Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy
Steven Fox, Propeller Energy Solutions
When most people think of energy from the ocean, four primary sources typically come to mind: offshore wind, offshore oil and gas, wave, and tidal power.
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reNEWS Energy Solutions
165MW of tidal capacity across 15 projects is planned for deployment to 2030
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International Maritime Organiztion Energy Solutions Shipping & Ports
Draft regulations will set mandatory marine fuel standard and GHG emissions pricing for shipping to address climate change.
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Usama Kadri, The Conversation Energy Solutions
Ocean waves have long been seen as having huge potential as a source of renewable energy.
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Corina Stoicescu, Sea News Energy Solutions Shipping & Ports
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has recently launched the MIT Maritime Consortium, a pioneering initiative to advance autonomous navigation and maritime decarbonisation.
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Responsible Seafood Advocate Energy Solutions
U.S. aims to fuel energy markets, grow industries and boost ocean tech leadership.
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The Vital Role of Family Offices in Scaling Innovations to Drive the Future of the Energy Transition
James Lindsay, Builders Vision Energy Solutions
Builders Vision's James Lindsay discusses how the platform is addressing the FOAK funding gap and highlights the opportunity for family offices.
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Stephen Hurford, Global Venturing Energy Solutions Shipping & Ports
The need to decarbonise the shipping industry is urgent, but with clean fuels a long way off, CVCs are picking different strategies.
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The Maritime Executive Energy Solutions
UMass Clean Energy Extension director and professor Dwayne Breger at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has been selected to receive $147,555 in grant funding to support the education of 13 scholars from diverse backgrounds at the UMass Clean Energy Extension’s (CEE) Offshore Wind Professional Certificate Program.
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Allyson Browne, Economist Energy Solutions Shipping & Ports
Your morning coffee, the clothes you wear and the phone in your hand all have something in common: they travelled across land and sea, moving through an expansive network of ports to reach you.
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Zerina Maksumic, Offshore-Energy Energy Solutions
The U.S. Department of Energy (U.S. DOE), Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO), has issued a $112.5 million funding call to spur the demonstration of wave energy technologies through open water testing and system validation.
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Tina Casey, CleanTechnica Energy Solutions
Harnessing the infinite power of ocean waves and tides has been a long, slow slog, but the waiting could be over.
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Tyler Hansen et al., The Conversation Energy Solutions
Offshore winds have the potential to supply coastlines with massive, consistent flows of clean electricity. One study estimates wind farms just offshore could meet 11 times the projected global electricity demand in 2040.
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Josheena Naggea, et al., World Economic Forum Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture
Coastal wetlands hold significant potential for carbon sequestration and some blue carbon projects can generate credits by developing nature-based solutions in these ecosystems.
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Roger Vincent, Yahoo Tech Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Shipping & Ports
A moon shot to make Southern California an international leader in the "blue economy" is taking shape in San Pedro as a $30-million renovation of three historic waterfront warehouses nears completion.
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Rachel Lim, Impact Entrepreneur Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution Shipping & Ports
How technologies can play a critical role in protecting and restoring marine health.
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Andrew S. Lewis, Yale Environment 360 Energy Solutions
Our oceans absorb CO2 from the atmosphere. To boost that drawdown, startup companies and researchers are experimenting with ‘marine carbon dioxide removal.’
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Katie Lebling, Jennifer Rennicks and Shannon Wood, World Resources Institute Energy Solutions
Growing interest and investment in ocean CDR, combined with uncertainties around the science and governance, underscore the need for greater government support.
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ROBERT F. SERVICE, Science.org Energy Solutions
Although these ocean capture ventures deploy different chemical processes, most are designed to use renewable electricity to extract CO2 from seawater.
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Blaine Grimes, Economist Impact Energy Solutions
The complexity of operating in the marine environment requires open dialogue to address industry challenges and spur innovation.
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