What is the BlueInvest Project Pipeline?
See our showcase of innovative projects and entrepreneurs who are shaping the Blue Economy.
Projects consist of innovative, scalable and sustainable business ventures from traditional and emerging sectors of the maritime economy.
The graphs below provide an overview of the country distribution, sector, and TRL of projects currently listed in the BlueInvest Project Pipeline.
Selection Criteria:
Your company is EU-based or from an eligible sea basin region (Georgia, Turkey, Ukraine, Moldova, Montenegro, Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey, Israel, Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Lebanon, Syria, Libya, Mauritania, United Kingdom, or Norway)
Your project TRL is 4 or higher
Your project sector is in one of the 10 blue economy sectors identified for this initiative
Your solution has a clear sustainable impact on the blue economy
Your project is looking for investment
Project Country
Country in which the project is being developed and / or implemented.
Project Sector
Main blue economy sector the project relates to.
Project TRL
Current technology readiness level of the project.
Energy Community of Chalki - ChalkiOn
Vasileios Chantziaras is a mechanical engineer. He has worked extensively in the facility and property management business and at the same time he has been active in the renewable energy industry.
In the last three years, being a science advisor of the small island of Chalki mayor, he has participated in numerous projects that have pushed Chalki in the forefront of renewable energy initiatives and engagement of citizens and other stakeholders in the green transition the EU is investing in.
So far, an 1 MWp PV plant has been installed on the island of Chalki, under the Energy Communitiy of Chalki, ChalkiOn, in which Vasileios holds the board president position.
His efforts focus mainly in the expansion of the Community in the renewable energy sector, either through the installation of other RES plants, e.g. onshore small w/t farms, offshore wind farms, solar thermal and OTEC solutions, or through energy conservation and storage systems.
His latest efforts focus on the installation of a complete H2 facility on the island, covering all aspects of this promising technology; RES powered production, compression, storage and use through fuel cells technologies.
Decarbonization of marine transport.
A small, proof-of-concept project to demonstrate that electrification of marine transport is applicable even in small scale, daily routes, connecting islands and transporting people and goods.
Furthermore, addition of green H2 energy systems will further improve the overall impact of marine transport.
Primary energy will be provided by a PV plant. No fossil fuels will be used in any way.