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We made it around the world. 40'000km without fuel, a first for energy.
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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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World Record
19 (11 pending)
Flights
17
Cumulated distance
43 041 km
Cumulated flight time
558h06m
Flight Simulations
17 848
Solar Energy
11 655 kWh
Leg
1
Abu Dhabi to
Muscat
2015-03-09
Leg
2
Muscat to
Ahmedabad
2015-03-10
Leg
3
Ahmedabad to
Varanasi
2015-03-18
Leg
4
Varanasi to
Mandalay
2015-03-19
Leg
5
Mandalay to
Chongqing
2015-03-30
Leg
6
Chongqing to
Nanjing
2015-04-21
Leg
7
Nanjing to
Nagoya
2015-06-01
Leg
8
Nagoya to
Hawaii
2015-07-03
Leg
9
Hawaii to
San Francisco
2016-04-24
Leg
10
San Francisco to
Phoenix
2016-05-03
Leg
11
Phoenix to
Tulsa
2016-05-13
Leg
12
Tulsa to
Dayton
2016-05-22
Leg
13
Dayton to
Lehigh Valley
2016-05-26
Leg
14
Lehigh Valley to
New York
2016-06-11
Leg
15
New York to
Seville
2016-06-23
Leg
16
Seville to
Cairo
2016-07-13
Leg
17
Cairo to
Abu 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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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.
