Announcements
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Announcements 〰️
The OceanLove Innovation Award, presented by our partner organization, the global non-profit initiative OceanLove, has returned for its second year (2025).
Under the slogan “Because you protect what you love,” OceanLove encourages all creative minds, worldwide, to submit ideas for new products, tools, campaigns or initiatives that measurably contribute to conserving the ocean, seas, marine resources and ecosystems.
The nomination period will run from April 1 to September 30, 2025 .
Submit your ideas to OceanLove: www.oceanlove.news. Winners will be revealed on November 4th, 2025 during the second OceanLove Innovation Award Ceremony.
For more information about OceanLove, please reach out to info@oceanlove.news
OceanLove Innovation Awards 2025: Open for Submissions!
DOER Marine installs ‘Lanternfish’ at SeaWorld
Our Hub for Blue Green Innovation partner in Alameda, DOER Marine, has just built & installed a submersible for SeaWorld (Abu Dhabi). Delivered and in operation, this is the first submersible designed, built, and certified for an aquarium setting.
It can accommodate four guests, in addition to SeaWorld Abu Dhabi’s trained pilots.
Guests “will embark on a 30-minute tour that reaches depths of more than 20 meters to view the marine life theme park’s colorful and abundant marine life such as sharks, rays and schooling fish.”
Tuesday, June 10: Unlocking Blue Gold Opportunities, Diving Deep into Underwater Tech. From Terna.
Mind the Bridge, in collaboration with the Terna Innovation Zone, is glad to invite you for an exclusive event exploring the future of underwater technologies, where European and U.S. leaders in blue tech innovation come together to discuss the strategic, environmental, and investment potential of the "blue gold" economy. Tickets at this [LINK]. Location: Mind the Bridge // 450 Townsend St, San Francisco, CA
Dive into a global conversation on underwater infrastructure, innovation, and collaboration. Hear directly from leading European companies such as Terna , the Europe's largest independent electricity transmission system operator, alongside U.S. blue tech associations, as they discuss transatlantic opportunities and the role of cutting-edge technologies in shaping sustainable ocean economies.
-Clark Suprynowicz, Executive Director at Energy Innovators Network
-Sergey Chekov, Deputy Director, Strategic Partnerships and Member Engagement at TMA BlueTech
-Daniele Vitullo, Head of Innovation Scouting & Ecosystems Management at Terna
-Tim Michetti, VP Commercial Development at Ocean Aero.
-Moderator: Luisa Marotta, Terna Innovation Zone Manager SF
Monday, April 21, 6-8 PM: Protecting the Ocean: Ocean Entrepreneurship
Protection + safety have a variety of meanings, different for the Coast Guard and Navy than for marine biologists and climate scientists. Preservation efforts of the Bay Area's Mission Blue nonprofit provide a perspective. Blue Tech companies and investors are attuned to the ocean as an environment for commercial opportunity. We will explore how, even in this charged political environment, best practices can prevail.
This event features a roundtable discussion, moderated by Janelle Kellman, Candidate for Lt. Governor of California and Former Mayor of Sausalito, with:
Richard Berman, leading in Sustainability for Port of SF
Mayor Eduardo Martinez of Richmond, Ca.
Seamus Murphy, Executive Director at San Francisco Bay Ferry
Liz Taylor, President, Deep Ocean Exploration and Research (DOER Marine) in Alameda, Ca.
Energy Innovators Network (EIN), organizers of this event, recently launched the Hub for Blue Green Innovation, a first-ever service organization for the SF Bay Area, connecting companies in the Blue Economy to investors and nonprofits, policymakers, researchers and universities, journalists, media, and news outlets, helping pioneers in this sector to flourish and to succeed. We advocate for responsible stewardship of waters, shores, and sealife.
BLUE TECH HAPPY HOUR
Tuesday, April 22, 5 - 9:00 pm: Blue Tech Happy Hour (presented by CalWave)
Location: 2401 Monarch St #23, Alameda, CA.
“Dive into the future of ocean technology with the Bay Area’s Blue Tech innovators for drinks, light bites, a technology showcase, and stunning views of the City”
The Hub for Blue Green Innovation (a program of Energy Innovators Network) will be there + our friends from TMA BlueTech. Also participating:
Dolphin Labs enables enhanced maritime domain awareness to improve the safety and security of our offshore natural resources and critical infrastructure through smaller scale wave energy systems.
Natel specializes in data-driven hydraulic design of FishSafe™ hydropower turbines to improve downstream fish passage.
Navier builds all-electric hydrofoiling vessels that soar above the water on underwater wings. They will showcase their all-electric hydrofoil marine vessel.
Bedrock Ocean provides high resolution seafloor data via rapid, fleet-based, autonomous surveys. They will showcase their AUV technology.
Deep Ocean Exploration and Research (DOER) provides access to the ocean through responsible and sustainable design, manufacture, and deployment of cutting edge submersibles and related technologies.
OCEAN FILM FESTIVAL April 11-13, Bay Area
Join us for the world’s largest ocean-themed film festival at Fort Mason in San Francisco, April 11-13. The purpose of this event is to raise awareness about the oceans’ beauty and challenges and inspire conservation action.
Off the Reef Benefit – March 20
https://intloceanfilmfest.org/22nd-anniversary-benefit
Film Festival – April 11-13
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“The work of Energy Innovators Network in the Blue Green space fills a vacuum. It deserves every form of encouragement and support.”
- Matt Classen, Executive Director, TMA BlueTech, San Diego, Ca.
"With its focus on cutting-edge technologies, sustainability strategies, and future energy solutions, the Energy Innovators Network offers a unique opportunity to explore and discuss the latest trends and challenges in the energy sector."
- Kristina Hagström Ilievska, Director of Marketing and Communications, Baseload Capital