Author: rwalloceanovation

This week’s Ocean / Blue Economy Innovation Roundup:

🌊Captura closes $12M series A round to develop ocean carbon removal tech. 

🌊 Researchers work toward harnessing ocean energy to power devices. 

🌊 Aquaculture AI firm reels in $8 million. 

🌊In Iceland, start-up founders invent new ways to tackle environmental crises. 

🌊Can giant floating solar on oceans work? 

🌊FoodTech start-up Vgarden recreates the famous canned tuna with plant-protein.  

🌊UK pumps cold cash into green freight with new £7M tech fund. 

🌊2023 Seaweed State of the Industry. 

🌊Ocean funds: diving into a $24trn ‘blue’ economy.  

🌊Digital advances to increase the sustainability of global fisheries and preserve marine ecosystems.  

🌊Maritime tech breakthroughs in 2023. 

🌊Maine seaweed company Ocean’s Balance establishes alliance with Japanese food manufacturer and raises investment round.  

🌊The ocean plays a key role in the energy transition – so does data. 

Have a Great Weekend!

The OCEANOVATION Team.

This week’s Ocean / Blue Economy Innovation Roundup:

🌊How Li Ka-shing backed start-up Notpla plans to replace plastic with a sustainable seaweed alternative. 

🌊HD Hyundai Announces a New “Ocean Transformation” Vision. 

🌊Autonomous Underwater Glider to Eliminate Oceanic Trash.

🌊Dutch wave energy company attracts new investors. 

🌊How a Hong Kong startup is using 3D-printed tiles to help restore coral reefs. 

🌊South Korea’s SeaVantage receives $1.3M funding led by We Ventures. 

🌊Plainsight and MarineSitu Announce Collaboration to Propel a Sustainable Blue Economy Into The Future. 

🌊Specialised CSIRO cameras capture new species 4,000m under the ocean. 

🌊LA County using Dutch nonprofit’s device to keep trash out of the Pacific Ocean. 

🌊New open access database will better identify sources of plastic pollution. 

🌊First high-tech ammonia-ready Armada vessel arrives in Europe. 

 Have a Great Weekend!

The OCEANOVATION Team.

This week’s Ocean / Blue Economy Innovation Roundup:

🌊Portuguese e-ferry will use Zinus fully autonomous charging solution. 

🌊EIB invests £42 million in Swedish land-based salmon farm. 

🌊Indico Capital Partners is publicising five new investments — it’s invested €4.4 million altogether.

🌊Norway’s aquaculture companies line up for Inseanergy’s floating solar units.

🌊‘Significant breakthrough’: This new sea salt battery has 4 times the capacity of lithium. 

🌊 Using Drones to Spy Beach-Bound Sharks. 

🌊How Technology Can Improve Sustainable Aquaculture.

🌊Startup Designs Jellyfishbot to Eat Water Waste. 

🌊Innovation and sustainability at living breakwaters.

🌊Seven Scientific Discoveries From 2022 That May Lead to New Inventions.

 
Have a Great ‘Old & New Year’ Weekend!

The OCEANOVATION Team.

This week’s Ocean / Blue Economy Innovation Roundup:

🌊Innomar Ocean Technology raises $4.2m. 

🌊Why It’s Time To Put Sustainable Fish On The Menu.  

🌊U.S.-French satellite launched to map almost all of the world’s oceans, lakes, rivers. 

🌊Waves4Power signs deal to develop wave energy parks offshore Indonesia.  

🌊Aquaconnect raises $15m to digitize India’s aquaculture supply chain for smallholder farmers.  

🌊A Molten Salt Reactor Makes the Amazing ‘Thor’ the Self-Sufficient Vessel of Tomorrow. 

🌊New Tech Frontiers for Ocean Gliders.  

🌊Wanted: A sea-change in climate finance for oceans.  

🌊Ocean Sun gets government grant to advance floating solar technology. 

🌊Technology Can Help Make Marine Protections More Effective. 

🌊The Top Eight Ocean Stories of 2022.  

🌊In world-1st scientists successfully freeze Great Barrier Reef coral.  

🌊Metabolic hack makes ocean algae more resilient to 21st century climate change. 

Have a great weekend!!

The OCEANOVATION Team.

This week’s Ocean / Blue Economy Innovation Roundup:

🌊Keli Eco Boat Designed to Clear Oceans of Plastic.

🌊Offshore tech could quadruple Scottish aquaculture production. 

🌊World’s largest wave power plant to be built in Turkey.

🌊Norwegian Subsea Firm Gets $2M Loan. 

🌊Scottish start-up turns to ‘food of the future’ seaweed to launch methylcellulose replacement. 

🌊Making Underwater Cables SMART with Sensors.

🌊Plastic recycling innovation receives $3m funding boost. 

🌊New alliance signals start of new era in European ocean research cooperation 

🌊“First” commercially available 100% ocean plastic pellet produced. 

🌊Ocean power: a running tide for renewables in Asia. 

🌊Tech companies work to make fishing, aquaculture more sustainable. 

🌊Marine fossil-sorting robots to help researchers study oceans, climate. 

Have a Great Weekend!

The OCEANOVATION Team.

This week’s Ocean / Blue Economy Innovation Roundup:

🌊The Blue Technology Barometer 2022/23. 

