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Solar Impulse Foundation Invites Clean, Profitable Technologies

Solar Impulse Foundation's Bertrand Piccard says clean technologies can also bring profitability. Solar Impulse Foundation
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Key Takeaways:

  • The Solar Impulse Foundation aims to identify 1,000 profitable solutions for environmental protection.
  • These solutions will be certified with a Solar Impulse Efficient Solution Label, based on criteria including profitability, feasibility, and environmental/socio-economic benefits.
  • The initiative seeks to demonstrate the economic viability of eco-friendly technologies, attracting investors and promoting clean growth.
  • This initiative counters the common argument that environmental protection is too expensive.
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“Each time I speak of protection of the environment to heads of states or ministers, they tell me ‘we know we have to do something, but it’s too expensive,’” said Bertrand Piccard, initiator and chairman of the Solar Impulse Foundation. “I want to prove them wrong.”

Pia Bergqvist

Pia Bergqvist joined FLYING in December 2010. A passionate aviator, Pia started flying in 1999 and quickly obtained her single- and multi-engine commercial, instrument and instructor ratings. After a decade of working in general aviation, Pia has accumulated almost 3,000 hours of flight time in nearly 40 different types of aircraft.

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