The privately financed project is led by swiss engineer and businessman andré borschberg and swiss psychiatrist and balloonist bertrand piccard who co piloted breitling orbiter 3 the first balloon to circle the world non stop.
Solar impulse solar panels.
Solar impulse is a swiss long range experimental solar powered aircraft project and also the name of the project s two operational aircraft.
Solar impulse foundation finds strategic alliances in usa.
Our global mission is to gather 1000 cleantech solutions that protect the environment while being profitable.
E row a smart grid pontoon equipped with tidal river turbines solar panels and batteries to recharge electric boats.
The foundation was started by bertrand piccard who serves as chairman after completion of his round the world flight in the solar powered plane called solar impulse.
Despite being one of the most prolific countries in terms of cleantech startup development the united states has been underrepresented in the foundation s portfolio of efficient.
Edgehog solar panels edgehog solar panels feature ultra transmissive self cleaning cover glass technology delivering up to 25 gains in annual power generation.
Every year more than 40 000 tons of textiles are burned in denmark alone the danish environmental protection agency 2016.
The garments come from both private households.
Upcycle acoustic panel a sound absorbing panel made of textile waste improving indoor acoustics simply and aesthetically.
About the solar impulse foundation.
Sunpower is recognized for their leading solar technology and their reputation continues to soar high.
Sunpower supplies solar cells for the solar impulse.
The solar impulse foundation is a not for profit organization based in lausanne switzerland with an office in arlington va usa.
Sunpower is recognized for their leading solar technology and their reputation continues to soar high.
The solar impulse project s goals were to make the first circumnavigation of the earth by a piloted fixed wing aircraft.
Cities worldwide are searching for green mobility solutions due to high impact of the co2 emissions made from cars trucks boats.
Solar impulse is not the first solar airplane but it is the first to fly day and night without any fuel only using energy stored in its batteries.
Mobility and access to energies are a daily challenge that face the world.