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

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Country in which the project is being developed and / or implemented. 

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Main blue economy sector the project relates to.

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"Recreational Diving Oasis with Artificial Reefs"

ARIA is aiming to participate as a partner in EU R&I consortia for the development, testing and demonstration of novel technologies relevant with the creation, function and maintenance of recreational diving parks, special fisheries' management areas, extensive aquaculture combined with OWFs activities and many similar blue growth related topics.
Project TRL: TRL 9 - Actual system proven through successful mission operations
Main sector: Coastal and environmental protection and regeneration
Project TRL: TRL 7 - System prototype demonstration in a relevant environment
Main sector: Ocean pollution & water management

13 Mari

Maritime elements increasing fuel efficiency by 7%
Project TRL: TRL 7 - System prototype demonstration in a relevant environment
Main sector: Shipbuilding & Refit

4SeasonCTV

4SeasonCTV is a EU co-funded pilot project for validating the performance of Airkeel stabilizers on Crew Transfer Vessels.
Project TRL: TRL 7 - System prototype demonstration in a relevant environment
Main sector: Shipbuilding & Refit

A scalable seaweed-for-food cultivation & processing blueprint

Scaling up the seaweed for food production in EU
Project TRL: TRL 7 - System prototype demonstration in a relevant environment
Main sector: Aquaculture

ABIM - ASSET INTEGRITY WEB PLATFORM

ABIM - PORT ASSET INTEGRITY WEB PLATFORM
Project TRL: TRL 7 - System prototype demonstration in a relevant environment
Main sector: Shipping & ports

Accelerating Marine Restoration in the Dutch North Sea - The first large-scale oyster restoration project in the Dutch Central Oyster Grounds

We aim to contribute to the urgently needed conservation and restoration of marine biodiversity, habitats and ecosystems in the North Sea. Oyster reefs enhance biodiversity, sequester carbon, reduce nitrogen and provide coastal protection. We are working to introduce 200 million native oysters in the Dutch North Sea and thus accomplish Europe's first large-scale oyster restoration project. Because local sourcing, risk mitigation and community engagement are central to our approach to achieving low cost and effective restoration, we will also bolster local economies that have been negatively impacted by the degradation of marine environments including the North Sea’s fishing communities.
Project TRL: TRL 9 - Actual system proven through successful mission operations
Main sector: Coastal and environmental protection and regeneration

ACE Aquatec

Sustainable humane slaughter for fish
Project TRL: TRL 8 - Actual system completed through test and demonstration
Main sector: Aquaculture

Acuinuga SL

ECOPEMER, a new production system for competitive aquaseed
Project TRL: TRL 7 - System prototype demonstration in a relevant environment
Main sector: Aquaculture

ADD Technologies

The ADDWINGSAIL project involves equipping bulk carriers with an Augmented Wind Propulsion (AWP) system:: an innovative and reliable wing enabling cargo ships to easily reduce their fuel consumption by up to 30%.
Project TRL: TRL 7 - System prototype demonstration in a relevant environment
Main sector: Shipbuilding & Refit

ADDERRA

Adderra is a project of ADD-GRUP created for the purpose of development, marketing and sales of solution for utility submetering and payment amongst market operators, landlords and tenants. ADDERRA Efficient Rental Resources System is a trading platform in the field of short-term letting (tenancy) to keep resources records (electricity, water, etc.) in a transparent manner. Typically, a landlord includes the cost of utilities in the rent. In the calculations, the average values of total consumption, divided between tenants, depending on the rented area, are used. At the same time, the tenant overpays very often in order to cover potential expenses, and the Landlord risks underestimating the amount charged to Tenants and is forced to pay for additional costs. In order to effectively manage rental resources, first of all, detailed information on consumption is needed - when, where and how much was consumed, differentiated for each specific housing. ADDERA System based on individual utility metering is intended for hotels, guest houses and apartment buildings. Utilities actually used by a tenant excludes any hidden payments, which makes the conditions for house renting transparent and easy to understand for both the Tenant and Landlord. Using the System can significantly reduce the consumption of resources and easily compensate for the possible increase in prices for utilities, since payment by the meter forces the tenant to save resources. Opportunities are created to increase energy efficiency through the use of energy-saving equipment exactly where it is especially necessary. In turn, reduced consumption has a positive effect on the environment. ADDERRA System holds minimum information about the market players that allows seamless adjusting of the System to the specified regulations of each country. No personal data or money transfer data is included. The solution consists of electricity and water meters, smartphone app, integrated payment platform Stripe and cloud-based management software.
Project TRL: TRL 8 - Actual system completed through test and demonstration
Main sector: Other Electricity and water efficiency

Adriatic Algae Biotech d.o.o.

