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Discovering individual animals, following their movements, identifying and locating animal and plant species, assessing their habitat, and preventing poaching are just a few examples of...
This article is published in collaboration with World Economic ForumThe total number of animals has halved since the 1970s in what some scientists have termed the start of Earth’s sixth...
Ambee helps citizens monitor pollution and take actions to avoid the most toxic areasWhat’s the issue?Invented in India to face an ever-increasing air pollution challenge, Ambee is a small,...
This eco-driving coach can help reduce fuel consumption up to 10% What’s the issue?While many topics are still open for discussion, few doubts remain over the fact that cars pollute. First,...
Looking for new opportunities, giving companies the chance to scale, taking financial risks, supporting companies... Cleantech investors have a crucial role to play in the...
The Solar Impulse Efficient Solution Label is now part of the EuroQuity network, enabling its solutions to access an exclusive business partner and investor matching...
E-commerce is now part of our everyday lives. We buy pretty much anything in a matter of seconds with a simple click, and we expect purchases to arrive at our doorstep...
Drones, marketplaces, IoT and sensors, blockchain technologies, artificial intelligence… After having radically transformed our everyday lives, all these technological...
Today is the 108th International Women’s Day. This year’s theme is “Think Equal, Build Smart, Innovate for Change”, and strongly focuses on the importance of women involvement in climate...
1000 Solutions — March 19, 2018
Our challenge to Mexico: solutions to make for a cleaner, more...
Written by Rémy Kalter
His trip will include a conference and panel discussion hosted at the Club de industriales, where he will be joined by - amongst others - members of two startups - Sistema Bio and Kinetech Power Systems - and the main cleantech multiplier in the city, Green Momentum.Kinetech Power Systems have developed...
News — March 12, 2018
Impact finance for cleantech innovation
Written by Rémy Kalter
Research by the Financial Times found that institutional investment funds that observe environmental and social standards “tend to outperform those that don’t by a significant margin”. Indeed, the report goes on to say that anyone foolish enough to have invested in US coal in June 2014 would have lost 85% within...
News — March 08, 2018
Meet a Member: Ezhil Subbian, CEO of String Bio
Written by Nathalie Berger
Ezhil Subbian is the CEO of String Bio, a company that provides a new way of using methane, a common byproduct of natural gas, biogas, and landfill gas, to chemically leverage value-added products such as single cell proteins for animal nutrition and polymers in a profitable way. Based out of Bangalore,...
News — February 26, 2018
Bringing Solutions to Cities at the 10th Anniversary of the...
Written by Rémy Kalter
Following our collaboration with the Covenant of Mayors in November 2017, we ceased the opportunity to prepare the first World Alliance for Efficient Solutions event. What better place to bring cleantech solutions together with decision-makers than at an event filled with enthusiastic decision-makers who are...
News — February 21, 2018
Efficient solutions for cities
Written by Rémy Kalter
Whenwe hear statistics about cities being responsible for 70% of global GHG emissions, it’s natural and tempting to want to focus our efforts on finding that one big solution that will make a massive difference. That can actually be quite paralysing, and the truth is that cities are so complex that such a...
News — February 12, 2018
Looking to cities of the future
Written by Rémy Kalter
If you’re reading this, there’s a good chance that you live in a city. Most of us do nowadays and we live in them for a whole host of good reasons; community, opportunity, access, things to do.But we do so knowing there a trade-off, whether it be dealing with traffic jams, trying to find somewhere nice (and...
1000 Solutions — February 02, 2018
Bring your solutions to power Europe’s cities
Written by Rémy Kalter
The EU Covenant of Mayors is the world’s biggest urban climate and energy initiative. It currently counts over 7,500 signatories - local and regional authorities encompassing some 230 million people - voluntarily committed to implementing climate and energy objectives on their territories. As the World...
1000 Solutions — January 19, 2018
The World Alliance in India: innovation everywhere
Written by Rémy Kalter
“If you want to renew your faith in the creative spirit of human beings, leave your comfort zone and visit India.”That was the message from Bertrand Piccard following his visit to India as the World Alliance team continues its efforts to identify clean and profitable solutions from around the world. In the...
News — January 17, 2018
Regulators please be brave
Written by Bertrand Piccard
Why are we so demanding for the latest smartphone and yet so laid back for all the new technologies that have to do with energy. Today we have technologies that can make an airplane fly day and night without fuel, but also technologies to electrify transport, to properly insulate houses, to massively reduce...
News — December 22, 2017
Happy Holidays and best wishes for the New Year!
Written by Solar Impulse
The launch of the second phase of Bertrand’s vision – selecting #1000solutions that can protect the environment in a profitable way – has now been formalized with the creation of the World Alliance for Efficient Solutions.Our first General Assembly was held in Bonn during COP23 in the presence of many Members as...
1000 Solutions — December 13, 2017
Collaborating with Occitanie to accelerate the energy transition in...
Written by Solar Impulse
To finish off this very fruitful year, the World Alliance signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Occitanie Region - which stands at the forefront of renewable energy and clean technologies in France, and strongly encourages and empowers its territories and citizens to become actors of the energy...
News — December 04, 2017
The countdown has begun
Written by Bertrand Piccard
Have you always dreamed of the tropical Fiji islands in the South Pacific? Then do I have a surprise for you! This year, COP 23—the 23rd United Nations Climate Change conference—was held in…Bonn, Germany. On November 12, the Solar Impulse Foundation team headed to Germany, where we were met with magnificent...
News — December 01, 2017
Bertrand Piccard’s exploits recognized by the Society of Explorers...
Written by Solar Impulse
The grand prize of the Société de Géographie and the prize of the Société des Explorateurs have been awarded to Bertrand Piccard for his round-the-world flight with Solar Impulse, and for his continued efforts to push for and support a transition toward renewable energy and clean technologies.The awards recognize...
News — November 16, 2017
The World Alliance signs an MoU with the EU Covenant of Mayors
Written by Solar Impulse
At present, the Covenant of Mayors counts 7,659 signatories, local and regional authorities encompassing 238,748,131 inhabitants, voluntarily committed to implementing EU climate and energy objectives on their territory. New signatories today pledge to reduce CO2 emissions by at least 40% by 2030, and to adopt...
News — November 14, 2017
1000 solutions that protect the environment in a profitable way -...
Written by Solar Impulse
Following the success of the first solar flight around the world, we are back in mission mode, and as promised we are taking our first for energy further!We today held the Constituent Assembly for the World Alliance for Efficient Solutions. A major milestone for the team, which has been working hard to make...