Mission to accelerate the uptake of high performance clean innovations through the world’s most extreme ocean races #IMOCA60 #HydrogenNow #Hydrogen #HPM
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We're now six months into the build of OceansLab and it's proving to be a real step up from previous boats! Credit: PuraVida Images / Joka Gemesi / Pauger Carbon
It's official 🙋♂️@Phil_Sharp_ has registered for the @VendeeGlobe !
To date 28 skippers have officially declared themselves as candidates to compete in this ultimate challenge ➡ to race around the world, non-stop, single-handed, and with no assistance.
Today is @WorldOceanDay. We've developed a clean #HydrogenPowerModule for vessels. @Phil_Sharp_ aims to race around the globe with this technology and demonstrate that green H2 is here today as a high performance and reliable solution to embrace on our oceans #OceanClimateAction
ALT IMOCA 60 H2 Race Yacht
Hydrogen Power Module developed to decarbonise boats, has just been Labelled a @solarimpulse Efficient Solution forming one of the first officially recognised 1000 solutions to change the world! 🌍
ALT Genevos Hydrogen Power Module awarded the Solar Impulse Efficient Solutions Label
Taking hydrogen offshore!
@rupert_holmes writing for @yachtingworld investigates the latest in hydrogen and fuel cells and asks how they could provide a clean electrical power source for yachts.
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We're excited to be presenting the Genevos #Hydrogen Power Module at @mteconference in Geneva tomorrow and Tuesday. A pivotal event that has brought together key stakeholders in the industry to make change, and for this, we believe that collaboration is key #cleanpower #energy
ALT Genevos Hydrogen Power Module, a plug and play solution to decarbonise vessels
🌊 Throwing himself in at the deep end 🗣 “The relentless pace, uncertainty, and the fatigue of the @LaSolitaire_51e takes you well outside of your comfort zone, stretching your limits further than you could have imagined.." More here 🔗 bit.ly/3iQLXdr
.@Phil_Sharp_ takes 1️⃣3️⃣th in the @LaSolitaire_51e. Unable to fight for a top-10 result, Phil leaves the event with unfinished business, but is it enough to leave transatlantic ocean racing behind and come back for another Solitaire? Stay tuned to find out...
The final showdown starts @19:15 "I've never seen a forecast so light an unpredictable for a race. We could see some serious separation in the fleet, so there is still a huge amount to play for in the overall rankings. My top-10 objective remains, but it's not going to be easy..
The final battle
At 19:15 local time today the 33 remaining skippers will start the final stage of #LaSolitaire. Forecast light and unstable winds have forced the race director to reduce the course by 100 nautical miles to just 83...
Unbelievable 😲 Here they are bunched up and edging ever closer to the finish (@Phil_Sharp_ right of Leyton).
Light winds are expected right until the crossing line with an ETA of late this afternoon, live GPS positions here ➡️ bit.ly/2ZmpsoM
📸 Credit Alexis Courcoux
Seaweed, mist and light winds sums up last night with the front group covering as little as 15 nautical miles over 7 hours. @Phil_Sharp_ is currently in 10th 1.6nm behind the leader & 100 metres behind 9th. 📹of prev. Leg becalmed challenges.. #lasolitaire
