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Energy Observer Foundation combines expertise to accelerate energy transition, raises awareness about the potential of hydrogen and promotes Sustainable Development Goals.

Exhibition Village in Paris
Energy Observer's Exhibition Village was in Paris to raise public awareness about the challenges of the energy transition.
The laboratory vessel, a powerful tool for international awareness
Our educational mission continues onboard our laboratory vessel in the middle of the Indian Ocean!
The environmental cost of XXL ships
Shipping has a huge environmental cost, this article details its impact.
Traveling exhibition on ecological transition
Learn, understand, share: discover an immersive and interactive experience, free access and intended for all audiences.
New pedagogical workshop on energy transition
Our new pedagogical workshop on the energy transition, led by our energy expert Beatrice Cordiano, has been designed!
New pedagogical content in our exhibition
New year, new content for our endowment fund at the heart of our exhibition, dedicated to renewable energies, climate change and hydrogen.

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Energy Observer was at the Earth Day Initiative
April 14, 2024 - 🌎 Energy Observer was at the Earth Day Initiative, a gathering of climate activists

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M. Achim Steiner sur Energy Observer
13 April 2024 - New York, USA
Achim Steiner, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme

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Solutions, the web series for changing the world
All over the world, women and men are devoting their time and energy to the creation of sustainable solutions for a more harmonious world. Energy Observer is heading off in search of them in a bid to promote their ideas and actions.

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"H2 et Territoires": the Energy Observer Foundation documentary series
In this series, Victorien Erussard, founder of Energy Observer and passionate about energy issues, goes to meet the pioneers of low-carbon hydrogen in France to understand the role of this energy vector in our transition.

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Energy Observer and Qu'est-ce qu'on fait?! join forces to decipher energy!
On our social networks, you'll find a new Energy Observer and Qu'est-ce qu'on fait?! collaborative video to help you understand all you need to know about energy!

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Energy Observer Foundation launches its comic book!
Join our young crew to discover tomorrow's energy challenges and solutions!

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"Quentin Express": Energy Observer Foundation and France SailGP Team join forces to promote low-carbon mobility
2023 - "Quentin Express": a campaign to reduce the carbon impact of major sports events, in collaboration with Energy Observer Foundation and France SailGP Team.

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"From coal to renewable energies": a report in support of a just energy transition
June 2023 - As part of Energy Observer's 80th stopover in South Africa, our audiovisual production team developed a range of content to better understand the energy crisis shaking the country, and its solutions.

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At the heart of a scientific awareness program with Universcience
2022- 2023 - Within the framework of its partnership with Universcience, the Energy Observer Foundation team took part in a scientific awareness program for third-level students.

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State-of-the-art of green hydrogen research in South Africa
17 June 2023 - Cape Town, V&A Waterfront, Village d'exposition d'Energy Observer
Our expert in sustainable development and energy Beatrice Cordiano spoke about the use of green hydrogen in South Africa during a round table organized in collaboration with the University of Cape Town.

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Mobilizing South Africa's youth around the energy transition
June 2023 - Over 330 schoolchildren visited our educational exhibition village during the Energy Observer stopover in Cape Town, South Africa.

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A new series of conferences on the energy transition
2023 - The third cycle of conferences with the Hôtel de l'Industrie was held from January to May 2023. The theme of this year's conferences focuses on the energy transition and its many challenges.

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The laboratory vessel, a powerful tool for international awareness
2022 - Our educational mission continues onboard our laboratory vessel in the middle of the Indian Ocean!

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See you at ChangeNOW 2023!
25 May 2023 - Grand Palais Ephémère, 2 Pl. Joffre, 75007 Paris
ChangeNOW gathers the most innovative solutions and change-makers tackling our planet's biggest challenges to act together and work towards sustainable solutions.

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All (or almost) you need to know about coal
In the context of Energy Observer’s stopover in South Africa, our onboard scientist and energy expert Beatrice Cordiano will try to answer the following: Where does this fossil energy comes from? Could a clean coal production exist? Let's figure it out!
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On top of positive energies
04 February 2023 - 430 Rte de l'Accueil, 74110 MORZINE AVORIAZ
Energy Observer Foundation's exhibition village was, for the first time, displayed in a unique environment: the commune of Morzine-Avoriaz, for the event "Au sommet des énergies positives" (On top of positive energies) dedicated to the energy transition challenges in high mountains.

