Solar Impulse - Around the world to promote clean technologies (original) (raw)

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Let’s run the world with clean technologies The three record-breaking solo flights of André Borschberg from Nagoya to Hawaii and Bertrand Piccard from Hawaii to San Francisco and later New York to Seville give a clear message: everybody could use the same technologies on the ground to halve our world’s energy consumption, save natural resources and improve our quality of life.

Explorers

Pioneering for clean technologies Two pilots associated to demonstrate the potential of cleantechs: Bertrand Piccard, psychiatrist and explorer with his avant-gardist vision, and André Borschberg, engineer and entrepreneur with his managerial experience.

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40'000 km without fuel, a first for energy A bold challenge and an meaningful adventure around the world to encourage people to protect our quality of life by using energy efficiency and renewable energies. Travelling across land and ocean, to inspire the public, students, entrepreneurs and political leaders. Let’s spread the #futureisclean message.

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Leg1
Abu Dhabi toMuscat
2015-03-09

Leg2
Muscat toAhmedabad
2015-03-10

Leg3
Ahmedabad toVaranasi
2015-03-18

Leg4
Varanasi toMandalay
2015-03-19

Leg5
Mandalay toChongqing
2015-03-30

Leg6
Chongqing toNanjing
2015-04-21

Leg7
Nanjing toNagoya
2015-06-01

Leg8
Nagoya toHawaii
2015-07-03

Leg9
Hawaii toSan Francisco
2016-04-24

Leg10
San Francisco toPhoenix
2016-05-03

Leg11
Phoenix toTulsa
2016-05-13

Leg12
Tulsa toDayton
2016-05-22

Leg13
Dayton toLehigh Valley
2016-05-26

Leg14
Lehigh Valley toNew York
2016-06-11

Leg15
New York toSeville
2016-06-23

Leg16
Seville toCairo
2016-07-13

Leg17
Cairo toAbu Dhabi
2016-07-26

Airplane

A flying laboratory full of clean technologies 12 years of research and development, to develop an aircraft powered by dozens of environmentally friendly products and processes built with our partners. These technologies are opening up new industrial markets and offering an opportunity for economic development, job creation and profit.

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Join us

Spread the word A clean future will not happen without you. Invite friends and family to join the cause and get involved in the discussion. Apply clean technologies to your life, and encourage others to do so. Help us raise awareness about clean techs in schools by helping us to finance our educational activities.