The consortium composed by Acciona (SP), DTU (DK), Centec (POR) and BlueNewables (SP) has been awarded by the MaRINET2 program to test the Windbos floating wind platform for 10 MW wind turbines. The members of BlueNewables outlined the first idea of their Windbos floating wind platform a long time ago.Continue Reading
The European Commission is partnering with the European Investment Fund, part of the European Investment Bank Group (EIB), to launch the BlueInvest Fund. During the BlueInvest Day conference in Brussels, EIB Vice-President Emma Navarro and Virginijus Sinkevičius, Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, launched a €75 million equity investment fund for theContinue Reading
The BlueInvest Awards winners were announced during the BlueInvest Day. Throughout the day, the candidates to the BlueInvest Awards made their pitches. They were 20 of Europe’s top start-ups and SMEs in the Blue Economy. Pitches were live-streamed for maximum exposure to potential clients and partners. The finalists went throughContinue Reading
The BlueInvest Day event is going to feature a showcase exhibition and the event organizers has selected 10 selected companies to be part of it. We are happy to announce that Blue Ocean Leading Drivers has been designated because of our interest to the attendees. These are the organizations thatContinue Reading
The BlueInvest Awards candidates that will pitch on the main stage to a panel of investors for the BlueInvest Awards, have been announced. They are 20 of Europe’s top start-ups and SMEs in the Blue Economy. Pitches will be live-streamed for maximum exposure to potential clients and partners. The finalistsContinue Reading
The BlueInvest Day website has published its programme. The day will open with a breakfast one would be invitation only, just for investors (VIP) and a networking breakfast for the rest of attendees. During the day, there will be investor and startup pitches. The startups will compete to get theContinue Reading
The BlueInvest Day is taking place in Brussels on the 4th February 2020 and the BOld team will be there. You can register on the BlueInvest Day web and request a meeting with us, we’ll be glad to talk to you about your project or investment. If our agenda isContinue Reading
As you know, the BOld team was certified by the EU as BlueInvest Readiness Assistance coaches for the program’s startups. Recently, we have received the Cycle 1 assignments and we are happy to announce that, during this cycle, we will be coaching, under the BlueInvest program, Wedge Global and BlueNewables.Continue Reading
We’re happy to announce that the all the members of BOld applied successfully to become BlueInvest Coaches and have been certified as such. BlueInvest Coaches will be responsible for helping high potential businesses become investor- and market-ready. The coaching services should be performed within the first quarter of 2020. BeneficiariesContinue Reading
Problue is a new Umbrella 2.0 program, housed at the World Bank, that supports the development of integrated, sustainable and healthy marine and coastal resources. Recently, they’ve published the Problue Annual Report 2019. The report summarises the financial information of the program in the different pillars it works at, asContinue Reading