ForumMonaco · December 2024
Monaco Hydrogen Forum
The world's leading hydrogen forum, under the patronage of H.S.H. Prince Albert II.
Company
Architects who decided to build energy at sea.
Incorporated in Greece and Cyprus, based in Athens. Born from AUB Architects and the floating island technology of Beirut International Marine Industry. Thirteen international co-founders across hydrogen, yachting, marine and business.
Team
Thirteen co-founders, one shipyard.
SD
Sumer Daou
Founding PartnerArchitect, AUB class of 2005. Leads design, go-to-market and the Lemuria vision.
DA
Dr. Abdullah Daou
Floating island technologyDeveloper of the class-approved floating island technology.
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13 international co-founders
Hydrogen · yachting · marine · businessThe team behind the technology, the yard and the market.
Manufacturing readiness
350 trained technicians on call.
Steel, floaters and architecture built in-house, on class-approved floating island technology.
Recognition
Presented on Europe's hydrogen stages.
EU programmeBrussels · Cycle 5
EU BlueInvest Readiness Assistance
Selected by the European Commission (DG MARE, CINEA, PwC). The only start-up from Cyprus and Greece.
ConferenceAgia Napa, Cyprus · CMMI
Riding the Waves
Selected by the Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute to present Blue Economy innovation.
ForumCyprus
Cyprus Hydrogen Forum
Sea Rings presented to the Cypriot hydrogen and maritime community.
ForumAthens
Greece Hydrogen Forum
Presented to the Greek hydrogen and green-gases community.
CompetitionBeirut · 2025
AUB President's Innovation Challenge
Semi-finalist among 88 applicants.
EU validation
Selected by BlueInvest, aligned with TROPOS and MUSICA.
BlueInvest is run by the European Commission's DG MARE and CINEA with PwC. We were the only start-up from Cyprus and Greece in the cohort.
Partners
The ecosystem behind the rings.
Roadmap
Where we are, and what comes next.
- 2023
Lemuria Ocean Ports concept and the first white paper.
- 2024
Sea Rings, the coastal adaptation. Monaco Hydrogen Forum.
- 2025
EU BlueInvest selection. Riding the Waves, Cyprus. AUB Innovation Challenge semi-finalist.
- JUNE 2026
13-Sea Rings feasibility study. Design by AUB Architects.
- OCTOBER 2026
EIC Accelerator application. Equity round opens.
- 2027
First Sea Ring at sea. Lemuria first module financing.
