Jennifer Stewart Joins NOAA TPO as Technology Transfer Specialist
Jennifer Stewart has joined the NOAA Technology Partnerships Office as the new Technology Transfer Specialist, and is stationed at the NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center in La Jolla, Calif.Stewart has spent the last 12 years as a civil servant within the field of technology transfer, brokering connections between technologies, inventors, academic and industry partners, and state, local, and federal government partners.In her role at TPO, Stewart will work to maximize the impact of taxpayer investments in NOAA’s R&D, drawing from expertise in areas including innovation discovery, technolog
NOC Partners with Ploughshare
The UK’s National Oceanography Center (NOC) has partnered with Ploughshare to enhance the commercial activity of the NOC’s trading subsidiary NOC Innovations.NOC Innovations signed a five-year agreement that will see Ploughshare provide technology transfer services to NOC. This partnership will see Ploughshare supporting NOC Innovations with capability and capacity to discover, liberate, and scale NOC’s intellectual property into multiple industries, by helping them to create licensing and spin-off products based on both novel and existing technology.NOC Innovations team supports and
US, Australia to Unveil Submarine Pact to Counter China
referring to U.S. export rules.A State Department spokesperson said the United States was working to streamline the defense trade process.Australian workers to the U.S. The U.S. Congress has been briefed in recent weeks on the AUKUS deal to garner support for the legal changes needed to smooth out technology transfer issues for the highly secret nuclear propulsion and sonar systems that will be aboard Australia’s new submarines, a congressional source said on condition of anonymity.Over the next five years, Australian workers will come to U.S. submarine shipyards to observe and train, the source
Event: Blue Innovation Symposium
is in its 8th year of operations, and this year more than 30 speakers and 250 attendees will gather to discuss the business opportunities in creating technologies for ocean related commerce, research and defense. Leaders in offshore wind, marine energy, aquaculture, climate monitoring, and technology transfer will give brief remarks to get feedback from their fellow panel members and the audience as well.Click here to see the Program.
Greensea Advancing Autonomous Hull Cleaning for the US Navy
has recently been awarded a contract for a two-year Phase II Option Period by the U.S. Navy’s Office of Naval Research to continue the technology development for an autonomous hull cleaning vehicle. This is a continuation of the work that Greensea has been conducting through a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program since 2018.“The objective of this STTR is to develop a highly autonomous robotic system for proactively cleaning ship hulls, that can be operated easily and cost effectively with minimal supervision. The Navy is investigating this technology as a means to keep ships clear
US DoE Funds Marine Energy Projects
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced $12 million for 12 hydropower and marine energy projects as part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program.These small business-led projects, selected by DOE’s Water Power Technologies Office, will drive innovation in water power technologies and contribute to the Biden administration’s goals of a carbon-free power sector by 2035 and net-zero-emissions economy by 2050.The 12 projects include, under the theme co-development of marine energy technology at smaller scalesAquaharmon
Bionet Sonar Tests Underwater Wireless Network at NUWC Division Newport
their project forward.“The results were fantastic,” Demirors said. “Everything was functioning as it should be.”The HydroNet project is funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer programs, which encourage small businesses to engage in government research and development with the potential for commercialization.“We are extremely pleased about this partnership with Bionet Sonar,” said Mary Sylvia, Division Newport’s technology partnership officer and
NOC puts Robots at the Center of Ocean Obs in Developing Nations
coastal ocean research in the Western Indian Ocean paper, include recommendations for future investment which are transferable to comparable regions that include low-income countries.Dr. Palmer continued: “The results also demonstrate the value of coastal community engagement as part of the technology transfer process, ensuring that local communities, such as artisanal fishing communities that are likely to share the same space as these technologies, are willing to accept a shift in research approaches by national agencies.“Ultimately, through our engagement, our findings show how the suitability
Indian Navy's New Submarine Commissioned
weapon launching tubes, 18 weapons (torpedoes, missiles, mines).The sub is a product of the Indian government's indigenous submarines construction program. This vessel has been completely built by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) with limited external support, taking advantage of the technology transfer from Naval Group during the construction and trials of the first two boats. This series of six submarines have been fitted with a number of equipment, built in India by qualified and highly trained industrial Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) which form the sound base of submarine
February 2024
