“Revive Our Ocean” Initiative Launched
by the NGO Dynamic Planet together with the National Geographic Society's Pristine Seas program and will assist local communities in their efforts to establish "marine protected areas" in coastal waters.It will focus initially on tackling overfishing and ocean climate impacts in Britain, Portugal, Greece, Turkey, Mexico, the Philippines and Indonesia."The worst enemy of fishing is overfishing," said Enric Sala, executive director of National Geographic Pristine Seas.Organisers behind the initiative said that establishing marine protected areas would also have economic benefits
NOC AUVs To Boost Portugal Ocean Science Research
Centre (NOC) to help advance its marine research capabilities.The agreement will see Madeira Island’s Regional Agency for the Development of Research, Technology and Innovation, ARDITI, acquire two NOC Autosub Long Range (ALR) autonomous underwater vehicles, for use in ocean science offshore Portugal and beyond.NOC’s ALRs can significantly advance ocean research supporting unprecedented data collection capabilities, from mapping to marine biogeochemical sensing, down to 6,000m water depth over durations from multiple weeks to months.Both of ARDITI’s vehicles will come with a full
CorPower Ocean, NTNU Join Forces for AI-Based Wave Energy Project
;s technology is its ability to tune and detune according to ocean conditions, limiting the response to storms and amplifying the motion and power capture in normal waves.This feature has been demonstrated during the operational period of the company’s C4 device in Aguçadoura, off Portugal. The verification of the amplified motion and power capture by the phase control system is seen as a key outcome from the HiWave-5 demonstration project.CorPower Ocean Verifies All Key Aspects of C4 Device in Wave Power BreakthroughWave farm projects are being developed by customers using CorPower
Christmas @ Sea: “Seas and Greetings” from NOC
in the Atlantic, off Florida – helping to measure a major ocean circulation.The RRS Discovery’s officers on the tinsel clad bridge (complete with Christmas tree) before setting sail for their Christmas passage from Port Everglades, Florida. Image courtesy NOCIt’s now making its way to Portugal where, after a stop in Lisbon, it will be starting its next scientific expedition, a NOC-led project investigating underwater volcanos in the Mediterranean.RRS Discovery Captain Antonio Gatti says, “Most people will do video calls first thing to their families and friends, now that internet
Portugal Ushers in Floating Wind Era
Portugal is beckoning a new era for offshore wind after officially signing ‘rules of procedure’ for a new Technological Free Zone located off the coast of Viana do Castelo.The news was announced during an international conference in Lisbon promoting offshore wind supply chain development between Portugal and Norway.Addressing the delegation, Portugal’s Secretary of State for Maritime Affairs Lidia Bulcão said work is accelerating to approve the nation’s Offshore Renewable Energy Allocation Plan known as PAER. Once approved, PAER is expected to serve as a “solid
Swedish Firm Lines Up $35M Investment in Its Wave Energy Tech
technology.Through the demonstrations, according to the company, it has addressed the two main challenges which have held back commercial adoption of wave energy – storm survivability and efficient power generation in normal ocean conditions.The company currently has operations in Sweden, Norway, Portugal and Scotland, and is expanding to the US West Coast.To remind, CorPower Ocean conducted ocean trials of its first commercial-scale wave energy device C4 offshore Portugal, verifying all key aspects of the system.The device has since undergone upgrades ahead of redeployment Aguçadoura in northern
Start me Up! Giving a Leg Up to Ocean Tech Startups
Paula Mendonça came to St. Johns, Newfoundland & Labrador more than two decades ago from her native Portugal, and never left. Today, the energetic Mendonça serves as Executive Director of the Ocean StartUp Project, a national group that aims to “inspire, initiate & invest in early stage ocean technology startups.”Paula Mendonça left her native Portugal more than two decades ago to move the St. John’s, Newfoundland & Labrador to pursue her PhD. Today she leverages both her love of the ocean with her background in Marine Biology and her career in
EU Grants Over $20M for Pilot Wave Energy Farm Offshore Portugal
energy array featuring four WaveRoller wave energy converters.The ONDEP project will start in October 2024 and last for five and a half years, encompassing the full spectrum of project activities - from design and manufacturing to testing, deployment, and operation.Set in the surfing hub of Peniche, Portugal, the pilot wave farm will be installed and connected to the grid and will continue generating electricity for an additional eight years after the project’s official end.“This project builds on two decades of hard work developing WaveRoller into a commercial asset. We’re excited
Eco Wave Power Puts Development of MW-Scale Wave Energy Project in Motion
Swedish-Israeli company Eco Wave Power has held an official kick-off for the development of 1 MW wave energy project in Portugal.Eco Wave Power’s engineering team and the company’s CEO Inna Braverman have held an official site-visit with APDL (Administração dos Portos do Douro, Leixões e Viana do Castelo), and other relevant stakeholders for the official kickoff of the its first MW-scale wave energy project, to be located in the city of Porto in Portugal.The tour included the visit to the breakwater and the room underneath the breakwater, where Eco Wave Power’s
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