TOPIC 'Solar Energy' on Jan 13, 2010 (CET)
The World Future Energy Summit to show the worlds first solar powered aeroplane
The President of Solar Impulse and the Pilot of the modern solar aircraft is Bertrand Piccard. He will be presenting his amazing project in Abu Dhabi at the end of January in the Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Center. Many different Swiss companies from the renewable energy sector will be meeting to showcase the newest developments in renewable energy technology. None of these products and new inventions come close to Piccards solar flying aeroplane.
The Swiss Ambassador in Abu Dhabi, Wolfgang Amadeus said, "I'm pleased about the strong presence of a Swiss delegation and Swiss Cleantech companies at the WFES 2010. I'm looking forward very much to meeting Mr Bertrand Piccard again, President of Solar Impulse, who said recently: 'At each major premiere, the adventures of the last century pushed back the limits of the impossible. Today, human and technical inquiry must go on, with a view to improving the quality of life for humanity. By writing the next pages in the history of aviation with solar energy, as far as a flight around the world without fuel or pollution is concerned, Solar Impulse's ambition is to contribute in the world of exploration and innovation in the cause of renewable energies'."
One of the main speakers during the exhibition will be the State Secretary of Energy and Director of the Swiss Federal Office of Energy, Walter Steinmann. He is to lead the conversation and debates with other country ministers about their blueprints.
The greenhouse gases that come from aeroplanes make up a large amount of the man made damage to our environment. This is why the first solar powered aeroplane might be the first step to cleaner skies and less carbon dioxide in total.
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