Microalgae biomass and fluids
Project TRL: TRL 7 - System prototype demonstration in a relevant environment
Main sector: Blue biotechnology

Advanced Ocean Technologies - Advanced Situation Awareness Solutions

Solution that combined typical marine instruments (I.e. Radar, AIS etc.) along with advanced sensors to provide on vessel's bridge a reliable, complete view of real conditions that vessel is in. Using Artificial Intelligence based on International Regulations of navigation provides guidance to officers on how to handle the situation.
Project TRL: TRL 2 - Technology concept and/or application formulated
Main sector: Shipping & ports

AE-FishBIT

Miniaturised tool called AEFishBIT has been designed to monitor individual farmed fish in a non-invasive manner. Weighing less than one gram, AEFishBIT is a tiny programmable & reconfigurable tri-axial accelerometer for data recording and processing. The prototype is externally attached to the fish operculum to monitor physical activity by mapping accelerations in x- and y-axes, while operculum beats (z-axis) serve as a measurement of respiratory frequency. The device has been tested and validated in gilthead sea bream and European sea bass. Preliminary works with cultured salmon also show promising results. Visual observations regarding tissue damage, feeding behaviour and circulating levels of stress markers did not suggest a negative impact from device tagging. To the best of the researchers’ knowledge there is currently no other tagging device that provides a simultaneous measurement of both physical activity and respiratory frequency in a non-invasive manner. Field tests with free-swimming fish facing a wide array of biotic and abiotic factors have highlighted the association of AEFishBIT measurements with better performance or differences in stress and disease resilience
Project TRL: TRL 7 - System prototype demonstration in a relevant environment
Main sector: Aquaculture

Aerones Engineering

Aerones is developing robotic offshore wind turbine maintenance system that allows inspections and repairs with robotic system replacing dangerous and slow manual work. Aerones already has developed robotic onshore wind turbine maintenance system up to the commercialization stage. With the robotic solution wind turbine maintenance service will become less resource intensive. It won’t require rope access and will be manageable remotely, therefore raising a significant security level for workers. The maintenance service will be provided 3 to 6 times faster than the current solutions; therefore, turbine will be stopped for less time and income loss will be reduced significantly. The service also will be less expensive therefore inspections will be available more often. Those early stage inspections will prevent wind turbine blades from progressing to serious damage where produced energy drops by 30% or turbine even stops. Therefore efficiency of the wind turbine will increase and its lifetime will prolong. Technology has a significant impact on reduction of CO2 (up to 6 400 000 t of CO2 emissions yearly), reduction of marine pollution (up to 37% in 5 years) while the blue economy is thriving, therefore getting closer to goals set in the international strategies. More information on the project page: https://aerones.com/offshore/
Project TRL: TRL 8 - Actual system completed through test and demonstration
Main sector: Blue renewable energy

AETHIC

Ocean-safe Shampoo formulation development.
Project TRL: TRL 2 - Technology concept and/or application formulated
Main sector: Blue biotechnology

Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas

We have two projects: 1. A web platform that predicts evolution of spills under demand 2. A data server that provides very high resolution currents data in coastal domains project 1 is more developed and the following questions refer to this project.
Project TRL: TRL 7 - System prototype demonstration in a relevant environment
Main sector: Aquaculture

Agri-Wise Portugal Lda

Agriculture of the future, dedicated to the production of organic food, in a sustainable and consistent way, without depending on seasonal factors and taking in consideration the protection of our environment. Our products: microgreens, baby leaf, herbs, variety of lettuces, fish filets. Certified products, accessible to local communities. Sustainable production: closed-loop system. Fully recycled water, without discharges or environmental pollution. Secondary products all reusable (fertilizer, compost, energy). 70% less water than traditional growing methods Local Production Constant production throughout the year - an offer that does not depend on imports = food security. Certifications & traceability of products. Pesticide & GMO free. Proximity market - fast supply with better freshness = Fewer food miles = smaller carbon footprint Environmental Control Highly optimized growing system. Total control data of the production parameters from the two ecosystems (fish + plants). In this context, “AGRIWISE AQUAPONICS” project aims to support Agri-Wise Portugal, Lda. to finance the construction of a pilot installation of an aquaponics system based on the innovative technology called Bioclimatic Greenhouse or Solar Passive Greenhouse, specially developed and improved to produce fish in aquaculture and greens in hydroponics.
Project TRL: TRL 4 - Component validation in laboratory environment
Main sector: Blue biotechnology

Agriloops

At Agriloops, we have developed a breakthrough technology for the shrimp farming market. Based on the principles of the circular economy and combined with various technological building blocks from industry (automation, video monitoring) and digital technology (AI, predictive model), our model allows us to offer our customers a unique product: a local, zero-frozen, zero antibiotic and eco-responsible shrimp!
Project TRL: TRL 8 - Actual system completed through test and demonstration
Main sector: Aquaculture

Agritrack SA

A SAAS aquaculture automation platform
Project TRL: TRL 8 - Actual system completed through test and demonstration
Main sector: Aquaculture