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  • Entrepreneurialism
  • Episode 728
  • 19 Nov 2025
  • 29 min

Is solar jet fuel ready for takeoff? Why Swiss and Zürich Airport are turning to sun power

Syhelion

  • The Entrepreneurs
  • Entrepreneurialism
  • Episode 728
  • 29 min

Synhelion co-founder Dr Gianluca Ambrosetti joins us in Zürich to explain how his team is turning sunlight into usable liquid fuel. He talks about the big name partners backing the technology and why scaling solar-made fuels could transform the aviation and mobility industries without overhauling existing infrastructure.

Host
  • Tom Edwards
Contributors
  • Jack Jewers
  • Laura Kramer

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