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Solar Impulse Foundation
Type of site
Non-Profit
Founded
2003
Headquarters
Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
Founder(s)
Bertrand Piccard
André Borschberg
Industry
Cleantech
URL
https://solarimpulse.com/
The Solar Impulse Foundation is an environmental non-profit project that is founded in 2003 by Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg in collaboration with the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne.[1]
The foundation is known for its round-the-world flight in an entirely solar powered plane completed in 2016, as well as the Solar Impulse Efficient Solution label awarded to 1000 solutions that are both profitable and good for the planet.[2][3][4]
^Mun-Delsalle, Y-Jean (March 7, 2015). "Ready For Its Global Solar Flight, Solar Impulse With Omega Show How Innovation Can Change The World". Forbes. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
^Balch, Oliver (February 21, 2021). "Seeking take-off with 1,000 clean tech solutions to fuel the globe". Reuters. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
^Kumar, Isabelle (December 14, 2020). "Bertrand Piccard - From one to 1000 ways to make the world a cleaner plact". EuroNews. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
^Fehrenbacher, Katie (February 4, 2020). "Solar plane explorer's next mission: climate tech startups". GreenBiz. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
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