs for last-mile access to remote destinations in complement to public transport
Interviews
Expert of the Year 2022: Dr. Henry Hunt-Grubbe!
January 10, 2023
News
1000+ Solutions for Cities - Exhibition in Grenoble
January 18, 2022
Opinion
COP26: Bad ending or new start?
November 15, 2021
February's Expert of the Month: Benoit Coevoet!
February 02, 2023
Insights
The Green Transition of Cooling
February 01, 2023
Solar-powered EVs, Biorecycling of PET & More - January Solutions Update
January 31, 2023
News - July 30, 2020
Written by Thomas Weeks 5 min read
Converting agricultural waste to plant-based alternatives replacing fossil-based plastics
Predictable and balanced renewable energy from tides and rivers
The solution for clean, quiet and safe facility management operations
A multi-material manufacturing process for the mass-production of 3d components
Public electronic infrastructure modernisation with the newest technology without the waste
Energy conservation, storage and demand response, delivered as a service
A sustainable and efficient solution for cooling data centres
Production of solid biofuels for thermal energy generation
A platform to help private gardeners to create bio-inspired landscapes
An efficient air filtration solution to ensure good air quality while reducing waste
Empowering renewable energy project developers through the assessment of decentralized energy resources and production systems
Closed-loop rare earths recycling process for hybrid and electric vehicles
A range of composite materials for high volume automotive applications
A new energy-efficient and water-based cooling technology
Scalable waste water treatment for the oil and gas industry
A climate-positive process for biochar and clean energy generation from biowaste
Bioremediation of soil by fungi
Converting carbon dioxide from industrial emissions into protein for animal feeding
A multi-scale approach to reduce ghg emissions in the industrial, commercial and institutional sectors
A common technology for off grid and grid scale renewable energy storage and generation
A water machine providing a real alternative to plastic bottles
Energy efficient restaurant ventilation systems
Hacking the carbon cycle with biochar manufacturing
A solution to produce fresh and local foods without pollution associated
An all-in-one solution for on-site renewable power generation and storage
A software-controlled mirror to reflect solar radiation onto a heat exchanger for power generation
Biological and electrochemical nutrients removal from water treatment plants
A physical iot device to reduce water and energy consumption from showers
Temperature-sensitive labels and caps indicating food’s true freshness
An energy efficient drive for industrial pumping systems
A technology for the recollection and monitoring of organic components from wastewater
A simple beverage container with zero plastic waste
A transparent, electricity-generating window for every buildings
A quiet zero emission alternative to diesel tractors
A solution for the electrification of remote areas with sustainable energy
A solution for building contemporary, low-energy homes with sustainable and recyclable materials
A flexible roof solar system for the residential and re-roofing markets
Autonomous airborne wind energy systems
Global fluidic air lubrication technology for green shipping
Data storage systems reducing energy consumption and space utilization
A microgrid solution for off-grid communities
A cost-effective renewable energy source using high-temperature solar-generated heat
An innovative concept for optimizing commercial and industrial hvac operations
An autonomous water-efficient module for communities facing wildfires
A mobile battery system for peak power provision at construction sites
Written by Thomas Weeks on July 30, 2020
News - March 25, 2020
Written by Tristan Lebleu - 3 min read
The #1000Solutions Challenge is pressing on!
News - July 8, 2020
Written by Thomas Weeks - 5 min read
51 new solutions labelled in June 2020!