Joachim Schmillen 
Today The Economist organized a webinar on the occasion of World Oceans Day. The topic was an interesting question. What would you do if you had a billion dollars available to protect the oceans? Peter Thomson, UNSG’s Special Envoy for the Ocean, Alexandra Cousteau, granddaughter of Jacques Cousteau and advisor to Oceana, and Maria Damanaki, … Read more
On World Oceans Day on June 8th, people around the world celebrate the ocean. This year’s theme: Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean. World Oceans Day has been celebrating the ocean on June 8th every year since 2002. And while Covid-19 and social distancing are changing how we recognize our blue planet this year, the need for action … Read more
Excellent news for the sector of Marine Renewable Energy. The tidal energy company Nova Innovation (UK) will export 15 of its new 100kW D2T2 direct-drive tidal turbines to Canada. It will be the company’s first international project. Most of the technology in the area of MRE (Marine Renewable Energy) is still in the R&D status, … Read more
On World Oceans Day on June 8th, people around the world celebrate the ocean. This year’s theme: Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean. World Oceans Day has been celebrating the ocean on June 8th every year since 2002. And while Covid-19 and social distancing are changing how we recognize our blue planet this year, the need … Read more
DID YOU KNOW THAT…? Global cumulative installed capacity of offshore wind increased by over ninefold between 2010 and 2019, from 3.1 GW to 28.3 GW. This was largely driven by installations in Europe, which accounted for 78% of cumulative global deployment by the end of 2019. More infos about Offshore Wind in chapter 4 of … Read more
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Executive Director Inger Andersen stated: “The global coronavirus pandemic, which has already caused unimaginable devastation and hardship, has brought our way of life to an almost complete halt. The outbreak will have profound and lasting economic and social consequences in every corner of the globe.” One of four Sustainable Development Goals will … Read more
Researchers following a Schmidt Ocean Institute ROV (remotely operated vehicle) dive near Queensland spotted a wild event when a tornado-like formation appeared on camera during a livestream on Thursdat. The dive was part of a larger effort to study a “virtually unmapped and mostly unexplored” area called the Queensland Plateau. The German newspaper “Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung” speculates … Read more
The Benioff Ocean Initiative has allocated one million USD to the Ocean Cleanup Project for the Kingston Harbour Bay. This is a great idea and fantastic news! Kingston Harbour Bay needs all the attention it can get to restore it to its former glory. It is a Herculean task and requires all the energy in … Read more
Yesterday THE ECONOMIST organized an informative webcast: the inaugural World Ocean Summit Insight Hour. The organizer mentioned that more than 1.000 people were attending the webcast. Everything was functioning very well if you think what amount of people were listing, asking questions, and voting. There were exciting presentations. Not really something new, but that’s not what … Read more
Do you hear me? – Can you understand me? These were undoubtedly the most frequently asked questions at the Western Tropical Atlantic Regional Workshop in preparation for the UN Decade for Ocean Science for Sustainable Development 2021-2030. I don’t want to criticize this, and on the contrary, it seems to be completely normal in these COVID-19 times, … Read more