Can Offshore Wind be an Innovation Anchor for the New Blue Economy?

75 Northern Avenue,Boston MA 02210

14 November, 2022

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PURPOSE: The United States' East Coast is a growing Hub for bluetech innovation that can anchor and drive the New Blue Economy – where the explosive growth of the offshore wind industry can also spur innovation in related sectors, including maritime, coastal resilience, biodiversity conservation, and more. Startups are developing solutions to an array of intersectional challenges across the Blue Economy and can play a key role in building effective, competitive, and responsible ocean-based industries. However, it is often difficult for startups to gain traction, as stakeholders and supply chains can be hesitant to rely on innovations without a track record of implementation. Startups need to find appropriate entry points to gain access to opportunities that will allow them to prove their concepts and value. The purpose of this Showcase is to give visibility to novel solutions and facilitate connections between startups and the key stakeholders that can harness innovation that will help secure a more resilient ocean future. AGENDA: Welcome & Introduction from SeaAhead Fireside Chat with Jennifer Daloisio (CEO, MassCEC) and David Hardy (CEO, Americas at Orsted) moderated by Janet Wu of Bloomberg Innovator Flash Talks Aikido Technologies: Develops innovative technologies for the floating wind industry to bring low-cost, clean electricity to coastal cities around the world. Beex: Builds hovering Autonomous Underwater Vehicles HAUVs and pairs them with software tools to help asset owners halve the costs and risks of inspecting underwater infrastructure. Clearwater AR: Combines real-time video from a 360-degree camera with cartography, underwater terrain maps, AIS, and computer vision to make boating safer. Copernic Catalysts: Uses computational tools to design catalysts that enable zero-carbon, cost-competitive chemicals and e-fuels. Currently focused on green ammonia.Keystone Tower Systems: Aims to bring low-cost wind energy to communities around the world using a breakthrough process to develop wind turbine designs. SeaDeep: Uses machine vision to empower any underwater vehicle to autonomously assess underwater environments and substructures in real-time. Closing Remarks from Rep. Jeffrey Roy, House Chair Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities & Energy Networking Happy Hour