- City
- Palma
- Country
- Spain
- Stage of project
- Stage 2: R&D
- Sea basin regions
- Mediterranean Sea
- Topics
- Climate and the oceanOther
- Topics - other
- Maritime transport
- Categories
- Business and innovation (creation, process, strategy, product, service, etc.) related to sustainable use of marine resourcesCommunity engagement - work with local communities to solve local marine and social challenges and with high social acceptance potentialOcean conservation
Our vision addresses the ocean's warming and acidification due to rising CO2 levels, causing irreversible harm to marine ecosystems. Our mission focuses on decarbonizing fossil-fueled ships with innovative sailing systems. We're embarking on an odyssey aboard the world's most energy-efficient zero-carbon ship, the MODX 70, a collaboration between Océan Développement and Aeroforce. This cutting-edge vessel, a "floating laboratory of innovations," features Aeroforce's inflatable, retractable wings—a disruptive solution for decarbonizing maritime transport. Our first on-sea mission will begin at the end of 2024 in the Mediterranean Sea, where we will deploy our three programs : LEARN : Welcome “Ocean & Climate” scientific experts to study the impact of climate change on the Ocean and the importance of marine biodiversity to combat it.
SHARE : Raise awareness on the importance of the Ocean through the creation of educational content, events organization, and international interventions of the Race for Water’s teams.
ACT : Promote and apply “Zero Carbon Emission” technological solutions used on board to contribute to the decarbonization of the maritime world. After this first mission, we have activities planned through 2027.