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New pedagogical content in our exhibition
2022 - New year, new content for our endowment fund dedicated to renewable energies, climate change and hydrogen.

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Energy Observer Foundation: co-signatory of a declaration to preserve the Ocean during the COP 27
17 November 2022 -
Within the framework of the COP27, Energy Observer Foundation wishes to underline the importance of the Ocean's biodiversity preservation.

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A guide to understanding the SDGs
This handbook is designed for all those involved in education to familiarize themselves with the SDGs, while realizing that they are already present in many practices.
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New pedagogical workshop on energy transition
October 2023 - The creation of a new didactic and interactive EOF pedagogical workshop on the energy transition gave rise to an event with young secondary school students in Courbevoie and Lorient in October 2022.

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Traveling exhibition on ecological transition
Learn, understand, transmit, exchange and share: this free to access exhibition is a unique opportunity to dive from the laboratory ship to topics as fundamental as climate change, ecological transition, energy policies and sustainable development.

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The energy transition at the heart of the Route du Rhum - Destination Guadeloupe
More than 50 000 visitors were able to discover our exhibition on energy transition in the Energy Observer Foundation village during the Route du Rhum - Destination Guadeloupe - 2022 edition.

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Energy Observer Foundation partner of the 2022 Sustainable Development Meetings
16 September 2022 - The French National Assembly
Energy Observer Foundation takes part in the Sustainable Development Meetings, the biggest democratic forum dedicated to the transition and the official anniversary of the Sustainable Development Goals in France.

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Youth on the front lines of the Sustainable Development Goals
12 August 2022
This Friday, August 12, 2022, is International Youth Day. An opportunity for us to celebrate the essential role of young people in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and accelerating the ecological transition!

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The energy transition at the heart of the Atmosphères festival
05 October 2022 -
Our onboard engineer, Beatrice Cordiano, had the opportunity to lead a workshop on the energy transition, with the ambition of stimulating exchanges and mobilizing the creation of youth projects that meet the challenges of the ecological transition.

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Marine pollution monitoring programme
This monitoring programme focuses on atmospheric pollution, water pollution and noise pollution in the oceans. Measurements will be carried out from aboard the Energy Observer catamaran using the on-board science stations.

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Festival Culture Océan at the Climate Academy
04 June 2022 - Académie du Climat
Energy Observer Foundation participated in the festival co-organised by the Tara Foundation and the Climate Academy. We were present to lead four educational workshops on noise pollution and its impact on cetaceans and other marine species.

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Leonard and SOA publish a study on the sustainable blue economy
March 2023 - At a time when our current economy is based on the unreasonable use of raw materials, which is depleting our resources, Leonard and SOA jointly published a report in March on the blue economy, based on natural resources.
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Energy Observer Foundation at the 24 Hours of Le Mans
08 June 2022 - 24 hours of Le Mans Race Track
Energy Observer Foundation was at the 24 hours of Le Mans, in order to make the public aware of the potential of hydrogen in the decarbonization of motorsports.

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Conference cycle on « Industry and low carbon territories”
2022 - Energy Observer Foundation, Léonard/Vinci and La Société d’Encouragement pour l’Industrie Nationale, in partnership with Valgo and OPEO, offer a new series focusing on “Industry and low carbon Territories” from February to June 2022.

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Energy Observer lights up the Eiffel Tower with renewable hydrogen
May 2021 - The illumination of the Eiffel Tower on the evening of 25 May 2021 is so much more than a symbol of the hydrogen revolution in action, indeed it serves as proof that the solutions required to implement it already exist.

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World Oceans Day: giving voice to the world of silence
June 8, 2020 - Immersing a hydrophone in the water takes you on a journey of discovery of the underwater world through the ears, rather than the eyes, of its inhabitants. For this World Oceans Day, the theme in 2020 is “Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean”.
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Green hydrogen at the heart of the ‘France 2030’ investment plan
15 November 2021
A year after the creation of the hydrogen recovery plan, on 12 October 2021, the President of the French Republic presented ‘France 2030’, a 30-billion Euro investment plan aimed at supporting the country’s transition and industrial competitiveness.

