Aquaculture. And floating wind. What’s the skinny? Here’s a hot take on offshore wind and aquaculture for your Friday afternoon musings. 🐟What's the Latest in Ocean Co-use? On Dec. 5, two proposals won a combined $750M in U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) funding to study whether co-locating aquaculture and floating offshore wind can increase the viability of ocean co-use for both technologies. Boston University, together with the University of Maine, Xodus, and Kelson Marine Co., will study the techno-economic, social, and environmental opportunities and challenges associated with nine co-located offshore wind and aquaculture technology projects. And in a separate study, California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) will assist scaling measures by testing whether market economic assumptions will support co-location policies for offshore wind and aquaculture in California. These studies align with current market realities for floating offshore wind platforms, which will be necessary in the Gulf of Maine and offshore California, where deep-water project sites make existing fixed-bottom wind turbine technologies infeasible. And if the studies are successful, they can demonstrate an opportunity for the fishing and offshore wind industries to collaborate and that will have no operational impact on land or freshwater resources. 🌊 Aquaculture Shallow Dive If aquaculture isn’t part of your regular dinner table chat, let’s take a quick look at the industry for reference. Aquaculture is the potentially sustainable rearing of fish in pens deployed throughout coastal or deep waters, with early work focused on coastal zones. The trend, however, is to move aquaculture practices offshore, where floating or submersible pens and cages can be attached to the seabed or buoys. These offshore operations, however, would rely on an offshore power resource, making wave energy converters or floating turbines ideal infrastructure companions. Looking for a Deep Dive? Check out: Powering the Blue Economy - Exploring Opportunities for Marine Renewable Energy in Maritime Markets https://shorturl.at/Sm4YR In the BU and Cal Poly opportunities funded by DOE, researchers will focus on offshore marine aquaculture and floating wind. 🔍What the OffWoff? There is a study, like the ones planned by BU and Cal Poly, currently underway for the 2.5 GW Mareld offshore wind farm off the coast of southern Sweden. A public-private partnership is funding the so-called OffWoff (i.e., Offshore Floating Wind and Offshore Fish Farms) co-location project to determine whether they can turn the planned Mareld facility into a hub for sustainable aquaculture. The project partners say they will place fish farms between the floating turbine foundations, with 12 submerged cages capable of rearing around 6,000 tons of fish per year. If you want more updates about offshore wind, visit ne4osw.org for webinars, news, and industry intel.
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New research will help identify the opportunities and challenges associated with co-located offshore wind and aquaculture.
Aquaculture. And floating wind. What’s the skinny? Here’s a hot take on offshore wind and aquaculture for your Friday afternoon musings. 🐟What's the Latest in Ocean Co-use? On Dec. 5, two proposals won a combined $750M in U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) funding to study whether co-locating aquaculture and floating offshore wind can increase the viability of ocean co-use for both technologies. Boston University, together with the University of Maine, Xodus, and Kelson Marine Co., will study the techno-economic, social, and environmental opportunities and challenges associated with nine co-located offshore wind and aquaculture technology projects. And in a separate study, California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) will assist scaling measures by testing whether market economic assumptions will support co-location policies for offshore wind and aquaculture in California. These studies align with current market realities for floating offshore wind platforms, which will be necessary in the Gulf of Maine and offshore California, where deep-water project sites make existing fixed-bottom wind turbine technologies infeasible. And if the studies are successful, they can demonstrate an opportunity for the fishing and offshore wind industries to collaborate and that will have no operational impact on land or freshwater resources. 🌊 Aquaculture Shallow Dive If aquaculture isn’t part of your regular dinner table chat, let’s take a quick look at the industry for reference. Aquaculture is the potentially sustainable rearing of fish in pens deployed throughout coastal or deep waters, with early work focused on coastal zones. The trend, however, is to move aquaculture practices offshore, where floating or submersible pens and cages can be attached to the seabed or buoys. These offshore operations, however, would rely on an offshore power resource, making wave energy converters or floating turbines ideal infrastructure companions. Looking for a Deep Dive? Check out: Powering the Blue Economy - Exploring Opportunities for Marine Renewable Energy in Maritime Markets https://shorturl.at/Sm4YR In the BU and Cal Poly opportunities funded by DOE, researchers will focus on offshore marine aquaculture and floating wind. 🔍What the OffWoff? There is a study, like the ones planned by BU and Cal Poly, currently underway for the 2.5 GW Mareld offshore wind farm off the coast of southern Sweden. A public-private partnership is funding the so-called OffWoff (i.e., Offshore Floating Wind and Offshore Fish Farms) co-location project to determine whether they can turn the planned Mareld facility into a hub for sustainable aquaculture. The project partners say they will place fish farms between the floating turbine foundations, with 12 submerged cages capable of rearing around 6,000 tons of fish per year. If you want more updates about offshore wind, visit ne4osw.org for webinars, news, and industry intel.
