Following the flight over the Matterhorn on July 18—featured on the front page of the Financial Times Weekend—SolarStratos has completed another highly successful preparatory flight on the eve of August 1st. Despite less-than-ideal conditions on Thursday, July 31, 2025—particularly in terms of thermal updrafts—Raphaël Domjan took off from Sion for a 2-hour and 31-minute flight...
You can still catch it in the coming days on RTS 1 and 2. The TV spot featuring Raphaël Domjan as ambassador for Naoenergy, a partner of the PlanetSolar Foundation, was filmed in a spectacular setting — right in the middle of wild chamois! Do you recognize the location? Here’s the making-of video — a...
The PlanetSolar II expedition, which runs from 2025 to 2026 on Lake Titicaca, features a very hands-on educational component: the vessel is tracked remotely by Swiss pupils, who even got to step aboard before it set off for Peru. In Santi Terol’s 23 May 2025 Arcinfo article, you can relive teacher Christine Liebe’s journey in...
On April 25, a launch and donation ceremony took place in Puno (Peru) for the solar boat PlanetSolar II, which was handed over to the Binational Authority of Lake Titicaca (ALT). This moving event marked the start of a scientific expedition and a solar energy awareness campaign on the highest navigable lake in the world....
fter a month-long journey from Switzerland, PlanetSolar II has finally reached its destination. Transported last week from the port of Matarani to the shores of Lake Titicaca in Puno, the solar-powered vessel was successfully launched into the world’s highest navigable lake. The occasion was marked by a moving official ceremony, celebrating both the start of...
The opening of the first German-language exhibition was a success. The PlanetSolar Foundation’s exhibition on solar pioneers and adventurers at Primeo Energie’s Kosmos space in Münchestein (BL) was a highlight. It was both magnificent and moving, as it brought together on April 16, 2024 several figures who have worked to develop solar-powered projects: Fred To,...
Le transport et le montage se sont bien déroulés: vous avez pu suivre l’opération en direct sur nos réseaux la semaine dernière. Notre exposition sur les pionniers et aventuriers du solaire est prête à être dévoilée au public pour la première fois en allemand. Le vernissage de cette première sortie de l’expo désormais en allemand...
PlanetSolar II was christened on Wednesday, May 22, in the port of Hauterive (NE), in front of a group of scientists, partners of the PlanetSolar Foundation, and friends of the eco-explorer Raphaël Domjan. This ceremony marked the launch of the solar and solidarity navigation and scientific missions project on Lake Titicaca, in Peru, scheduled for...
In this festive time, we extend our warmest regards to you and your loved ones. This year, thanks to your support, we have again achieved significant progress. Our projects, such as the acquisition of the new solar boat “PlanetSolar II”, our collaborations with schools for solar installers in M’boro, Senegal, and the launch of our...
H.S.H Prince Albert II of Monaco honored us with his visit this Monday, September 4th. His dedication to sustainability and exploration is a source of inspiration for us all. We are proud of our partnership with the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, and we eagerly anticipate our upcoming joint endeavors as we continue working...