MISSION TO PIONEER CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES IN THE TOUGHEST OCEAN RACES
WHO WE ARE
OceansLab is an offshore racing campaign uniquely innovating and showcasing critical renewable energy technologies for a clean maritime industry today.
OUR VISION
Accelerate the clean energy transition in the maritime sector to safeguard climate and life.
Over 90% of goods are transported across the world’s oceans resulting in the emission of toxic pollutants by more than 90,000 commercial vessels, including 53,000 merchant ships.
These emissions are absorbed by both the sea and air impacting ecosystems, sea life, and resulting in poor air quality, which recent scientific studies have found to be responsible for approximately 400,000 premature deaths per year, at an annual cost to society of more than €58 billion.
As global trade continues to rise the impact of maritime emissions will further threaten health and environment…
RACE TO ZERO EMISSIONS
LED BY PHIL SHARP
THE GREEN SKIPPER
3x world record breaker │ 2x Class40 champion
“Ocean Racing is about pushing human and technological boundaries in a race to win, but there is a much greater race at stake; a race to control climate change and safeguard our oceans.”
AN OBJECTIVE TO RACE AROUND THE WORLD WITH HYDROGEN
Aiming to compete at the forefront of offshore racing with a hydrogen entry in a major round-the-world race
The Ocean Race
Fully-crewed │ Around the world │ 8 stopovers │ 45,000 miles2022 – 2023
2.5m race village visitors
3,906 TV hours
110,150 corporate guests
Vendée Globe
Solo │ Around the world │ Non-stop │ 25,000 miles2024 – 2025
2.3m race village visitors
1,274 TV hours
71m videos viewed
PROTOTYPING CLEAN INNOVATIONS
A TEST-BED TO ADVANCE
ACCELERATING CLEAN INNOVATIONS
To demonstrate the performance advantages of renewable energy
Ultra-low weight solar PV with non-slip coatings
Advanced hydrogen-electric powertrain to replace diesel generators
Hydrogen storage technologies
Green hydrogen refueling capabilities
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THE LATEST
Updates from the Lab and the water
OceansLab launches clean Hydrogen Power Modules for marine
Zero emission racing project ‘OceansLab’ announces the launch of hydrogen fuel cell solutions to accelerate maritime decarbonisation through clean-tech spin-off company, Genevos. OceansLab - Genevos - Maritime Hydrogen Power Module - Phil [...]
Phil Sharp takes 13th in La Solitaire du Figaro
Last Saturday the Solitaire du Figaro was drawn to an early close with the cancellation of the final stage due to forecast light winds. After finishing in positions 26th, 16th and finally in 11th [...]
Stage 4: how to follow
At 19:15 local time today the 33 remaining skippers will start the final stage of La Solitaire du Figaro. Forecast light and unstable winds have forced the race director to reduce the course by [...]
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Sharp’s reaction to the mainsail crisis, which would have undoubtedly aborted the race of lesser skipper, encapsulates his conduct throughout the entirety of the race: courageous, innovative, relentless.
The Telegraph, June 2016His results to date have earned him a place in the premier league, one of the most respected sailors on the circuit as well as one of the kings of the Class 40. So for Sharp the next step is obvious: the Vendée Globe.
Seahorse Magazine, January 2019“No matter what it takes to succeed he will be able to deliver. And it’s not just sheer will and talent, skills and preparedness that make the difference. Phil Sharp also airs this positivity and seemingly endless energy only true champions have. He is the one you can always count on.”
Chief Editor of Yacht, 2019