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Wave Energy Converters Could Be Clean Power Solution for Offshore Aquaculture Farms In 2020, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) launched the Teamer program. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) and directed by the Pacific Ocean Energy Trust, TEAMER allows developers to partner with academic institutions, national and private research laboratories, and private companies in the Facility Network to test and refine new #marineenergy devices. This opportunity for testing is essential for companies like E-Wave Technologies. Over the course of five rounds of technical support, TEAMER supplemented funding from the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program and helped E-Wave develop a wave energy converter (WEC) from concept to test-validated device. The E-Wave WEC is designed to power offshore #aquaculture farms with clean and affordable energy, and E-Wave is now advancing it toward commercialization. Among the offshore aquaculture industry: high operational costs. Fish farms can be 10 miles or more from the nearest accessible port and staff have to travel that distance daily by boat to feed the fish. Between travel costs, generators, and #fishfeeding systems, the #offshoreaquaculture industry relies heavily on #diesel energy. Power-related costs add up quickly. E-Wave had a solution: Instead of moving people back and forth every day and using large amounts of diesel, why not create a WEC that can power feeding systems automatically? E-Wave applied for and received funding from the STTR program to work with offshore aquaculture company Innovasea Systems in Boston, and Virginia Tech. The team designed a 35-kilowatt “flap-style” WEC that can automatically power the feeding and monitoring systems of the Open Blue #fishfarm, which is the world's largest offshore aquaculture farm, with reduced costs and minimized environmental impacts. E-Wave's WEC captures energy through two floating, hinged flaps that respond to the rise and fall of waves. When the flap rotates downward, it pulls a winch that drives a generator to produce electricity. https://lnkd.in/dxZPRK4E #energy #cleanenergy
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I am thrilled to share the positive findings from the AOEG-led, FRDC-funded ‘AquaGrid’ feasibility study confirming the potential viability of ocean energy microgrids to power coastal aquaculture production and drive decarbonization in the sector. It was a truly rewarding initiative made possible by a fantastic team! Also, special thanks to ClimateKIC Australia for their ongoing support. A copy of the final report can be found here: https://lnkd.in/gwKGbxPu
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐚𝐭 𝐀𝐙𝐔𝐑𝐀 𝐎𝐜𝐞𝐚𝐧 T𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 p𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐑𝐃𝐂-𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 ‘𝐀𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐆𝐫𝐢𝐝’ 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐯𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫. As the key ocean energy partner, AZURA Ocean Technology partnered with Australian Ocean Energy Group, Deloitte Climate & Sustainability, Emissions Solutions, Syncline Energy Pty Ltd, and aquaculture industry partner Ocean Road Abalone | Southern Ocean Mariculture to undertake a study that contributed to the key goals of FRDC - Fisheries Research and Development Corporation's 2020-2025 Research, Development & Extension Plans to investigate “ the development of scalable alternative energy solutions for aquaculture” Based on the findings of the feasibility study, Ocean Road Abalone | Southern Ocean Mariculture has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Azura as its technology supplier to implement the first scenario, with two 100kW wave units, which could be scaled up at a later date. It’s a plan that meets the company’s commitment to reduce its emissions as quickly as it can, securing sources of perpetual, reliable, affordable, secure and low-risk clean energy. For a copy of the full report or to find out more contact Michael Byrne mbyrne@azuraoceantech.com Director AZURA Ocean Technology #AquaGrid #Oceanenergy #SustainableAquaculture #Decarbonisation #InnovationAquaculture #EnergyTransition #EmmissionReduction #BlueEconomy #WaveEnergy #PositiveImpact https://lnkd.in/guEFFqTN
