1000+ Solutions for a Qualitative Economy
To address sustainability challenges, 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.
Exposition `City of Tomorrow`
Through a fun and interactive tour, visitors discover concrete and efficient solutions to global warming, in the main areas of impact.
Collaborators
The Solar Impulse Foundation has entered in close and impactful collaboration with several international institutions, corporations, states and cities around the world to facilitate the identification, assessment, funding and implementation of efficient solutions.
Supporters
The Solar Impulse Foundation is working with like-minded incubators, accelerators and organizations, creating a qualitative worldwide network to boost the adoption of efficient 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.
Support Us
The foundation is a Swiss non profit organization that receives donations from our partners, public entities and individuals. With those donations, we support solutions that create jobs and generate profit while also reducing pollution and preserving natural resources.
Press
In this section, you can find all nine industries portraying each, 4-5 ready to download cleantech solutions. Content includes founder’s quote and journey, HD video, HD pictures, case studies, and more details which can be reviewed in the Solution Explorers website.
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.
Paving the Way to Cleantech Investments
RUNWAY directs capital towards clean and efficient ventures to create an economy evolving within planetary boundaries.
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.
COP28 - UNFCCC COP28 in Dubai
At COP28, it’s time to change the narrative on climate action.
COP28 - The New Climate Narrative
The Solar Impulse Foundation is bringing a strategic communication toolkit to policy and economic leaders to help them muster ambition and overcome resistance to climate action.
COP28 - Eu Manifesto
A new manifesto calling for an efficient EU and providing pathways to harness the multiple benefits of climate action.
‘Prêt à Voter’ Switzerland25+ ‘Prêt à Voter’ proposals
Discover the initiative, which takes clean technologies as a starting point to guide the modernisation of the Swiss legal and regulatory framework.
‘Prêt à Voter’ France50 ‘Prêt à Voter’ legislative proposals
Discover the initiative, which takes clean technologies as a starting point to guide the modernisation of the French legal and regulatory framework.
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.
Adopters
Identify and adopt Solutions to solve your environmental challenges.
Promoters
Boost the adoption of cleantech together with us.
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, adopters or solution promoters that you can interact with and find opportunities for collaboration.
Are you looking to promote 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.
Are you looking to implement solutions?
Identify and implement clean, economically viable solutions from our portfolio of 1500+ entities to achieve your environmental objectives.
Search through our members database to find innovators, investors or solution promoters that you can interact with and find opportunities for collaboration.
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.
CircularPlace
The SaaS platform facilitating the management and monetisation of underexploited assets
SUNROVER
Herds of industrial solar robots replacing Glyphosate for maintenance of vegetation (agriculture, industry)
Enertime ORC Modules
An innovative waste heat recovery solution, enhancing decarbonization and energy efficiency
News
Matchmaking adopters and innovators in the ile de France
March 22, 2023
Interviews
Expert of the Year 2022: Dr. Henry Hunt-Grubbe!
