The Energy Observer adventure grew from my passion for the sea.
Victorien Erussard, founding captain
A field of learning
With EO1, we traveled the world. We learned that transition is not an ideology, but a field of learning. A complex, demanding and exciting field. Each stopover reminded us of one obvious truth: no single solution will ever suffice. The key is collective intelligence, complementarity, and cooperation.
Foundations for the future
This first odyssey provided a solid basis. Technical. Human. Strategic. It confirmed one of my beliefs: the greatest risk is not change, but inaction. Pretending that everything is fine. Opposing instead of developing.
The world is changing fast. Equilibrium is constantly shifting. Resources are growing scarce. In this context, giving up is not an option. Moving forward with EO3 is now a necessity. To move up a level. To take experimentation one step further. To build a more ambitious, more robust, more open demonstrator.
A collective project
Energy Observer is not just one person's adventure. It is a collective, demanding, realistic project. I don't believe in miracle solutions nor in simplistic arguments. I believe in hard work. In rigor. In experimentation. And in our ability to invent new paths once we decide to act.
The sea teaches us one essential lesson: you can’t cross an ocean by staying in port.
You adjust your course. You adapt. You stay on track.
A project that proves itself through action
The project brings together engineers, navigators, explorers, entrepreneurs, artists, and journalists around a common goal: to test, demonstrate, and highlight viable, operational low-carbon solutions.
Since 2017, EO1, as the first ship in the world to have sailed around the globe using a combination of renewable energies and hydrogen produced on board, has transformed the energy transition into an observable, measurable reality that can be shared.
70,000+ nautical miles traveled | 50 countries visited | 101 international stopovers | 7 years experimenting
Our mission continues.
Because we should never resign when times are hard. Because the future cannot be foretold. It builds itself.