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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐚𝐭 𝐀𝐙𝐔𝐑𝐀 𝐎𝐜𝐞𝐚𝐧 T𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 p𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐑𝐃𝐂-𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 ‘𝐀𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐆𝐫𝐢𝐝’ 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐯𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫. As the key ocean energy partner, AZURA Ocean Technology partnered with Australian Ocean Energy Group, Deloitte Climate & Sustainability, Emissions Solutions, Syncline Energy Pty Ltd, and aquaculture industry partner Ocean Road Abalone | Southern Ocean Mariculture to undertake a study that contributed to the key goals of FRDC - Fisheries Research and Development Corporation's 2020-2025 Research, Development & Extension Plans to investigate “ the development of scalable alternative energy solutions for aquaculture” Based on the findings of the feasibility study, Ocean Road Abalone | Southern Ocean Mariculture has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Azura as its technology supplier to implement the first scenario, with two 100kW wave units, which could be scaled up at a later date. It’s a plan that meets the company’s commitment to reduce its emissions as quickly as it can, securing sources of perpetual, reliable, affordable, secure and low-risk clean energy. For a copy of the full report or to find out more contact Michael Byrne mbyrne@azuraoceantech.com Director AZURA Ocean Technology #AquaGrid #Oceanenergy #SustainableAquaculture #Decarbonisation #InnovationAquaculture #EnergyTransition #EmmissionReduction #BlueEconomy #WaveEnergy #PositiveImpact https://lnkd.in/guEFFqTN
Ocean energy microgrids to potentially power the future of aquaculture
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The Blue Economy is #interconnected. Researchers at the University of Portsmouth are trying to study how to prevent metals leaching from wind farms into aquaculture areas. #offshorewind #sustainableaquaculture
Researchers Concerned That Metals Leached from Offshore Wind Farms Could Contaminate Ocean Species
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AZURA Ocean Technology is pleased to announce it’s participation as key ocean energy technology utilised in Project Aquagrid. In partnership with industry leaders Deloitte, Australian Ocean Energy Group, and Syncline Energy Pty Ltd, with invaluable specialist aquaculture technical input from Ocean Road Abalone | Southern Ocean Mariculture this project will provide a globally relevant template for the aquaculture sector in ensuring consistent renewable energy supply across a mix of generation technologies. FRDC - Fisheries Research and Development Corporation has commissioned the development of a microgrid renewable energy feasibility strategy for aquaculture. Based on the energy requirements of an aquaculture operator in Victoria, Project AquaGrid will look beyond the single source of solar energy to design a microgrid energy system with the addition of wave energy plus storage. ▪ Project AquaGrid intends to uphold the hypothesis and document ocean energy’s contribution to building a reliable energy network based on the best combination of renewable energy sources (‘the sum is greater than the parts’). ▪ AquaGrid will: a) document the process and methodology to co-design an integrated ocean renewable energy microgrid system, b) a checklist of requirements that will need to be addressed to build the system and c) a non-technical industry guide for information transfer and to assist other aquaculture operators to pursue development of similar systems. AZURA is pleased to be part of this innovative project to assist in the decarbonisation and energy security development within the Australian and global aquaculture sector. Thank you to the Aquagrid Project Team Stephanie Steele Thornton Alex Ogg Phil Galloway Marni Oaten Hugh Sheehan Harry Edwardes Michael Byrne David Lane Hamish Ebery mbyrne@azuraoceantech.com #aquaculture #renewableenergy #microgrid #energysecurity #oceanenergy #decarbonisation #solution #globalimpact