January 10, 2023
1000+ Solutions for Cities - Exhibition in Grenoble
January 18, 2022
Net-Zero Goals, Skilled Hands: Meeting Europe's Labour Challenge
August 07, 2024
Answers and Insights from our Efficiency Week on Energy Systems
July 03, 2024
CONFIRM The Green Deal as a priority in the next EU mandate
June 17, 2024
News - May 4, 2020
Written by Tristan Lebleu 5 min read
An industrial 3d printer-to 3d print directly from reclaimed plastic pellets or flake
An integral design approach for efficient solar electric transportation on the water
A non-intrusive direct-drive certified wind turbine for reliable distributed powerer production
A saas platform to accelerate and scale energy retrofits projects of commercial buildings
A new type of photobioreactor with low land use, high scalability for microalgae production
A waste-to-value technology that enables decarbonized next generation infrastructure
Solar powered powerbank charging station
A modular and autonomous solar home system in off-grid areas
A smartgrid of smart solar streetlights wireless interconnected
A line-up of concentrated floor, surface and air cleaners for professionals
An eco-friendly containers made from sugar cane, with end of life compostability
Bioremediation of heavily contaminated soils using fungal enrichment
Using bees as environmental drones to monitor the environment through pollen collection
A project integrator of the circular economy in e-commerce
A solar-powered, self-sustaining device producing safe water from non-drinkable water source
Transportable renewable electrical production units that produce clean electricity everywhere
An efficient shower heat exchanger for existing showers/bathrooms
A new generation of efficient, durable and sustainable tyres for electric vehicles
Smart management system for ev charging while ensuring building power availability
Facilitating industrial symbiosis for the chemicals industry
Towards sustainable water consumption while on the move
An integrated biorefinery for post-consumer hygiene products
A circular resource management ai-powered software that improves buildings carbon footprint
Networks of small autonomous electric vehicles for transport of goods
Retro-fitting of used vehicle for clean transportation in fast-growing countries
An energy-free safety anti-backflow valve, for any fluid and any pressure
A process for high-density polyethylene net recycling
A solar-powered distillation system for sustainable desalination of complex water supplies
Online platform to optimize the aerodynamics of 3d models
Combines the best of solar thermal and photovoltaic to provide heat and power from minimal space.
An innovative gold alloy for aesthetic applications
An extremely energy efficient motor boat offering quiet, speedy and quiet sailing
An innovative technology that turns waste heat into electricity
A naturally designed polymer using bio-waste for water retention
A sensor-based system for monitoring soil, air temperature and humidity
Innovation in hydrogen fuel cells for mobility applications
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
A b2b ecosystem to unlock the potential of solar in africa
Retrofitting of sodium and mercury lamps with energy-efficient laser crystal ceramics bulbs
Distributed artificial intelligence making bulk goods logistics easy & efficient for construction companies
A stand-alone uvled solution for water purification at the point of use
Ultra-lightweight, flexible and ultra-thin organic solar solution for rooftops
Carbonization of organic waste mixed with plastic for an efficient decomposition
Sustainable construction and navigation of private yachts
Data science in aircraft cockpit to help pilots reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions
Celsius Energy offers a heating and cooling solution based on renewable underground energy that is compatible with most buildings
From fossil fuel engines to high power electric propulsion systems based on hydrogen
Smart prepregs for in-situ damage healing and easier recycling of composite structures
Urban agriculture on rooftops, without using running water, energy or chemicals
An aquatic connected weather station for real-time water-quality monitoring
Energy transparent factories: a digital twin of industrial processes
Software tools for assessing the geo-energy potential for cooling & heating of buildings
Detecting technical defaults and quality issues in containers
Scaling up straw construction in a circular economy model
A biobased fiber obtained from an invasive plant for insulation panels
An online decision-making tool for vineyard irrigation scheduling
Delivering electric mobility and off-grid electric power to the poorest populations
Software for planning, managing and networking renewable energy generation
A modular structure concept for the energy conversion of ocean waves to electricity
100% natural, 100% biodegradable, 100% fossil-free, 100% future-compatible
Leading utilities management software solution for large infrastructures, smart grids and cities
A blade icing detector for wind energy turbines
Smart thermostat coupled with a tool providing energy and water insight for buildings
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 resilient carbon-negative cloud that heats swimming pools and residential buildings
Fueling diesel engines with nanoparticles
Real-time decision support for agricultural photovoltaic systems
A covering with vegetation for an autonomous and connected irrigation system
Big data and machine learning for navigation in ship networks
Innovative hydroelectric turbines for sustainable energy production
A platform using digital energy technology as a service to buildings tenants
Thermochemical solid-gas adsoprtion reaction that turns waste or renewable heat into cold
A safer, brighter and cheaper lightning alternative to candles and kerosene lamps
An innovative transmission to extend evs driving range
Written by Tristan Lebleu on May 4, 2020
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