In 2018, the PlanetSolar Foundation collaborated with Raid Latécoère-Aéropostale to build a solar power station on the roof of Lycée Amadou Sow Ndiaye, in Saint-Louis, Senegal. This solar plant is now working. Its inauguration took place at the end of September 2019! PlanetSolar Foundation board member and project specialist in Africa Roland Loos was on...
On Télématin France 2 TV !
The PlanetSolar Foundation and its president, Raphaël Domjan, received the team of Télématin France 2 TV about the exhibition “Pioneers and adventurers of solar energy” as part of the International Meeting of Sustainable Mobility in Saint-Tropez (France).
Ten years ago, PlanetSolar inaugurated its Solar Village …
Ten years ago today, we opened the PlanetSolar Village in Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland. Sailing around the world with a solar boat was still just a childhood dream… What has been done is immense both to make this dream come true but also for a global awareness of climate change. In 2009, the construction of the huge...
“PlanetSolar II” plant produces its first kilowatts!
On June 13, 2019, the PlanetSolar Foundation inaugurated its solar power plant “PlanetSolar II” installed on the roof of MPS Micro Precision Systems SA in Biel. With the Foundation’s partners, donors and ecodonators, and with the employees of the MPS plant, it is with these words that Raphaël Domjan, president of the PlanetSolar Foundation, and...
Exhibition in La Chaux-de-Fonds (Switzerland)
Between 3rd and 15th of June 2019, visit the exhibition “Pioneers and adventurers powered by solar energy” in Metropole Centre, La Chaux-de-Fonds (Switzerland).
Exhibition in Avry Centre (Fribourg, Switzerland)
The exhibition “Pioneers and Adventurers in Solar Energy” begin its 2019 tour! From the 6th to the 25th of May, you can visit it free of charge at Avry Center (canton of Fribourg, Switzerland).
PlanetSolar Foundation invests in solar energy!
PlanetSolar Foundation will soon produce its own energy and cover its operating costs thanks to the sun! During spring, the Foundation will built a large 99 kW solar power plant on the roof of its partner MPS’s factory in Biel, with the collaboration of Soleol, also partner company. This large solar power plant, named “PlanetSolar...
Pioneers in Solar Energy presented in Marin Centre (NE)!
The exhibition “Pioneers and Adventurers in Solar Energy” is open to visitors (free), in the lower hall of Marin Centre, in the canton of Neuchâtel (Switzerland), between October 30 and November 17, 2018. Opening time : • Monday, from 08:00 am to 07:00 pm • Tuesday, from 08:00 am to 07:00 pm • Wednesday, from...
An exhibition, a book and wonderful encounters
Monday, October 22, 2018 was a memorable day for PlanetSolar Foundation. Attended by Prince Albert II of Monaco, the Foundation brought together the pioneers in solar energy from all over the world: women and men who marked the history of solar energy through their fabulous adventures. The great names of solar exploration were alongside the...
D-7: “Pioneers and Adventurers of Solar Energy”: an exhibition and a book about the past of solar adventures!
On Monday, October 22, 2018, PlanetSolar Foundation will inaugurate in Montreux its traveling exhibition “Pioneers and Adventurers of Solar Energy”, with the presence of Prince Albert II of Monaco. A book, edited by Editions Favre and co-written by Raphaëlle Javet and Raphaël Domjan, director and president of the PlanetSolar Foundation, will also be presented for...