Regular inspections and maintenance are vital for offshore wind farms, whether bottom-fixed or floating and currently, these tasks rely heavily on human intervention. However, with… As the Arctic warms, devastating the climate and ecosystems, an old idea used to create skating rinks could be deployed to restore melting ice caps,… The ocean could provide up to 3 billion tonnes of the 5 billion tonnes of emissions removal needed to reach net zero. The UK believes that…
Week 39: Robotic solution for floating wind maintenance
Week 38: Pumped up: will a Dutch startup’s plan to restore Arctic sea-ice work?
Week 37: UK Plans Natural Capital Markets For Marine Protection
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Week 44: Fertilizers from marine bacteria
Some ocean microbes capture nutrients from thin air. Researchers demonstrated how these tiny powerhouses could replace synthetic fertilizer on land. Researchers have found that a unique species of marine bacteria…
Week 43: Ears on the sea floor – science through internet cables
There are 1.4 million km (870,000 miles) of telecommunication cables on the seafloor, covering every ocean on the planet. Telecommunication cables can be used as “acoustic sensors” to detect whales, ships, storms and…
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The Atlantic ocean currents may collapse in 20 years?
There is increasing concern that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) may collapse as early as the 2030s. The AMOC is crucial to distribute heat and cold between the Northern and Southern hemisphere as well as nutrients to marine ecosystems. 100 years after the collapse Arctic ice may extend to the southern coast of England.
