November 8th, 2018 | by The Beam
We were really happy to sit down with Bertrand Piccard, and took this opportunity to ask him everything we ever wanted to ask him, starting with his grassroots commitment to the planet, to his opinion on policy-makers fighting climate change. In this inspiring chat, Bertrand also gives personal advice for all those out there who are trying to change the world, one idea at a time
December 7th, 2017 | by The Beam
Following the success of the first ever solar flight around the world, the famous pilot Bertrand Piccard has officially launched the second phase of its action -- the World Alliance for Efficient Solutions -- with the goal of selecting 1000 solutions that can protect the environment in a profitable way, and bring them to decision makers at COP24 to encourage them to adopt more ambitious environmental targets and energy policies.
December 16th, 2016 | by Steve Hanley
SolarStratos, a Swiss start-up, may have just the answer for you wanderlust — an airplane that uses solar power to lift people to the edge of space and return them gently to earth
July 27th, 2016 | by Sandy Dechert
Taking turns at the controls of Solar Impulse 2 (Si2) — the revolutionary zero-emission solar-powered airplane — pilots Bertrand Piccard [&hellip
July 13th, 2016 | by Sandy Dechert
CleanTechnica’s coverage of the historic round-the-world flight by Solar Impulse 2, a no-fuel, all-solar-powered plane, continues. Read our previous reports [&hellip
June 24th, 2016 | by Sandy Dechert
Without a single drop of fuel, Solar Impulse 2—the experimental, sponsor-funded airplane wide as a Boeing 747 but only as [&hellip
June 20th, 2016 | by Sandy Dechert
Tonight’s the night for the zero-fuel Solar Impulse 2 aircraft and pilot/inventor Bertrand Piccard. They take off at 2:00 am [&hellip
June 15th, 2016 | by Sandy Dechert
CleanTechnica’s last two articles about the zero-fuel Solar Impulse plane flying around the world described a visit to the plane’s [&hellip
June 12th, 2016 | by Sandy Dechert
I don’t think I’ll ever look up again when I hear a plane overhead. The finest flights, like a bird’s, [&hellip
June 4th, 2016 | by Sandy Dechert
Rolling hills, greening woodlands, and orderly farms grace Pennsylvania’s Lehigh River valley, where Solar Impulse 2 landed on the world’s [&hellip
July 23rd, 2015 | by Glenn Meyers
Recent news about the Solar Impulse and its successful landing journey to Hawaii have many renewable energy champions singing the [&hellip
July 15th, 2015 | by Amber Archangel
Originally published on 1Sun4All. BREAKING NEWS from Solar Impulse 2 (Si2): Irreversible Damage To Overheated Batteries In Si2 Pushes The Second Half Of Round-The-World Solar Flight [&hellip
July 13th, 2015 | by Amber Archangel
Originally published on 1Sun4All. In the latest news from Solar Impulse 2 (Si2), the team says that, despite having completed the longest and most difficult [&hellip
July 6th, 2015 | by Amber Archangel
Originally published on 1Sun4All. You may already have seen the announcement that Solar Impulse 2 (Si2) arrived safely in Hawaii on Friday, [&hellip
July 3rd, 2015 | by Amber Archangel
Originally published on 1Sun4All. MORE BREAKING NEWS from Solar Impulse 2 (Si2): I feel exhilarated by this extraordinary journey. I have climbed the equivalent [&hellip
July 3rd, 2015 | by Amber Archangel
Originally published on 1Sun4All. BREAKING NEWS from Solar Impulse 2 (Si2): André Borschberg aboard the Solar Impulse 2 will touch down at Kalaeola Airport in [&hellip
July 2nd, 2015 | by Amber Archangel
Originally published on 1Sun4All. BREAKING NEWS from Solar Impulse 2 (Si2): The airplane of Swiss explorers Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg attempting the first round-the-world [&hellip
July 1st, 2015 | by Amber Archangel
Originally published on 1Sun4All. Solar Impulse 2 (Si2) has been in the air — nonstop — for 2 days, 20 hours, and [&hellip
June 30th, 2015 | by Amber Archangel
Originally published on 1Sun4All. André Borschberg, cofounder, CEO, and pilot of Solar Impulse 2 (Si2), is at the controls of the first [&hellip
June 29th, 2015 | by Amber Archangel
Originally published on 1Sun4All. Solar Impulse 2 (Si2) released news this morning that the attempt for the first ever round-the-world solar flight to [&hellip