Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy

UMass Amherst Receives $147k to Train Cohort of Offshore Wind Professionals

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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Turning the tide: ports as catalysts for climate action

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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US rolls out largest wave power fund in its history to step up the ocean energy game

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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Monster Wave Of Marine Energy About To Hit US Shores

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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Offshore wind farms connected by an underwater power grid for transmission could revolutionize how the East Coast gets its electricity

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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How rethinking the value of blue carbon could help to support local communities

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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Ocean technology hub AltaSea blooms on San Pedro waterfront

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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Beyond the Blue Horizon

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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Scientists Are Trying to Coax the Ocean to Absorb More CO2

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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Ocean Carbon Removal Is Uncharted Territory. The US Can Help Change That

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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Startups aim to curb climate change by pulling carbon dioxide from the ocean—not the air

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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Challenges of technology transfer for blue-economy innovation

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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Climate investors see growing opportunities in water tech

Sarah Murray, Financial Times Energy Solutions

Investments in water reached an estimated $470mn in 2021 as Climate investors see growing opportunities in water tech.

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An ocean of opportunity for data-driven climate action

Economist Impact Energy Solutions

Our oceans, vast and underutilised, are a promising resource for climate change mitigation. 

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Offshore wind: how green energy depends on ocean observation data

Impact Economist Energy Solutions

Offshore wind energy presents a chance to decrease global carbon footprint and to actively improve marine biodiversity at offshore wind sites.

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The First Open Ocean Carbon Removal Project in the U.S. Just Got a Green Light

EMILY PONTECORVO, Heatmap Energy Solutions

A sea mineral called olivine, could enhance the ocean’s ability to absorb carbon from the atmosphere.

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US Invests $3.9 Million for Ocean-based Climate Resilience Accelerators

Marine Technology News Energy Solutions

The Department of Commerce and NOAA on Tuesday announced $3.9 million in awards to help small businesses improve climate resilience in communities across the nation.

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How ocean observations power the fight against climate change

World Ocean Initiative, The Economist Group Energy Solutions

In the ongoing battle against climate change, the ocean’s significance is unparalleled.

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UNCW Launches Blue Economy Index

UNC Energy Solutions

UNC Wilmington Blue Economy Index brings together academics, science and business to create a unique product that brings awareness to a global concern about ocean preservation and economic development.

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Oceans “Forgotten” in Nature-related Analyses – UNEP FI

Vibeka Mair, ESG Investor Energy Solutions

New research, published in Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, found that ocean temperatures last year smashed previous heat records.

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