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.
Iqbizz Innovations
Iqbizz was founded by Ralph Schnepper. He has 20 years of experience in entrepreneurship and innovation.
The hybrid barrier is a compact, lightweight and flexible solution for controlling water. The system consists of a floating, lightweight-barrier that can stop the flow, block waves and store energy. Innovative force distribution technology allows the system to be made light, compact and durable.
Because the configuration of the system is dynamic, new disruptive opportunities arise that are not possible with current dyke construction. This may make it possible to accommodate large height differences, increase operational reliability, upgrade the system incrementally based on sea level rise, make it largely from bio-based and locally available materials, enable self-filling storage.
Explanation of technology:
The water is held back by a floating barrier, supported by cables and ground anchors. As a result, apart from good tensile properties in the materials used, heavy raw materials are no longer required; up to 97% of the material, transport and CO2 can be saved.
Proto
The first goal is to start with building a proto of the system to demonstrate the possibilities in a relevant environment. So that we can demonstrate the system's many disruptive solutions in practice. This requires engaging a coordinating launching customer with sufficient funding, location and network. This is because further development of the system is so costly that it becomes too big for a start-up alone.
The second goal is for one of the possible solutions to solve an acute climate or energy problem in practice. In which we solve a concrete and local problem and configure the system accordingly. Consider a solution such as lowering the water level along coastal areas, which can stop erosion and salinisation, avoid raising dykes and create opportunities for recreation. Especially in locations where sea level rise and storms become an acute problem. A temporary solution to protect the newly planted mangrove forests so that they are not washed away while growing. Allowing them to provide natural coastal protection in areas where where the sea destroys the land. A combination of fall storage and weir storage can contribute to stable energy distribution. The combination of fall and weir storage ensures that the maximum yield is always available. Floating solar panels could be combined to increase efficiency.
As a result, apart from good tensile properties in the materials used, heavy raw materials are no longer required; up to 97% of the material, transport and CO2 can be saved.