Niederer Kraft Frey advised Climate Impulse on its partnership agreement with Orange.
Climate Impulse, the pioneering project for sustainable aviation led by Swiss explorer Bertrand Piccard and composite engineer Raphaël Dinelli aiming to achieve the first zero emissions round-the-world flight in a green hydrogen-powered airplane, has announced its official partnership with Orange. As a European leader in telecommunications, the Orange group will play a key role in mapping out and securing an optimal exploration route.
Thanks to its cutting-edge research, connectivity capabilities and advanced AI, Orange will help define the safest and most efficient routes for Climate Impulse, thereby affirming its role as a leader in pioneering solutions. Orange researchers will work with the Climate Impulse teams to define and secure the best route.
Orange will also play a key role in securing telecommunications and will implement its post-quantum cryptography (PQC) technologies to protect exchanges between the aircraft and the ground.
Orange is renowned for supporting scientific and technological challenges during extraordinary events, particularly sporting events such as Tour de France and Jules Verne Trophy. The Climate Impulse project is an opportunity to operate a ‘sky lab’ under extreme and unprecedented conditions.
The inspiring partnership also aims to engage the public, notably through an interactive app that allows users to follow the mission in real time, live broadcasts and exclusive interviews.
Beyond demonstrating the potential of green hydrogen-powered flights as a sustainable alternative for future aviation, Climate Impulse aims to revolutionize the heavy mobility sector. Sending a strong message: modernizing and decarbonizing our world is possible.
The NKF team was led by Corporate/M&A and Technology partner Jacques Bonvin, working with associate Boris Catzeflis (Technology).
