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Blue events happening in October: creating synergies for the Atlantic stakeholders

Blue events happening in October: creating synergies for the Atlantic stakeholders

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...

2nd meeting of the Atlantic Strategy Committee

2nd meeting of the Atlantic Strategy Committee

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...

Narwhal Challenge 2023

Narwhal Challenge 2023

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...

Pillar I National Event - Ports as Gateways and Hubs for the Energy Transition

Pillar I National Event - Ports as Gateways and Hubs for the Energy Transition

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...

Atlantic Success Story: Living Ports Project

Atlantic Success Story: Living Ports Project

70 % of coastal and marine infrastructures are made of concrete which is a known damage-inducer to underwater ecosystems. Concrete is also susceptible to climate change degradation and comes with high carbon footprint. A solution for carbon-storing, ecologically friendly, structurally superior concrete is needed and at scale to meet the standards of marine construction. The EU-funded Living Ports project showcases...

Atlantic Success Story: MarENet

Atlantic Success Story: MarENet

The MarENet consortium has built a network among blue economy stakeholders (workers, industries, training providers, sectorial organizations, policy makers), designed specific training actions to meet the demands of the industry, and created digital tools to support those actions. Yet, the purpose of the project is even broader, and aims at increasing the attractiveness of blue careers and promote blue...

Atlantic Success Story: Seawing4blue

Atlantic Success Story: Seawing4blue

Photo credit: polaRYSE

The SEAWING4BLUE project, is a two-year project, co-funded by the European Union and is directly linked with Pillar I of the Atlantic Strategy objective of the transition to carbon-free economy by tackling the emergency on decarbonizing shipping and supporting the scaling up of the next break-through sustainable alternative to fossil energy in the shipping industry. This project will...

Maritime Blue Economy strategies : a booster for stakeholders engagement - Pitch session EMD

Maritime Blue Economy strategies : a booster for stakeholders engagement - Pitch session EMD

The "Maritime Blue Economy strategies: a booster for stakeholders engagement" Pitch session occurred in the 25 May during the European Maritime Day, and pointed out the importance of national and regional stakeholder’s engagement to be supported at all levels and in a consistent approach for the development of a sustainable blue economy.

It consisted of a open discussion between the participants...

Update on Ireland´s Offshore Renewable Energy Sector

Update on Ireland´s Offshore Renewable Energy Sector

Dear Atlantic Strategy colleagues,

Last week, Ireland took another important step on its journey to creating the conditions for a thriving Offshore Renewable Energy sector.

Under the Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (ORESS 1), Minister Eamon Ryan (our Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications) released provisional results on the first offshore wind auction. According to the results, Ireland awarded...