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🌲🚛 Driving Change with the Biomass Transportation Incentive Pilot 🌲🚛 The United States Forest Service has released the final report on the $5 million Biomass Transportation Incentive Pilot (BTIP)—a groundbreaking step in wildfire resilience and sustainable forestry. Key results from this innovative program: ✅ Leveraged $5.8 million in private sector contributions to support hazardous fuels transportation. ✅ Successfully transported over 3,422 truckloads of hazardous fuels from 4,152 acres of national forests. ✅ Achieved these milestones in a record 7.5 months! ✅ Partnered with 6 biomass power plants and a forest products manufacturing facility. ✅ Administered efficiently by the American Loggers Council, using less than 2% of total federal funding. This program demonstrates the power of public-private collaboration in reducing wildfire risks, promoting forest health, and creating sustainable energy solutions. Congratulations to us and our partners, the American Loggers, Renewable Resource Solutions, and the US Forest Service for their work on this impactful project! Learn more at: https://lnkd.in/eVdQDJXb and https://lnkd.in/gXx3i_c6 Photo Courtesy of American Loggers (https://lnkd.in/eQV3C3aD ) #WildfireResilience #ForestHealth #BiomassEnergy #SustainableForestry #CollaborationForChange #USForestService #SIGNAL #ClimateAction
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Utilising LNG Cold Energy For Cold Water Aquaculture LNG cold energy can also be used for temperate climate agriculture, e.g. growing flowers at Map Ta Phut LNG Terminal in Rayong, Thailand - https://lnkd.in/e-wjK6Rk So what is being done for cold energy recovery at Singapore’s LNG Terminal on Jurong Island? Well, here's a list of announcements in recent years on ideas that are being studied: 1. "NUS, Keppel And SLNG Join Forces To Develop New Energy-Efficient Cooling Technology For Data Centres" (Oct 2019) - https://lnkd.in/gfHTEwVf 2. "SLNG And Linde To Jointly Explore Carbon Dioxide Liquefaction And Storage Facility In Singapore" (Nov 2021) - https://lnkd.in/gWxCF5Tq 3. "SLNG And Keppel To Collaborate On NGL Extraction Project To Further Strengthen Singapore’s Position As An LNG And Chemicals Hub" (July 2021) - https://lnkd.in/gZDQUVNm. There are many operational, policy and land considerations that determine what is feasible at the LNG Terminal. Suffice to say we also don't want to just dump cold water from regasification back into the sea, and many projects are being actively explored. "The initiative, spearheaded by China National Offshore Oil Corp, utilizes the frigid temperatures generated during the LNG regasification process to maintain optimal conditions for cold-water aquatic species. This cutting-edge method is being piloted at Guangdong Dapeng LNG terminal in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, and is expected to expand to other coastal provinces where LNG terminals are abundant. Instead of discharging the huge amounts of cold energy — which are produced during LNG vaporization and distribution — into the ocean, the company has decided to utilize it for aquaculture within the terminal, turning what was once considered waste into a valuable resource, enhancing fish farming capacities and reducing energy waste at the same time. Similar to a marine aquarium, a total of 1,000 kilograms of red snappers and lobsters, among other sealife, are raised in the cold waters within the terminal, one of the largest LNG receiving stations in China." https://lnkd.in/ewstzzzD
Cold energy new impetus for fish farmers in dual-use tech
chinadaily.com.cn
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How much do you really know about biomass? The young commercial timber industry that reigns in the state of #georgia. “Georgia is number one in the nation for annual economic impact from forestry, from 42 billion in 2022” Georgia Forestry Commission environmental lawyers at Southern Environmental Law Center or activists with Georgia Interfaith Power & Light all have a different perspective on this complicated industry that turns trees into cardboard or into pellets to be burned for "renewable" energy. Now that Enviva filed for bankruptcy it could be a pivotal moment for the industry. https://lnkd.in/dCxf44q2
How green is biomass in Georgia? Enviva’s bankruptcy highlights cracks in the industry
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