BIOGRAPHY

Raphaël Domjan, eco-adventurer and speaker

Born on 19 January 1972 in Neuchâtel, from Lausanne, Switzerland

Raphaël has been passionate about adventure and exploration since childhood. Now an eco-explorer and speaker, through his SolarPlanet Foundation, Raphaël is committed to to promote solar energy to fight against climate change.

Today, his adventures and explorations are no longer about discovering unknown lands or breaking records. They focus instead on protecting our environment and biodiversity. We now have the knowledge and technology we need to be completely sustainable, and to make meaningful progress together.

Raphaël is also involved in various humanitarian projects. He wants to promote the use of renewable energy in developing countries, thus enabling them to acquire energy independence while developing new technologies.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Jaunin Roger, Domjan Raphaël (2010) – « PlanetSolar », Lausanne: Favre, 144 pp.
Jaunin Roger, Domjan Raphaël (2012) – « PlanetSolar, Premier tour du monde à l’énergie solaire », Lausanne : Favre, 170 pp.
Javet Raphaëlle, Domjan Raphaël (2018) – « Pionniers et aventuriers de l’énergie solaire », Lausanne : Favre, 136 pp.

FILMOGRAPHY

À la poursuite du soleil (2012) – film-documentaire (52 minutes) réalisé par Olivier Vittel, produit par la Fondation PlanetSolar.
SolarStratos « la naissance d’un rêve » (2021) – film documentaire (52 minutes) réalisé par Stéphane Chopard et Eric Beaufils et produit par Gédéon

AWARD & HONOURS

Chevalier de l’Ordre de Saint-Charles “Monaco”
Co-Founder of the EcoExplorer Society, Monaco
Member of the New York Explorers Club
First circumnavigation by solar powered boat : «Guinness World records»
Swiss Solar Prize, Zurich (2012)
European Solar Prize, Berlin (2013)

ACHIEVEMENTS

Now
Initiator and pilot of SolarStratos, Mission « To the edge of space », since 2015

2021
Pilot for the first flight in history of a Head of State in an electric plane and first flight of an electric plane in the airspace of the Principality of Monaco

2020
First solar jump from an electric airplane and first solar skyfall
The first air race from Lausanne to Aix-en-Provence in an electric airplane

2015
First solar polar navigation in the Northwest Passage

2012
Expedition leader of the first solar-powered circumnavigation in history

2007
Co-founder and President, Foundation « PlanetSolar» to promote solar energy

2004
Founder of PlanetSolar, the first solar-powered circumnavigation

2001
Co-founder of Horus Networks Sàrl, the first solar internet host in the world