Tristan Lebleu

On this visit, representatives from the Solar Impulse Foundation met with the FluidSolids team at their headquarters in Zürich, Switzerland. FluidSolids transforms biowaste into a sustainable alternative to plastic. The result is a highly resistant, flexible and scalable biocomposite that can be integrated in various industry sectors.

In this episode of Solution Deep-Dive, the Solar Impulse Foundation traveled to Zurich, Switzerland, to meet with David De Chambrier, Co-Founder of VunaNexus. Originally launched as VUNA–which means “harvest” in Zulu–the initiative began 15 years ago in Durban, South Africa, with the goal of finding practical uses for large volumes of separately collected urine.

Solution Deep-Dive: the concept To offer our readers an immersive look into labeled solutions and their real-world applications, we’ve launched the “Solution Deep-Dive” series. Over the coming months, we’ll spotlight various Swiss-based companies through short YouTube videos and articles – bringing you closer to the innovations driving sustainable change.