{"id":10018,"date":"2023-11-27T14:13:31","date_gmt":"2023-11-27T13:13:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarstratos.com\/2023\/11\/under-the-sun\/"},"modified":"2023-11-30T11:01:44","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T10:01:44","slug":"newsletter-085-en","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarstratos.com\/en\/2023\/11\/newsletter-085-en\/","title":{"rendered":"Under the sun\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

The sun is still shining brightly \u2013 a fact that warms the hearts of those \u2013 including the SolarStratos mission \u2013 who advocate for the intensive use of solar energy to ensure a low-carbon future for the planet. This need for change is heavily underlined by the new 2023 temperature records. The coming year will be crucial for the SolarStratos project. Achieving an altitude record for a manned solar-electric aircraft with HB-SXA is not only the final step before stratospheric flight, but it will send out a symbolic message that yes, we can continue to dream. To fly. Ever higher. And above all, without harming the planet.<\/p>\n

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Records that are cause for alarm<\/h3>\n

In Switzerland, September 2023 was the hottest since measurements began in 1864. June, July and August were the hottest months on earth. Temperatures in Switzerland in October also exceeded the average by 3.1\u00b0C, less extreme, but still notable \u2013 the average was 9.8\u00b0C compared to 10.4\u00b0C in October 2022. These results have propelled the planet to the top of the IPCC\u2019s forecast range and the 1.5\u00b0C maximum warming limit set by the Paris Agreement is about to be exceeded. It\u2019s time to go solar. Resolutely and urgently.<\/p>\n

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Senegalese sun<\/h3>\n

Roland Loos and Rapha\u00ebl Domjan, respectively SolarStratos CEO and pilot-founder, have been active on other fronts. In November, they returned to Senegal on behalf of the PlanetSolar Foundation to check the Saint Louis solar power plant that opened in 2019 and \u2013 alongside the local authorities \u2013 to inaugurate the CIFOP vocational training centre for solar installers, a vocational school in Mboro. This mission was organised by Roland Loos \u2013 who is very committed to Senegal \u2013 in partnership with Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Affolter. Bravo Messieurs.<\/p>\n\n\t\t