Bertrand PICCARD
@bertrandpiccard
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Initiator and Chairman of the @solarimpulse Foundation, @climateimpulse | Doctor, Psychiatrist, Aviator, Explorer, Speaker
Switzerland
Joined March 2010
The dream finally came true !. On March 21st 1999, in the middle of the Egyptian desert, @Breitling Orbiter 3 landed successfully!. Today, I still feel like in the video below, enthusiastically shaking and hugging my friend Brian. Almost everybody had put their bets on our
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We don’t hear enough soil being a life making material that underpins the entire economic system upon which we rely. We must ensure that soil remains a living organism for future generations by keeping a minimum organic content of 3%. Talking with @SadhguruJV. #SaveSoil
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Did you know that Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh in #India (in the screen) is training millions of farmers to cultivate without any chemicals? Not only it is possible, but the results are better ! @AndhraPradeshCM @UNEnvironment #1000solutions #WEF19
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BREAKING: it’s a first in the history of #energy, @solarimpulse is only the beginning, #futureisclean
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I can't believe I've landed, 13 years after having dreamt of flying around the world without fuel #futureisclean
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#COP26. I just handed over the Solutions guide for Scotland to @_KateForbes Minister of Economy @scotgov.
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An extreme #selfie while flying above Pennsylvania to bring Si2 to the gateway of #NYC #futureisclean
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50 years ago, this day changed my life. My father was exploring the Gulf Stream with his submarine and I was invited to witness Apollo 11 lift off in Cape Kennedy. That's when I decided to become an explorer #Apollo11 #Apollo50th #NASA @NASA
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Tomorrow I will attempt the first crossing of the #Atlantic in a #solar powered plane #futureisclean
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I am more scared to live in a world dependent on fossil fuels, than to attempt a solar flight around the world #RTW
http://t.co/KLObLN9BMy.
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The @IPCC_CH announced today that we need to completely decarbonise our economy before 2030. Impossible? No! Such a clear goal has the power to push governments + industries to rally towards a common and well-defined action. We can do it in 12 years ! #climatechange
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I flew over plastic waste as big as a continent. We must continue to support projects like @BoyanSlat Ocean Cleanup
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Hello California! And thanks to the #solarimpulse team, you were with me in the #Si2 cockpit!
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Hey #California! I'm in your airspace. Here is a little selfie I took during my last training flight. #captionthis
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Just took off from #Cairo to achieve the 1st round-the-world solar flight. A dream I have since 1999 #futureisclean
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La Suisse a réduit sa consommation de gaz d’un tiers sur la fin de cette l’année. Pourquoi faut-il une guerre en Europe pour y arriver, alors qu’on sait depuis des décennies qu’il faut le faire pour des raisons écologiques ?!. #CriseÉnergétique.
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A breathtaking picture of @solarimpulse before its landing in Hawaii. A historic first for clean technologies! http://t.co/QH8oi0ODYl.
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We are calling on all innovators to beat plastic pollution with @UNEnvironment. Submit your solution by May 15th and be invited to the UN Headquarters in #Geneva on #WorldEnvironmentDay #1000solutions
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Today I'm Flying Electric on a standard airplane and I love it
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You will not believe me, but to my right, I see an iceberg in the #Atlantic Ocean. Check it out! #futureisclean
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“First They Ignore You, Then They Laugh at You, Then They Attack You, Then You Win.” Greta Thunberg has done more in a few months than hundreds of politicians in half a century. Keep up the great work @GretaThunberg, you are inspiring an entire generation.
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For the energy transition to happen, the challenge is much more psychological than technological. The goal is to get rid of old beliefs that keep us prisoners of the past and prevents us from seeing better solutions. #1000solutions #GCAS2018
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Mon nouveau livre sort aujourd'hui en librairie. 😁 #Réaliste, soyons logiques autant qu’écologiques. Je l’ai écrit car j'aimerais vous présenter la protection de l'environnement comme une aventure enthousiasmante et fédératrice.
