What climatetech can learn from the oceans

Catalyst · 13 Oct 2022 · 37m

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Alissa Peterson, co-founder and executive director of SeaAhead, discusses the intersection of blue tech and climate tech, focusing on decarbonizing shipping through alternative fuels like ammonia and methanol, and expanding offshore wind innovation beyond turbines to cable protection and biodiversity. She details emerging carbon removal strategies, including sinking kelp and ocean alkalinity enhancement using olivine, while highlighting the critical scientific gaps in measurement, verification, and permanence (MRV). Peterson emphasizes that while permitting is difficult, targeted innovation can mitigate ecosystem impacts, arguing that the sector must avoid the boom-bust cycles of previous clean tech waves by securing rigorous science and sustainable business models.

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Companies: Energy Impact Partners, Project Vesta, Planetary Technologies, Ocean Visions, Bloom Energy, Energy Hub, Scale Microgrid Solutions, CohnReznick, Canary Media, Post Script Media
Also: Clean Tech One

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