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.

 

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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. 

E4SD Srl
Energy For Sustainable Development (E4SD) is an innovative start-up founded by a team of Senior Managers, with experience in important multinational companies (ENI,ABB, GE, Alstom, DeNora, Tozzi etc). It operates in the sectors of Green Economy (renewable energy, waste and water treatment, food conservation etc) and Circular Economy (smart agriculture, smart building, artificial intelligence, acqua culture, fish conservation, ecotourism), with its own circular economy solutions (also with its own patents). It works as a Business Developer and as a Builder (E.P.C.) of his own plant engineering solutions in line with the client's requests both in developing and industrialized countries. E4SD develops also R&D activities in cooperation with Universities and Research Centres. E4SD is also a FAO Partners for sustainable initiatives in remote areas ( costal areas, mountains, rural, isles).

  • Ocean pollution & water management

Company behind project
E4SD Srl

Italy

About Us
Dr L.Giannini, CEO and Founder of E4SD, graduated in Physics (Rome University), started to work as an oceanographer (CNR Venice), throughout his decades of professional life has been working mainly on the energy sector and rational use of natural resources, as University Professor and researcher (CNR, JRC European Ispra, Stanford Research Institute etc) and manager (ABB, ENI, Alstom etc). Dr V. Lavanga, Founder and Innovation Manager of E4SD, graduated in Mathematics (Milan University) He has a long experience in the Information Technology sector (JRC European Ispra, ENI, Banks etc), owner of several patents. Dr R. Ornelas, Founder and Area Manager of E4SD, graduated in Master in physico-chemistry (Politecnico Mexico City) and PhD in Science (Milan University). Researcher at the Institute of Advanced Technologies (CNR). More than 25 years of industrial experience as a scientific manager. Scientific Societies Member. Prestigious researchers in the Sustainable Electrochemistry.


Problem we are solving
Small-medium Desalination Plants.
Renewables energy plants ( photovoltaic, hydro, biogas, wind).
Irrigation Systems powered by renewables.
Circular Economy Integrated Plants (Power, water, sea plastic recycle, biogas etc).
Smart fishing Farming: IoT, drones, remote sensing, feeding coming from algae production (heat from biogas).

Sustainable Impact on Blue Ecconomy
Customized low-cost solutions, high level of experience, untapped market. Reproducible and scalable systems easy to adapt to any remote areas context (i.e tropical emerging countries etc). In line with the New Green Deal.

TRL
  • TRL 2 - Technology concept and/or application formulated

  • Readiness Assistance Beneficiary

Financial Needs1.750.000

Planned Funding Allocation
  • Improve our R&D
  • Sales and Marketing
  • Operations
  • To hire more resources