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.
TreaTech solution for the valorisation of waste
A disposal solution developed to turn waste into valuable products such as renewable energy, clean water, and minerals
Purple SOLO ®
A recyclable and recycled road surface to de-waterproof roads
Aguardio Leak Sensor
A solution to detect leaking toilets and avoid unexpected, large water and utility bills
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
Insights
The Green Transition of Cooling
February 01, 2023
Solar-powered EVs, Biorecycling of PET & More - January Solutions Update
January 31, 2023
A Close Up on...SOLIS Daylight Collector
January 23, 2023
News - May 4, 2020
Written by Tristan Lebleu 5 min read
A covering with vegetation for an autonomous and connected irrigation system
Big data and machine learning for navigation in ship networks
A platform using digital energy technology as a service to buildings tenants
A modular structure concept for the energy conversion of ocean waves to electricity
Smart thermostat coupled with a tool providing energy and water insight for buildings
Detecting technical defaults and quality issues in containers
A blade icing detector for wind energy turbines
Innovative hydroelectric turbines for sustainable energy production
Energy transparent factories: a digital twin of industrial processes
Delivering electric mobility and off-grid electric power to the poorest populations
Urban agriculture on rooftops, without using running water, energy or chemicals
100% natural, 100% biodegradable, 100% fossil-free, 100% future-compatible
Ultra-lightweight, flexible and ultra-thin organic solar solution for rooftops
Real-time decision support for agricultural photovoltaic systems
A line-up of concentrated floor, surface and air cleaners for professionals
Smart management system for ev charging while ensuring building power availability
A b2b ecosystem to unlock the potential of solar in africa
Distributed artificial intelligence making bulk goods logistics easy & efficient for construction companies
Carbonization of organic waste mixed with plastic for an efficient decomposition
An innovative transmission to extend evs driving range
A modular and autonomous solar home system in off-grid areas
An eco-friendly containers made from sugar cane, with end of life compostability
Transportable renewable electrical production units that produce clean electricity everywhere
A new generation of efficient, durable and sustainable tyres for electric vehicles
An integrated biorefinery for post-consumer hygiene products
An innovative gold alloy for aesthetic applications
Software tools for assessing the geo-energy potential for cooling & heating of buildings
Celsius Energy offers a heating and cooling solution based on renewable underground energy that is compatible with most buildings
A smartgrid of smart solar streetlights wireless interconnected
Using bees as environmental drones to monitor the environment through pollen collection
Facilitating industrial symbiosis for the chemicals industry
A stand-alone uvled solution for water purification at the point of use
Smart prepregs for in-situ damage healing and easier recycling of composite structures
Software for planning, managing and networking renewable energy generation
Building the global marketplace for recycled plastics and plastic waste
fleetenergies measures, controls and reduces in real time on- and off-road heavy fleet fuel consumption and carbon footprint
A circular resource management ai-powered software that improves buildings carbon footprint
Innovation in hydrogen fuel cells for mobility applications
Data science in aircraft cockpit to help pilots reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions
Solar powered powerbank charging station
From fossil fuel engines to high power electric propulsion systems based on hydrogen
Scaling up straw construction in a circular economy model
A biobased fiber obtained from an invasive plant for insulation panels
An integral design approach for efficient solar electric transportation on the water
Bioremediation of heavily contaminated soils using fungal enrichment
An efficient shower heat exchanger for existing showers/bathrooms
Combines the best of solar thermal and photovoltaic to provide heat and power from minimal space.
An online decision-making tool for vineyard irrigation scheduling
A safer, brighter and cheaper lightning alternative to candles and kerosene lamps
A non-intrusive direct-drive certified wind turbine for reliable distributed powerer production
A new type of photobioreactor with low land use, high scalability for microalgae production
Networks of small autonomous electric vehicles for transport of goods
An energy-free safety anti-backflow valve, for any fluid and any pressure
Online platform to optimize the aerodynamics of 3d models
A naturally designed polymer using bio-waste for water retention
Retrofitting of sodium and mercury lamps with energy-efficient laser crystal ceramics bulbs
Sustainable construction and navigation of private yachts
Leading utilities management software solution for large infrastructures, smart grids and cities
A resilient carbon-negative cloud that heats swimming pools and residential buildings
A saas platform to accelerate and scale energy retrofits projects of commercial buildings
A waste-to-value technology that enables decarbonized next generation infrastructure
A project integrator of the circular economy in e-commerce
A solar-powered, self-sustaining device producing safe water from non-drinkable water source
Towards sustainable water consumption while on the move
Retro-fitting of used vehicle for clean transportation in fast-growing countries
A process for high-density polyethylene net recycling
A solar-powered distillation system for sustainable desalination of complex water supplies
An extremely energy efficient motor boat offering quiet, speedy and quiet sailing
An innovative technology that turns waste heat into electricity
A sensor-based system for monitoring soil, air temperature and humidity
Bio-based products that are applied to plants to activate their defence mechanism
Ultra-transmissive, self-cleaning cover glass for energy-efficient retrofitting of solar cells
An aquatic connected weather station for real-time water-quality monitoring
Fueling diesel engines with nanoparticles
Thermochemical solid-gas adsoprtion reaction that turns waste or renewable heat into cold
An industrial 3d printer-to 3d print directly from reclaimed plastic pellets or flake
Written by Tristan Lebleu on May 4, 2020