AquaWind is a research and innovative project, with the purpose of demonstrating a co-located and multi-use integrated solution. It had been selected under Regional Flagship call for the Atlantic in 2021 and started its work in September 2022. The project aims for integrating an innovative approach to finfish aquaculture with an existing maritime renewable energy production Wind to Power prototype...
The Atlantic Project Awards feature outstanding initiatives, successful collaborations and achievements relevant to the implementation of the Atlantic Action Plan 2.0. This year, five awards were granted as recognition of the projects’ outstanding performance, in the following award categories, which are in line with the Pillars of the Atlantic Action Plan 2.0:
Atlantic Ports: LIVING PORTS - The LIVING PORTS project...
Following on the Conference on the Energy Transition in EU fisheries and aquaculture held on 16 June 2023, it's still possible to provide input to the EU survey on the Energy Transition Partnership.
Contributing to the survey
The Survey will remain online until 30 of September 2023. To fill in the Survey please click here.
Expressing your interest...
On 22 September 2023 eight new projects funded under the Blue careers for a sustainable blue economy call for proposals under the European Maritime Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund kicked-off. With a total budget of 7.5 million Euro the projects aim to contribute to the development of the next generation of blue skills and to provide opportunities for attractive, sustainable maritime...
In October 2022 the European Commission published a call for proposals for “Regional flagships projects supporting sustainable blue economy in EU sea basins” with 6 different topics including “Topic 1: promoting the diversification of fisheries activities in the Atlantic area”. Following the evaluation and grant agreement phase, the new project for the Atlantic selected under this call started its work...
In August 2023 Canopée set sail from the harbour in Caen to test EU-funded wingsails to prepare for its first journey across the Atlantic equipped with 4 Oceanwings®. The development and testing of the Oceanwings® of the French company AYRO’s as well as the communication related to this project have been at the very heart of the WINNEW project supported...
A series of events linked to the blue economy will happen in October 2023 in Porto. The aim is to gather the projects, potential partners, Interreg and mainstream funding programmes, managing authorities, the European Commission, and other interested parties in one single place to promote cooperation in practice, the exchange of knowledge, and the creation of synergies among the Atlantic...
The 2nd Meeting of the Atlantic Strategy Committee under the Portuguese Presidency was held at the Alcântara Water Factory, on June 15th, and Chaired by the Director-General of Maritime Policy, Marisa Lameiras da Silva.
This meeting was attended in person and remotely by the members of the Committee and some guests, and the following topics were discussed:
The approval of the priorities...
Startups and businesses, discover France's first marine science and technology community!
Dedicated to startups and businesses, the Narwhal Challenge offers you the opportunity to meet during few days with key experts from our community: startups, SMEs, key accounts, researchers, business support organisations, innovation specialists, banks, etc
In 2019 Narwhal Challenge hosted 4 startups from the Netherlands, India, Canada and Germany...
As with other economic activities in the EU, there is a growing need for our maritime fleets to transition and move away as soon as possible from fossil fuels. This is not only as a contribution to the objectives of the European Green Deal, including reducing GHG emissions, but also for the sector’s profitability, sustainability, and resilience. The challenges...