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We recycle human hair waste from hair salons and transform it into circular Eco Design products for marine environment preservation and regenerative agriculture.​ Through our hair recycling service for hairdressers we eliminate tons of hair waste that would normally go to landfill or be burnt, causing great harm upon the environment with increased CO2 emission and methane gases. With a management system in place we transform this hair waste into organic eco design products and solutions that clean and save water, increase soil health and can replace standard plastic products in ports and agriculture. 1.⁠ ⁠Hair Recycling Service A closed loop Subscription Service for hairdressers providing real-time impact analysis of users, such as the total hair waste prevented,such as water savings, waste removal fees, reduced Co2 emissions and data intelligence of sensors. Through this we offer a New Business Model and more sustainable practices for the beauty industry.Further, a management system in place to process this waste into new products. 02.​​Sea Decontamination Barriers and Filters A modular system of Sea Decontamination Barriers and filters made from hair waste that naturally adsorb hydrocarbons and heavy metals from the sea for ports and vessels. Embedded with a sensor system collecting and tracking essential water quality data and a digital platform providing real time impact analysis.  4.⁠ ⁠Sensors & IoT Platform Products are backed up by technology and science to guarantee efficiency, transparency and authenticity. With a digital platform offering real-time analysis of economic and environmental impact.​ Doubling as a community hub enabling stakeholders with participation in the network.
Project TRL: TRL 7 - System prototype demonstration in a relevant environment
Main sector: Blue biotechnology

Clic Recycle

CLIC SEA targets commercial ports, vessel operators, and environmental service providers seeking sustainable, intelligent solutions for leak detection and pollution control. Our primary market includes medium to large ports across Europe, the Mediterranean, Latin America, and MENA — regions facing increasing environmental regulation and climate-related risk. We also serve port-associated vessels such as ferries, tugs, and logistics support boats through modular sensor-integrated kits. CLIC SEA’s value proposition aligns with port authorities and operators focused on ESG compliance, operational efficiency, and resilience, offering a patented, circular solution for smarter, cleaner marine infrastructure.
Project TRL: TRL 7 - System prototype demonstration in a relevant environment
Main sector: Ocean pollution & water management

COASTAL MARINE LITTER OBSERVATORY

Coastal Marine Litter Observatory (CMLO) is a web system designed to detect and map marine litter in the coastal zone with the combined use of drone images and machine learning methods. CMLO has proven its capability to detect and map the marine litter in the coastal zone since it has been extensively used in Greece in more than 85 km of coastline and tested in four other countries (Portugal, Ghana, Israel, Japan). CMLO is able to detect and distinguish the seven main categories of marine litter, including plastics. The system provides functionalities for interaction with the results of the detection for every beach that is monitored. The results presented through CMLO are open through a dedicated geospatial portal. CMLO includes all the derived information as geospatial information related to: points of detection, category of detection, densities of marine litter on the selected areas, litter density maps per area of interest, e.g. island or prefecture, and spatiotemporal visualizations of marine litter per area of interest. The CMLO is a tool for quantitatively presenting marine litter distribution in the coastal zone using automated classification methods. The novelty and innovation of the CMO lie in our integrated approach, where drone data in combination with AI techniques and geoinformatics united into one workflow for marine litter detection and mapping. Through the CMLO SDI portal, users can interact and compare the marine litter detection results for every beach monitored. CMLO and the produced marine litter density maps can be used as a decision-making tools for policymakers and scientists. The integration and visualization of the litter density information allow for facilitating decision-making by stakeholders. Last but not least, the litter density maps and their spatiotemporal analysis are open to the public and organizations (Governments, Local authorities, researchers, NGOs, etc.). In the Coastal Marine Litter Observatory (CMLO), the detection of marine litter results is visualized as density maps. CMLO includes all the derived information as geospatial information related to: Densities of marine litter on various beaches in the Greek coastline, Litter density maps per area of interest, Spatiotemporal visualizations of marine litter per area of interest.
Project TRL: TRL 8 - Actual system completed through test and demonstration
Main sector: Blue tech and ocean observation

COBS-CONTAINER OVERBOARD SYSTEM

COBS is a system that alerts, identify, track & trace and keep overboard shipping containers afloat.
Project TRL: TRL 4 - Component validation in laboratory environment
Main sector: Ocean pollution & water management

Conan - Lightbee

We are modeling Underwater communications using VLC to permits extend the distance of wireless communications under the water for POV or human-to-human.
Project TRL: TRL 4 - Component validation in laboratory environment
Main sector: Blue tech and ocean observation

Condition based monitoring with predictive analyzes

Our ongoing blue economy project focuses on optimizing maritime operations through advanced IoT technology, enhancing efficiency, safety, and sustainability in the maritime industry.
Project TRL: TRL 7 - System prototype demonstration in a relevant environment
Main sector: Shipping & ports

