Plant Ecology Beyond Land (Pebl) Cic

The build-up of marine organisms, known as biofouling, on subsea structures presents a significant challenge for the global Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) industry. This accumulation increases hydrodynamic loads, potentially compromising structural integrity and mooring systems, ultimately hindering device performance and inflating the already complex co...

This project explores how to make small coastal workboats cleaner, quieter, and more efficient by replacing noisy, polluting engines with electric power. These boats are essential for aquaculture, marine research, and port operations---but most still rely on traditional outboard motors, which produce harmful emissions and underwater noise. This noise can ...

This project focuses on addressing key environmental challenges associated with the deployment of floating offshore wind (FLOW) technology in South West Wales, a critical region for advancing renewable energy generation in the UK. FLOW offers a transformative opportunity to harness deeper water locations in the Celtic Sea, where up to 12 GW of additional ...

**Project Overview:** The project focuses on marine and coastal solutions that include seaweed and shellfish farms, habitat restoration projects, and artificial reefs as well as offshore renewable developments. The goal is to provide social and economic benefits to coastal communities while increasing marine biodiversity and creating a healthy, resilient ...

BlueView aims to transform the Marine Aquaculture Farming (MAF) sector, with a focus on seaweed and shellfish farming. It achieves this through the implementation of advanced AI and machine learning technologies to enhance infrastructure monitoring. The innovation lies in the BlueView system, an AI-driven solution that uses high-resolution video and senso...

* Vision Low-trophic marine aquaculture and offshore renewables hold great potential as an emerging scalable method of producing sustainable food and generate low-carbon energy. However there is yet to be an accurate and reliable method of monitoring and validating the impact these industries are having on thier surrounding natural ecosystems. PEBL CIC is...

Dulse (Palmaria Palmata) is a UK-native red Seaweed with superior nutritional content and a favourable flavour and texture for human food consumption. In addition, Dulse is of particular interest due to the recent discovery that its protein constituents may be highly efficient in controlling type 2 diabetes. Dulse commands a high-market price and is curre...

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INDUSTRY CHALLENGE: Near-shore coastal waters have highly dynamic physical, chemical and biological environments which can be subject to dramatic changes due to extreme weather, tidal currents and human activities. Monitoring this environment provides crucial information for the effective set-up and management of aquaculture operations. For example, when ...

PEBL-Hatch aims to design and implement a modular, semi-automated seaweed seed production system that aims to incubate high-quality seaweed seed materials for marine aquaculture businesses across the UK. Social distancing measures and travel restrictions have meant the UK's single seaweed seed production facility is unable to deliver its services \[https:...

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Vision: To develop an aquaculture technology to cultivate novel seaweed food ingredients with superior nutritional value and a net positive impact on the environment. Innovation: The aquaculture technology will consist of three core steps; 1\. To harvest wild reproductive seaweed, 2\. To germinate juvenile seaweed in an aquaculture system, 3\. To grow-out...