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Time for Solutions once more!
08 December 2021
Filming of the Solutions series began again in early December with the support of the Ministry for Ecological Transition.

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World Maritime Day: for more sustainable shipping
Septembre 30, 2021 - “Sustainable shipping for a sustainable planet”: with 80% of the global trade being transported by ships, the stakes for 2020 World Maritime Day are high. Nothing less of the survival of our marine ecosystem.
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Connecting the world’s energies with ConfKids
28 May 2021 - Online
Energy Observer Foundation organised a ConfKids in partnership with One Ecole and Bayam on the theme “Connecting the world’s energies” within the context of the “Paris de l’hydrogène” event.

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Geothermal energy, powered by Earth
Accounting for less than 1% of the global energy mix, geothermal energy is renewable and less known than solar and wind energy, but it holds an interesting potential in some geographies.
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Raising awareness among schools about tomorrow’s energy systems
In order to raise the awareness of as many people as possible, teaching notes are made available to all.

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Les Assises de l’Économie de la Mer (Maritime Economy Congress) 2021
14 September 2021 - Café des sciences
"Gearing towards economic recovery for ecological transition" was the theme chosen for this 16th Maritime Economy Congress 2021 in Nice.

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What potential for natural hydrogen?
Although hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe, it rarely exists in pure form, and is generally combined with other atoms. The exception is natural hydrogen, which was thought to be rare, but whose potential is being uncovered now.
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Franco-Icelandic Symposium on green hydrogen at the Senate
12 November 2021 - Sénat
The Senate’s Groupe Interparlementaire d’Amitié (Interparliamentary Friendship Group) France North Europe and the CCIF Iceland organised a Symposium on green hydrogen at the Palais du Luxembourg in Paris.

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Capturing carbon in the atmosphere: the solutions are in Nature
Solutions to climate change are complex but one way to mitigate climate change is right in front of us: trees and forests, by capturing carbon from the atmosphere, have an incredible potential to regulate the climate and restore natural habitats.
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Sustainable Development Goals at the French National Assembly
08 December 2021 - Hôtel de Lassay
Agenda 2030 transforming regions

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Solutions, the web series for changing the world
All over the world, women and men are devoting their time and energy to the creation of sustainable solutions for a more harmonious world. Energy Observer is heading off in search of them in a bid to promote their ideas and actions.

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Victorien Erussard, guest speaker at the 3rd edition of the Le Mans Symposium
21 September 2021 - Le Mans
On 21 September 2021, the Palais des Congrès et de la Culture in Le Mans hosted the Hydrogen Symposium whose theme for the year was “Communities making hydrogen a reality”.

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Conference dedicated to a "rebirth of the maritime industry"
November 29, 2021 - Energy Observer Foundation has co-designed and co-organized with the Société d'Encouragement pour l'Industrie Nationale the fifth Rebirth of Industry meeting, on the theme Industry and Sea in Saint Malo on November 29th 2021.

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Hydrogen Conference at the Swiss Embassy in France
10 May 2022 - Swiss Embassy in France
Victorien Erussard was the guest of honour at a conference on the development of the hydrogen industry, organized by the Swiss Embassy in France.

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The official report by France Hydrogène about the skills and professions of the hydrogen sector
France is in need of engineers, technicians and operators trained in the professions that are present across the entire hydrogen value chain.
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The European Commission’s ‘Fit for 55’ package
15 July 2021
On 15 July 2021, the European Commission published its ‘Fit for 55’ package as a road map for carbon neutrality.

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Achieving carbon neutrality in 2050 with Ademe
Ademe’s study "Transition(s) 2050", published on 30 November 2021 gives a prediction for achieving carbon neutrality in France by 2050.
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« Hydrogen, Green energy for our territories»
20 May 2022 - Maison Minatec, 3 parvis Louis Néel, Grenoble
Energy Observer Foundation was in Grenoble to raise awareness on the role of hydrogen in the energy transition.

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