Coralis

Revolutionize sustainable fish farming with our open-sea platform. This cutting-edge technology boasts the capacity to grow a staggering 7,000 to 10,000 tons of fish annually, even in harsh conditions with waves up to 17 meters. 24/7 automation powered by AI monitors water quality, feeding, and disease prevention, optimizing growth and yield for each fish. Our eco-friendly design minimizes emission and pollution and incorporates sustainable energy sources.
Project TRL: TRL 6 - System/subsystem model or prototype demonstration in a relevant environment
Main sector: Aquaculture

Cormoran

Maritime transport is an essential link in the global economy. Today, more than 100,000 ships criss-cross the world’s ocean. Unfortunately, the sector is also responsible for more than 3% of global CO₂ emissions. Faced with this challenge, 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.
Project TRL: TRL 3 - Analytical and experimental critical function and/or characteristic proof-of-concept
Main sector: Ocean pollution & water management

CorPower Ocean AB

Wave energy technology.
Project TRL: TRL 7 - System prototype demonstration in a relevant environment
Main sector: Blue renewable energy

Costa Nostrum Sustainable Beaches

Sustainable Mediterranean beaches.
Project TRL: TRL 9 - Actual system proven through successful mission operations
Main sector: Coastal and marine tourism

CPDA- Companhia Portuguesa de Algas, unipessoal Lda

We wish to start several projects around seaweed: Seaweed farming and harvest to create food products but also agriculture products
Project TRL: TRL 9 - Actual system proven through successful mission operations
Main sector: Blue biotechnology

Cresponix

Sustainble landbased farming of fish and shrimp
Project TRL: TRL 7 - System prototype demonstration in a relevant environment
Main sector: Aquaculture

CreveTope shrimp farming without water exchange

Fully integrated and closed shrimp farming, with zero discharge of water, inhouse reproduction
Project TRL: TRL 9 - Actual system proven through successful mission operations
Main sector: Aquaculture

CRUSE Offshore GmbH (COG)

We are working on floating, wind-powered "Offshore H2 Generators" that will be operated in sea areas with high wind speeds without a power grid connection. The hydrogen produced is then immediately stored in a liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC) and transported at intervals by shuttle tanker to nearby industrial ports (cf. FPSO process). We have been invited by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action to submit applications for "Prototype development of a floating offshore H2 generator and planning of GW offshore hydrogen farms". Now, with the help of BlueInvest, we want to start planning the financing of a prototype. This is a requirement for the subsequent construction of GW hydrogen farms with industrial/VC-investors within the EEZs of European states.
Project TRL: TRL 4 - Component validation in laboratory environment
Main sector: Blue renewable energy

CyanoCare

Cyanoflan for cosmetic and pharmaceutical formulations
Project TRL: TRL 4 - Component validation in laboratory environment
Main sector: Blue biotechnology

CyKlone Tidal Energy

R&D and power-curve certification of a pitch-control system for a vertical axis turbine and scale it to a productive demonstrator size in relevant environment.
Project TRL: TRL 4 - Component validation in laboratory environment
Main sector: Blue renewable energy

Cytobuoy b.v.

Multi Use rapid fluid particle analysis
Project TRL: TRL 9 - Actual system proven through successful mission operations
Main sector: Ocean pollution & water management

D-BOATS Sp. z o.o.

Recreational boats with a plan for development of an electronically powered boat
Project TRL: TRL 5 - Component validation in relevant environment
Main sector: Coastal and marine tourism

D-ICE ENGINEERING

Founded by scientists and engineers passionate about the oceans, D-ICE Engineering is a deeptech founded in 2015 in France with the ambition to contribute to three major challenges of the maritime and marine energy sectors : reducing carbon footprint, improving safety at sea and production of clean energy. Propelled by a team of 25 engineers and PhDs in hydrodynamics, applied mathematics, robotics, control, artificial intelligence, system engineering and software engineering, D-ICE develops numerical multiphysics tools for modelling and simulating complex systems at sea as well as innovative systems and software for navigation, control, optimization and decision support of maritime assets.
Project TRL: TRL 7 - System prototype demonstration in a relevant environment
Main sector: Blue tech and ocean observation

DABCE WAS

Field demonstration of DABCE WAS system for advanced monitoring in an existing aquaculture.
Project TRL: TRL 6 - System/subsystem model or prototype demonstration in a relevant environment
Main sector: Aquaculture

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What is the BlueInvest Project Pipeline?

The BlueInvest Project Pipeline is a database and showcase of projects, scale-ups and SMEs who are driving innovation and sustainability in the Blue Economy.

The projects featured are innovative, scalable and sustainable business ventures from traditional and emerging sectors of the maritime economy.

The aim is to facilitate connections between projects and investors, helping innovative ventures gain visibility and access to funding opportunities.

 

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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, 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

Back to the Pipeline

What is the BlueInvest Project Pipeline?

The BlueInvest Project Pipeline is a database and showcase of projects, scale-ups and SMEs who are driving innovation and sustainability in the Blue Economy.

The projects featured are innovative, scalable and sustainable business ventures from traditional and emerging sectors of the maritime economy.

The aim is to facilitate connections between projects and investors, helping innovative ventures gain visibility and access to funding opportunities.

 

Want to be featured? 

Login to the BlueInvest community & Submit your project

 

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, 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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