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
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News - September 27, 2021
Written by Sophie de Blonay - 3 min read
Top 100 Swiss Startups list and more - September Solutions' Update
Interviews - August 30, 2021
Written by Jamie Wylie - 5 min read
August's Expert of the Month: Arthur Parry!
News - August 30, 2021
Written by Martina Cipullo - 8 min read
Solutions to Water Scarcity
News - August 25, 2021
Written by Marine Soudais - 3 min read
Latest News from our Labeled Solutions - August
News - August 24, 2021
Written by Sébastien Defauw - 5 min read
Urban Air Mobility: a future alternative to current public transport?
News - August 10, 2021
Written by Expert: Alessandro Bianciardi - 5 min read
Nature Inspired Innovation for Sustainable Energy
Interviews - August 6, 2021
Written by Jamie Wylie - 4 min read
July's Expert of the Month: Enrique Rebolledo
News - August 4, 2021
Written by Marine Soudais - 4 min read
Journey of an innovator: CCm Technologies. #BehindTheLabel
News - July 28, 2021
Written by Marine Soudais
Latest News from our Labeled Solutions - July
News - July 21, 2021
Written by Solar Impulse Foundation - 2 min read
Solar Impulse Foundation and Holcim launch partnership to implement clean and efficient technologies for the construction industry
News - July 16, 2021
#BehindTheLabel: What's next for our solutions?
Interviews - July 6, 2021
June's Expert of the Month: Dr. Frédéric Maurer!
Opinion - July 6, 2021
Written by Bertrand Piccard - 3 min read
If one gives you $100.000 or $500.000 where would you invest it? What is your long-term investment strategy?
News - June 29, 2021
Written by Eliott Carruthers
Latest News from our Labeled Solutions - June
News - June 11, 2021
Written by Alessandro Gaillard - 3 min read
A summer of sports: a look at sustainable trends in elite competitions
Opinion - June 9, 2021
The CO2 law promotes the economy as much as the environment.
Interviews - June 8, 2021
May's Expert of the Month: Dr. Ilana Aldor!
News - June 8, 2021
Latest News from our Labeled Solutions - May
World Ocean Day 2021: Sustainable Ocean Alliance collaborating with the Solar Impulse Foundation
News - June 7, 2021
Written by Expert: Philip Kyeremanteng - 5 min read
Exploring the Energy Transition