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Jean Verne, Great-Grandson of the writer, Jules Verne

«The PlanetSolar project is part of the Vernien endeavors; humanitys hope for a better future in a world that seems to be calling into question all the dangers that threaten it. (more)

Albert Falco, Diver and Captain of the Calypso

«As a European citizen involved in the preservation of the natural environment, and in particular that of the sea, I readily join the Swiss-French PlanetSolar team. Technological applications on hybrid vehicles that use solar energy will prove useful. (more)

Nando Parrado, film-maker, racing car driver, survivor of Uruguayan Air Force flight 571 in the Andes in 1972, author of the book "Miracle in the Andes"

«This is a great technological adventure, where men will be challenged by nature and will also learn about and share the immense possibilities of solar energy. (more)

Jean-Luc Van Den Heede, Navigator and Record Holder of the solo non-stop westward circumnavigation by sailboat. Ten Cape Horn passages, four around the worldsailing tours; two of these tours in the Vendée Globe Race.

«To help insure the future of our planet, man should use alternative energies more and more because its obvious that one day, fossil fuel shortages will compel the world to use them. (more)

Jean-Louis Etienne,

Dr Jean-Louis Etienne has taken part in countless expeditions all over the world. After round-the-world racing as a crew member for Éric Tabarly on Pen Duick VI in the 1970s, ... (more)

Jason Lewis,

From 1994 to 2007, Jason Lewis completed the first human-powered circumnavigation. He crossed the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans on a hi-tech pedalo, traversed North American on roller blades, cycled and walked across India and the Himalayas, etc. (more)

Nicole and Serge Roethli,

«A sense of wonder is the first step towards respecting our planet. Having run around the world, I often tell schoolchildren and audiences that you have to "know how to remain a child, astonished by the beauty of the world". To have the courage to dare... to keep being astonished... that's what really counts. (more)

Nicolas Prantzos, astrophysicist, Research Director at the CNRS Institute of Astrophysics, Paris, author of "Our Cosmic Future: Humanity's Fate in the Universe"

«How could one be anything other than enthusiastic about a project that blends symbolic and practical aspects so harmoniously? The sun, by far the most important source of energy in our local universe, ... (more)

Jean-Louis Aucouturier, Professor Emeritus at the ENSEIRB Graduate Engineering School - Bordeaux Science and Technology University and President-Founder of the Electric Boats of France (l'Association française pour le bateau électrique - AFBE).

«I believe that solar energy represents the future. It could lead to better conservation of the planet. (more)

Kenichi Horie, Japanese solo yachtsman

Ever since his first Solo Pacific crossing voyage by a 19-foot sailing boat in 1962 at the age of 23, Kenichi Horie has completed many ocean adventures. He is the first person in the world who used solar energy for ocean voyage; (more)

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