News16 May 2024

SCHOTTEL Marine Technologies is ‘EU Blue Champion’

The European Commission, in collaboration with the European Investment Bank (EIB), has selected SCHOTTEL Marine Technologies as one of 20 innovative projects which display the potential to contribute strongly to the EU Mission ‘Restore our Ocean and Waters’ and its three objectives: restoring marine and freshwater ecosystems and biodiversity, eliminating pollution, decarbonising the blue economy.

‘Restore our Ocean and Waters’

The European Commission, in collaboration with the European Investment Bank (EIB), has selected SCHOTTEL Marine Technologies as one of 20 innovative projects which display the potential to contribute strongly to the EU Mission ‘Restore our Ocean and Waters’ and its three objectives: restoring marine and freshwater ecosystems and biodiversity, eliminating pollution, decarbonising the blue economy.

All 20 “EU Blue Champions” will receive advisory support to grow their business. Originating from Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Spain, and Sweden these champions are involved in various sectors ranging from tidal and wind energy solutions, underwater robotics, and vertical research vessels to satellite data applications for blue technologies, and aquaculture or biorefinery activites.

Ralf Starzmann, Commercial Director at SCHOTTEL Marine Technologies: “We are very proud to have been named an ‘EU Blue Champion’ by the European Commission and the European Investment Bank. It is another huge step towards fulfilling our mission to accelerate the energy transition by deploying the world’s greenest anchoring solutions for the global offshore energy industry.”

List of winners: Alginor, BlueEyeRobotics, Bound4Blue, Compagnie du Ponant, DFDS, Ecosubsea, EnerOcean, Flowatt, Inalve, Innovamare, Mission SeaOrbiter, Municipality of Genoa, Oceano Fresco, Promethee Earth Intelligence, SCHOTTEL Marine Technologies, Scidrones, SmartOcean, Unseenlabs, Wsense, Xshore

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