Tag: blue economy

The exponential growth of offshore wind power will be the main driver of a nine-fold increase in demand for ocean space by the middle of the century.

Five Portuguese institutions created the OceanACT, a consortium that aims to promote the testing of innovative ocean technologies in Portugal.

ECSA recently welcomed European Commission's latest approach for a sustainable blue economy in the EU, which highlights the important role of all the sectors related to oceans.

The “Business Innovation Greece” Programme is providing financing to Greek companies for projects that will increase their competitiveness and profitability.

The High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy put forward a new ocean action agenda to sustainably manage nearly 30 million sq km of their national waters by 2025.

A new marine innovation challenge in UK, as part of the ADMIRALTY Marine Innovation Programme, focuses on marine geospatial data to help identify new areas for Offshore Renewable Energy.

The European Union launched the Blue Economy report for 2020, to provide support to policymakers and stakeholders in the quest for a sustainable development of oceans, coastal resources and, most notably, to the development and implementation of polices and initiatives under the European  green Deal in line with the new approach for a sustainable Blue Economy.

The European Union launched the Blue Economy report for 2020, to provide support to policymakers and stakeholders in the quest for a sustainable development of oceans, coastal resources and, most notably, to the development and implementation of polices and initiatives under the European  green Deal in line with the new approach for a sustainable Blue Economy.

The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has launched a new innovation programme to help start-ups and innovators develop solutions for safe, secure and thriving oceans. One of the challenges seeks to identify how navigational data can be used to support the safe navigation of Marine Autonomous Surface Ships. 

Last year, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) jointly organised the first International Symposium on “Extreme Maritime Weather: Towards Safety of Life at Sea and a Sustainable Blue Economy”, while launched the report now.