By using renewable energies such as hydrogen, BAMS offers a special kit replacing older polluting engines on boats with more sustainable and silent ones.
Themes : What if we innovated to preserve our oceans?
The heartbeat of Pangaea X 2022 was encapsulated in a resounding theme: “Protect Our Oceans.” It was a powerful call to action, an invitation for passionate individuals to unite in the protection of our oceans, recognizing them as vital ecosystems in need of our care and attention.
THE PROGRAM
The Pangaea X program, develop with the help of the Maxime Dumont, emphasized environmental innovation and leadership. The program revolved around key elements, with a particular focus on understanding the direct and indirect impact on the environment. With a strong emphasis on business planning, participants developed well-structured business plans to drive lasting environmental impact through innovation and leadership.
THE 10 SELECTED TEAMS
AU BORD
DE L’EAU
The objective of AU BORD DE L’EAU is to protect corals by limiting their greatest threat: sunscreens. No product currently on the market is safe for the environment. We want to create a sunscreen without negative impact on marine biodiversity. We have even taken our idea a step further: a sunscreen that benefits corals and helps them grow, an ecopositive sunscreen.
PLASTIC TO
BRICK
Industries, which use recycled plastic as raw materials to create various objects, don’t actually have enough income materials to do so. Our project comes with a solution: the production of these raw materials locally and cost effectively. How do we do it? By collecting plastic waste directly from the source, either from companies, industries, or shops. What’s more? We create local processing networks, using sorting state-of-the-art technologies. The best thing about our project? There is less plastic waste on land and therefore even less in the ocean.
THE FINAL
On Friday, September 16, 2022, the grand finale of the first edition of Pangaea X took place at Station F. Each team had 10 minutes to pitch their project to the jury, followed by 15 minutes of questions. After more than 2 hours of deliberation, the jury members elected a winning team “Bionet”. A final ceremony was also held on the same day where the teams received different prizes. Among them :
1ST PRIZE
Bionet won the first prize and is therefore the winning team of this 2022 edition!
Thanks to their project, which consists in the creation of a natural fiber net, they were able to convince the jury. 9 months after starting the adventure, Jonathan, William and Victor leave Station F with:
CATHY AWARD
Mike often says that without his wife Cathy, he would not be the man we know today. Responsible for the logistics, financing and communication of all his expeditions, Cathy’s unconditional support allowed Mike to stand out and make himself known to a global audience. She passed away from cancer in 2015, and we would like to honor her by presenting the “Cathy’s Award” to the team that best communicates and publicizes their project.
Team Oyster stood out for their communication. Not only are they active on social media, they are also present in the most traditional media.
Thank you to IMMAT for providing this team with video and photo equipment worth CHF 4000.
PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD
The winning team was chosen by the audience of more than 300 people present at Station F, on September 16, in Paris.
Enereef won the public’s choix prize! Thanks to their charisma and their project of artificial reefs based on offshore wind turbines, they were able to convince the audience.
Thank you to Creatives who will be giving a communications workshop in Lausanne, Switzerland.
