Brittany-based start-up Cormoran has developed a concept of rigid solar wings for shipowners to propel merchant ships sustainably and supply them with electricity.
Founded in 2024, the company has worked with naval architecture firm Ship-ST, of which it is a spin-off (a separate company but with the same shareholders), to develop this system.
The solar wings rotate with the wind and automatically lie horizontal when the vessel is in port, at anchor, in strong winds or for maintenance purposes.
Their modular design allows for all sizes, from 10 to 500 m², for ships ranging from 15 to 300 metres.
Performance is guaranteed thanks to the rigidity - important for larger sizes - and the adapted aerodynamic profile.
The photovoltaic panels that cover them produce more than 15 kW/100 m² whenever the sun shines.
Approval in principle has been obtained from Bureau Veritas.
Project TRL: TRL 4 - Component validation in laboratory environment
Main sector: Shipbuilding & Refit
Building the Blue Carbon Market
Project TRL: TRL 9 - Actual system proven through successful mission operations
Main sector: Coastal and environmental protection and regeneration
Creating circular economy with macroalgae
Project TRL: TRL 4 - Component validation in laboratory environment
Main sector: Coastal and environmental protection and regeneration
Sustainable scalable profitable seaweed processing
Project TRL: TRL 4 - Component validation in laboratory environment
Main sector: Aquaculture
remove plastic from signal & mooring buoys
Project TRL: TRL 8 - Actual system completed through test and demonstration
Main sector: Ocean pollution & water management
Scale up of sustainable feed protein production
Project TRL: TRL 4 - Component validation in laboratory environment
Main sector: Aquaculture
Cultivation and extraction of material from algae
Project TRL: TRL 9 - Actual system proven through successful mission operations
Main sector: Blue biotechnology
High-performance, sustainable, low-carbon materials
Project TRL: TRL 7 - System prototype demonstration in a relevant environment
Main sector: Shipbuilding & Refit
TEDEPAD® is the first system specially designed to treat guts that are gen- erated when processing fish on board fishing vessels, with the aim of completely exterminate their parasites; Especially the Anisákidos, obtaining that those viscera can be returned to the sea without adversely affecting the marine ecosystems. In this way it contributes to the reduction of the concentration of these parasites in the fishing grounds where our fleet operates.
Project TRL: TRL 9 - Actual system proven through successful mission operations
Main sector: Fisheries
Several problems threaten marine ecosystems such as anthropogenic activities (including overexploitation, overfishing, mass tourism, rising sea traffic, eutrophication, pollution) and the effects of global impacts (namely ocean acidification and climate change). For Marine-EO, the consortium led by Telespazio France, and composed of e-Geos, Telespazio, SUEZ and CMCC demonstrated strong experience in delivering robust innovative EO solutions. They are designed to tackle three environmental issues:
1. The monitoring of the marine environmental status in hot spots (Gulfs, Marine Protected Areas).
2. The detection of fish farms threats.
3. The detection of vessels and icebergs in Arctic areas for a better maritime awareness.
Project TRL: TRL 7 - System prototype demonstration in a relevant environment
Main sector: Blue tech and ocean observation
Teqplay has developed a digital twin of the port and port operations. The digital twin automatically collects public information required for safe and efficient operations and translates this information in relevant business events. This technology provides the basis for optimizing port call operations for all of the involved stakeholders. A port call (the overall process of vessels entering and departing from the port) involves up to 27 stakeholders. In essence does the digital twin provide a real-time shared point of truth (shared awareness) that enables predictable, faster and cheaper port call operations and creates the basis for collaboration.
Project TRL: TRL 9 - Actual system proven through successful mission operations
Main sector: Shipping & ports
TfI has developed Sea springs that maximum mooring loads by upwards of 70%, this, in turn, delivers significant cost reductions in the mooring system. Reductions in capex by ~ 50% and Opex by ~20% The target markets are Aquaculture, Floating wind and OIl and Gas These reductions are key for floating wind platforms. With ~60% of the offshore wind resource in depths & 50m, beyond the reach of the fixed bottom, they will become a key enabler to this emerging sector, the floating offshore wind industry.
Project TRL: TRL 4 - Component validation in laboratory environment
Main sector: Blue renewable energy
Our purposeful mission is to end the misrepresentation of sustainable and traceable seafood - using the most responsibly sourced tunas we craft an authentic, natural tasing canned seafood to provide a responsible, low-impact, low-carbon purchasing choice, we protect marine ecosystems, ocean biodiversity and we protect the livelihoods of small scale fisheries and coastal communities in the last remaining wild places in our oceans.
Project TRL: TRL 8 - Actual system completed through test and demonstration
Main sector: Fisheries
Subsea technologies portfolio
Project TRL: TRL 8 - Actual system completed through test and demonstration
Main sector: Aquaculture
This is Seaweed champions the circular economy of plant-based derivatives and products; with an aim to position itself as the go-to producer of sustainable seaweed extracts that future-thinking companies will demand.
Project TRL: TRL 5 - Component validation in relevant environment
Main sector: Blue biotechnology
Tide Ocean is a leader in quality recycling of ocean-bound plastics, creating 150 products for 80+ brands, in close collaboration with communities (next hubs: North Africa and Greece) and advanced technology for custom solutions.
Project TRL: TRL 9 - Actual system proven through successful mission operations
Main sector: Ocean pollution & water management
Titanium Technology offers biofouling-free submerged components and structures. Based on a new technological concept, we use titanium as a nature-based solution (NbS) to reduce the economic and environmental impact of biofouling and create underwater structures 100% biofouling free.
The Blue Science we need for the Ocean we want.
Project TRL: TRL 8 - Actual system completed through test and demonstration
Main sector: Shipbuilding & Refit
We have a comprehensive online collaboration tool for all aspects of offshore windfarm work and management. A lean and efficient Cloud software as a turn-key out of the box solution helps saving you significant resources in the erecting, commissioning and operations of windfarms globally. ToolKitX supplies maritime solutions for safer and more efficient operations of offshore windfarms. The operations hub of ToolKitX features a traffic display solution, Permit to Work, Asset Management, Availability Forecasting, Offshore Personnel Tracking System, as well as an advanced Mobile Work Order Solution.
Project TRL: TRL 9 - Actual system proven through successful mission operations
Main sector: Blue renewable energy
Autonomous drone technology for surveillance
Project TRL: TRL 7 - System prototype demonstration in a relevant environment
Main sector: Blue tech and ocean observation
Better models to accelerate the decarbonisation
Project TRL: TRL 8 - Actual system completed through test and demonstration
Main sector: Shipping & ports
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