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We want to represent the new world, the world of #cleantechs. Because the #futureisclean & it starts now! 🔆
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L’entrepreneur c’est quelqu’un qui agit pour changer l’ordre des choses, c’est quelqu’un qui remet en question les certitudes et les habitudes. Il faut que les entrepreneurs montrent l’exemple : Il faut aussi qu'ils poussent les autres à changer @Bpifrance #innogeneration
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On the occasion of the #WorldEnvironmentDay we have to remember that protecting the environment is not a sacrifice, but a fantastic adventure we can take all together in order to create jobs and create growth, clean growth. @UNEnvironment @UNEnvironmentEu
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When I flew over #SanFrancisco and #SiliconValley, the heart of innovation. my @solarimpulse airplane was European. We should not be shy here in Europe. We have so many assets, but we do not dare to be proud … and we should ! #ResearchImpactEU
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It's not our lifestyle that is causing climate change, it is the old inefficient technologies that are causing climate change. The solutions we have today give us the opportunity to change the world. #COP23 #SIIS17 #Uniting4Climate
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After 36,000 km, it may seem obvious to see #Si2 fly without fuel. But at the start, we were met by much skepticism
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It's not our lifestyle that is causing #climatechange, it is the old inefficient technologies. The solutions we have today give us the opportunity to change the world. #1000solutions #TechforPlanet #OnePlanetSummit
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When flying #Si2, I got to spend days alone in this dreamlike environment to promote #futureisclean. Lucky pilot!
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Don't expect the situation of the world to change magically because we are starting a new year. Actually, it will change only if we make the effort to improve it. I hope we will all work for it. That's my wishes for 2021.
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I am here in #California where Governor @JerryBrownGov has just signed a bill to have the Golden State 100% green powered by 2045. This is ambitious, courageous and feasible. There should be more politicians like him around the world. #ActOnClimate #SB100 #GCAS2018
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Sunset over the desert. My source of energy goes to sleep. I have to make it alone through the night. #futureisclean
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Innovation doesn’t come when you have a new idea, but when you get rid of an old belief #ShapersSummit @GlobalShapers
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So many memories are coming back to me now that I have accomplished my dream: #futureisclean
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Reliving my last flight w/ Si2 to #AbuDhabi to close this great adventure and begin something anew #futureisclean
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Bravo au gouvernement français qui lance le projet d'un avion propre pour 2035 @BrunoLeMaire @Elisabeth_Borne @brunepoirson @airfrance #hydrogene.
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Performance & success come from leaving our comfort zone & using doubts & question marks to stimulate our creativity
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I was 11 years old 47 years ago when Armstrong and @TheRealBuzz walked on the Moon. Now the quest is for the #Sun!
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The longest solo flight ever was achieved by a solar airplane! #futureisclean
http://t.co/LB4YD8i19e.
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Tomorrow I will be addressing Mayors at the @eumayors for #EUMayors18. With me, the @solarimpulse Foundation and members of the World Alliance for Efficient Solutions will show that efficient solutions are available now. cc: @SeaBubbles #1000solutions
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Chaque fois qu’on dit à l’enfant que quelque chose est impossible, on détruit un rêve et on transforme un créateur potentiel en un robot qui va automatiquement reproduire ce qu’on lui a appris au lieu d’inventer son propre futur. @education21ch #e21ch
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#SolarImpulse was not built to carry passengers, but to carry a message about the use of #cleantechs
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If #Si2 can fly day & night & cross the #Atlantic w/ no fuel, we can all use the same #cleantechs in our daily lives
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My source of energy is going to sleep. The batteries will help me make it through the night. #futureisclean
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5 years ago today, @SolarImpulse started its round-the-world #Solar flight leaving from #AbuDhabi. At the time, we didn’t know if the adventure would be a success with so many challenges - both technical and climatic. Yet we did it! 40'000km without fuel. (1/2)
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I've started to see the other side of the #RedSea. The air is dry but the flight is going smoothly #futureisclean
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I wanted to share with you my greatest memories of the #Hawaii to #SanFrancisco solar flight
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Renewable energy is only 1/2 the equation. The other is energy efficiency – focusing not on production, but on how we use it. #futureisclean
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Chasing the best angle to take the best picture of what I'm seeing. I think this one may do. #futureisclean
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#Record beaten: 778km with still 49km of hydrogen to spare. It’s your turn now to beat new records through #CleanTechnologies! @HyundaiFrance @solarimpulse #H2RECORD
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The #COP24 has started in #Katowice. The parties are here and so is the @solarimpulse team. Our goal? Encourage negotiators to be bold. The sense of urgency is tangible and there has not been a better time to be ambitious: solutions exist, they are profitable and will create jobs
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Simply breathtaking. First light of the day and last #sunrise on the round-the-world #solar flight #futureisclean
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Flying at 14'000 feet above China today. Enjoying the flight after many weeks of uncertainties! http://t.co/WKY7469bxR.
