Swiss pilot Bertrand Piccard plans to take off from Abu Dhabi on a hydrogen-powered flight around the world in 2028, as he looks to promote the practicality of hydrogen aviation as a means to decarbonize the industry, Wam reports. Piccard’s hydrogen plane the Climate Impulse is being constructed with innovative propulsion technology.

More about the plane: Piccard partnered with Swiss watchmaker Breitling and Syensqo to develop the hydrogen plane. The aircraft can reach speeds of up to 180 km/h and includes two hydrogen tanks and two propulsion engines.

Not Piccard’s first adventure: Piccard, the founder of Solar Impulse, is also renowned for his 2015-2016 solar flight around the world which took off and landed in Abu Dhabi.

It’s a family affair: Piccard’s ancestors were also the first to fly a non-stop round-the-world balloon flight and dive to the deepest point on the planet.

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