marine technology

UNDP awards $15k in ‘blue lab funding’ to four startups

January 20, 2020

The United Nations Development Programme’s Blue Economy Accelerator Lab in Barbados awarded blue lab funding to four startups doing work related to the Blue Economy. The companies were chosen from among eight candidates, and will receive up to US$15,000 in total funding. Winners included Bio Plastic Creation, which makes biodegradable products from sargassum seaweed and […]

Small island countries to explore marine renewables under new partnership

November 6, 2019

The Small Island Developing States (SIDS DOCK) and Naval Energies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to support the development of marine renewable energy. Under the agreement SIDS and Naval Energies will collaborate to foster the development of Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC), deep-sea conversion and floating offshore wind projects in small island countries. Through […]

Costa Rica to host first Pan-American Marine Energy Conference

June 21, 2019

The first Pan-American Marine Energy Conference in 2020 will aim to promote the research and development of marine energy technologies across the Americas. This conference, which is being organised by the PAMEC Energy Association, will take place in Costa Rica’s capital, San José. Similar research collaborations and conferences have been taking place in Europe and […]

Blue Tech Challenge winners offer sustainable economy through marine technology

April 9, 2019

The Inter-American Development Bank announced in March five finalists for its Blue Tech Challenge, representing projects from the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Haiti and St. Lucia. The Blue-Tech Challenge accepted 50 applications in 2018 for projects using new solutions to ensure continued sustainability for the Caribbean’s vital ocean economy. IDB specialists worked with a Blue-Tech Advisory […]