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As @andreborschberg & I are coming closer to returning successfully to #AbuDhabi, nothing will stop at the landing
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Writing the book of @solarimpulse story will allow us to share with you the emotions and message. @andreborschberg
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Super nouvelle : 12 grands chefs d'entreprises s'engagent avec la Solar Impulse Foundation Impulse pour une relance verte de l’économie et demandent aux gouvernements un cadre légal adéquat. #CleanRecovery #COVID19.
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Can you imagine that a solar powered airplane without fuel can now fly longer than a jet plane! #futureisclean
http://t.co/mMQAIOHx0M.
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In a normal trip, I would stop to go diving. Flying alongside the serene #SaudiArabia coast #futureisclean
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Takeoff is the most exciting moment but also the moment where all the unknown still lies ahead #futureisclean
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I am glad @EmmanuelMacron invited me to speak at the @G7 about the connection between inequality and climate change, because the human damage caused by short-term greed always turns against its perpetrators. #G7 #G7Biarritz
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Whatever the winds you may encounter, it’s only you who can define the altitude of your existence. 21 years ago today - @Breitling Orbiter 3 #balloon flight.
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Above the ocean for 3 days, you see the waves, sun, clouds, full moon. It's the world I love
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By crossing the #Atlantic w/ no fuel, I wanted to encourage a widespread use of #cleantechs
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Difficult to believe what I see: #Si2 in Hawaii! But I never had doubts that @andreborschberg could make it! http://t.co/XwJQCDBO66.
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Overflying a coal powerplant with a #solar airplane. Strange encounter between the past and future #futureisclean
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La population se révolte à raison contre les excès d'un système créateur de #pollution. Mais l’avion-bashing éclipse l'essentiel : si une industrie peut relever le défi de sa transformation, c'est bien l' #aéronautique. #aviation #CO2 @maunouryc @leJDD.
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I want to demonstrate the importance of #cleantechs & put dreams, emotions back at the heart of scientific adventure
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With @solarimpulse we are demonstrating what renewables can already do. That is our message. A dream becomes reality
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C'est spectaculaire au #ParisAirForum de constater l'enthousiasme avec lequel l'industrie aéronautique évolue vers une #decarbonisation crédible. Puissent les autres secteurs industriels s'en inspirer. @PAFofficiel @Airbus @airfrance @Total @SAFRAN.
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I've been dreaming about a #RTW flight without fuel for 16 years. I can hardly believe we are leaving in three days http://t.co/EGiOGIbzT5.
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I guess I really did become pretty good at taking aerial #seflies from #Si2! Don't you think? #futureisclean
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Two minutes into #COP24 and I already met my friend @MarosSefcovic, VP of the @EU_Commission and also in charge of “Energy Union” in Europe, with whom we want to make energy infrastructure more clean and modern.
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.@Tintin's #ProfessorCalculus, inspired by my grandfather, Auguste Piccard, is flying w/ me. He was a true explorer
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As I took off from #Hawaii, the unknown lay before me but I was confident I could cross the #Pacific #futureisclean
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Following our partnership, I handed out to First Minister @Nicolasturgeon our solutions guide for Scotland. Each of these solutions will help reaching her ambitious goal of carbon neutrality by 2045 in a profitable way. #COP26
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Switzerland, Monaco & the #UAE are three countries that believe in @solarimpulse and #cleantechs. Thank you!
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Congratulations @andreborschberg for this incredible flight. #solarimpulse has now arrived in #Phoenix, Arizona
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85 years ago today, my grandfather tested the pressurized capsule he invented, opening the way to modern aviation
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Pourrait-on concilier l’#aviation, l’une des plus formidables innovations de notre époque, avec l’impératif écologique? Pour ça, elle doit renouer avec sa longue tradition d’#innovation. Lisez-en plus dans ma tribune co-signée avec @AnneRigail @airfrance
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The purpose of @solarimpulse is not to revolutionize aviation, but the way people think about energy #futureisclean
http://t.co/Muu2SGAopD.
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If you want to make a country great again, implement #cleantechs and renewable energies that create jobs and make profits #COP22
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Many people speak, but Morocco acts. the biggest solar powerplant opens today thanks to the King's vision with Masen
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Appointed as Special Advisor to European Commisionner @MarosSefcovic, I'm ready to bring hundreds of technological solutions from @solarimpulse foundation that can make the future of Europe clean, efficient, profitable and socially fair.
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