🌊Ocean Exchange Presents 2022 Collegiate Award to BlueGreen Materials.

🌊VARD presents a zero-carbon range of renewable energy-driven vessels. 

🌊How surfing inspired me to create a company that keeps our oceans clean. 

🌊Spain adopts regulatory framework for €200M grant program for marine renewables. 

🌊The energy tech turning waves into drinking water. 

🌊Terradepth unveils absolute ocean marine data Platform. 

🌊Potential ocean solutions developed in real-world laboratories. 

🌊IIT Madras develops ‘Ocean Wave Energy Converter’ to generate electricity from sea waves. 

🌊7 opportunities to strengthen ocean-based action in climate strategies.

🌊The Ecosystem: start-ups look for greater coherence in EU algae strategy. 

🌊Maine start-up hopes trawler cams help save world’s dwindling fish stocks

🌊New project to explore augmented reality in shipping. 

Have a Great Weekend!

The OCEANOVATION Team.

This week’s Ocean / Blue Economy Innovation Roundup:

🌊New 2D nanomaterial membrane unleashes ocean energy. 

🌊Could sails move Great Lakes cargo? Start-up to build zero-carbon ship.

🌊SG’s Silverstrand Capital Invests $15.5m in Dutch aquaculture fund Aqua-Spark. 

🌊Seabin: How these “floating garbage bins” can help clean up our waters. 

🌊New Method Created To Better Monitor Marine Ecosystem Health. 

🌊EU launches €4.8 million aquaculture welfare project. 

🌊Forrest backs tech to reveal ocean inhabitants from a bucket of water. 

🌊Whalecro vehicle captures ocean microdebris via velcro straps as users move underwater technology. 

🌊Mote Marine scientists discover a treatment for diseased corals. 

🌊Coastal researchers see potential in capturing ocean energy. 

Have a Great Weekend!

The OCEANOVATION Team.

This week’s Ocean / Blue Economy Innovation Roundup:

🌊A wave-powered prototype device is aiming to produce drinking water from the ocean 

🌊This Start-up Turned 1 Million Pounds of Ocean Plastic Into a Highly Profitable Business. 

🌊From giant kites to foldable wings, here’s what container ships could look like by 2050 as companies race to decarbonize their supply chains. 

🌊UCSB’s ocean science laboratory is using artificial intelligence to prevent whale deaths. 

🌊Ocean Harvesting scores €2 million grant for wave energy device validation. 

🌊The US$2.5 trillion blue economy investment opportunity. 

🌊Marine biologists are optimising fishing practices in Europe. 

🌊Recreating plant-based scent profiles for salmon to “turn the tide” on damaging marine habitats. 

🌊BYU startup partners with flower growers to remove plastic from the ocean. 

🌊SoCalGas and Captura Begin Testing Innovative Direct Ocean Carbon Removal Technology. 

🌊Bateman’s Bay tech startup completes $1.45 million raise for ‘Google Maps of the ocean’ platform. 

🌊Making Sense of Big Ocean Data. 

🌊The Real-World Asset Tokenisation and It’s benefits for Maritime Economy. 

🌊New report examines the ecological impact of ammonia as a shipping fuel. 

Have a Great Weekend!

The OCEANOVATION Team.

This week’s Ocean / Blue Economy Innovation Roundup:

🌊Looking to the oceans for answers to the climate crisis. 

🌊How ocean data innovation is changing how we see the sea. 

🌊Can adding minerals to ocean curb climate change? Elon Musk backs UM grad’s research. 

🌊Bright Tide launches new Blue Carbon Ocean Accelerator Programme. 

🌊How Poseidon Ocean Systems pivoted internationally when domestic opportunity dried up. 

🌊EIF supports €2.5 billion of climate action investment with five venture capital, private equity and infrastructure fund partners.

🌊Five essential ocean-climate technologies. 

🌊HUB Ocean, Center for Zero Carbon Shipping collaborate on data solutions. 

🌊Happy Ocean Foods “Crowdinvesting to Give Private Investors the Chance to Be Part of Our Success Story”. 

🌊ULUU wants to solve the plastic crisis with seaweed. 

Have a Great Weekend!

The OCEANOVATION Team.

This week’s Ocean / Blue Economy Innovation Roundup:

🌊A look at the high-tech methods being used to prevent whale deaths. 

🌊Cochin Shipyard, IIT-Madras sign pact to support maritime startups.

🌊Italy and Lithuania secure new fisheries, aquaculture funding. 

🌊Launch of the Green Shipping Challenge at COP27. 

🌊Israel’s economy is setting sail into the deep blue tech sea. 

🌊Seatrec Wins Spot in Inaugural Gulf Blue Navigator Program to Bring Ocean Innovation to the Gulf of Mexico. 

🌊Danish company kicks off wet tests for ‘wave to energy and water technology. 

🌊s1 Energy raises $2.15 million in investment round to accelerate green hydrogen project in Portugal. 

🌊These laptop cases are made from the skin of invasive ocean predators. 

🌊GKinetic Energy targets commercial ramp-up with €2 million funding round. 

🌊Inside Alphabet X’s new effort to combat climate change with seagrass. 

🌊Eggs found to remove salt and microplastics from seawater. 

Have a Great Weekend!
The OCEANOVATION Team.