Unlocking Regenerative Aquaculture on the NSW South Coast
Aquaculture is a critical industry for Australia’s blue economy with significant opportunities for growth. If done well, regenerative aquaculture has potential to contribute to resilient local economies, and provide a range of social, cultural and environmental benefits. Regenerative aquaculture [...]
OIO Strategic Partnership to Drive Innovation and Sustainability in the Blue Economy
The Blue Economy CRC is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with Ocean Impact Organisation, consolidating efforts to drive innovation in offshore aquaculture and renewable energy production, signalling a shared dedication to cultivating connections between research, science, and technology [...]
Wave of Excitement as Innovation Project Takes Shape in Regional WA
Harnessing renewable energy from ocean waves is one of Australia’s greatest opportunities in the transition to resilient electricity grids. Led by Marine Energy Research Australia (MERA) at The University of Western Australia, the Albany wave energy project has reached [...]
A Blueprint for Future Aquaculture Farming
The Blue Economy CRC were pleased to host a delegation from Moananui for a four-day Immersion tour across Tasmania. The four-day tour shone a spotlight on farming seafood and seaweed in Tasmanian waters, in collaboration with Australian innovation, precision [...]
Harnessing the Power of our Oceans to Drive Decarbonisation Solutions in Ocean Industries
The Blue Economy CRC is confident that integrating ocean industries to produce renewable energy alongside sustainable and nutritious food will be the blueprint of the future. Partnering with Carnegie Clean Energy on their MoorPower™ technology, the Blue Economy CRC [...]
Save the Date | 2024 Participants Workshop
The 2024 Participants Workshop will be held at Peppers Resort & Spa in Kingscliff, Northern NSW on the 4th - 6th June, 2024. Building on the success of the 2023 event in Fremantle and our previous workshops, the 2024 [...]
Dr Miguel Frohlich wins UQ Early to Mid-Career Researcher Industry Engagement Award
L-R: Associate Professor Pedro Fidelman (UQ Centre for Policy Futures), Dr Miguel Frohlich (UQ Centre for Policy Futures), Dr Beth Toki (BMT), and Professor Annemaree Carroll (Associate Dean Research, UQ Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences). [...]
Blue Economy CRC family celebrate Carnegie Clean Energy’s Europewave win
On a hot morning in Bilbao, Spain, the Carnegie Clean Energy team were basking in the news that “EuropeWave pre-commercial procurement programme unveils 3 finalists”. Surrounded by 400 peers across research, industry and regulators at the 15th European Wave [...]
Australian-Belgium partnership supporting upcoming industries at sea
This week, a Blue Economy CRC team including Greg Johannes, Dr John Whittington, Angela Williamson, Prof Chris Carter and Prof Evan Gray participated in events associated with the Belgium Trade Mission to Australia. Together with our partners University of [...]
The World’s Leading Ocean Energy Event Coming Down Under In 2024
The Blue Economy CRC will host the leading global ocean energy event, the International Conference on Ocean Energy (ICOE 2024) to be held on the 17th – 19th September, 2024 in Melbourne. Held for the first time in the [...]
Charting Australia’s Futures of Seafood
Senator the Hon Murray Watt, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry joined Greg Johannes and Angela Williamson from the Blue Economy CRC and Veronica Papacosta and Clayton Nelson from Seafood Industry Australia (SIA) and Janie Finlay MP in Hobart at some of Australia’s most innovative aquaculture sites. Starting with a look at [...]
Community Encouraged to join Sessions on Regenerative Farming off NSW South Coast
The Blue Economy CRC and University of Wollongong continue to roll out a strong community engagement program as part of their collaboration on regenerative farming on the South Coast of NSW. The project team and industry leaders are hosting [...]
Strengthening Professional Development through Industry Placement
Blue Economy CRC Research Fellow Dr Saeed Mohajernasab completed an industry placement with partner, BMT in Adelaide for 6 weeks in November-December 2022. A partner of the Blue Economy CRC, BMT specialises in providing innovative engineering solutions across a [...]
New research to connect local communities with regenerative farming in waters off the NSW South Coast
Regenerative farming plays an important role in both low-impact food and resource production as well as achieving a healthy and balanced marine environment. A new collaboration on regenerative farming between researchers from the Blue Economy CRC and University of [...]
Next Steps Towards Tasmania’s Pilot Commercial-Scale Hydrogen Electrolyser
Decarbonisation of offshore industries moves one step closer with the permit application lodged for Tasmania's first commercial-scale hydrogen electrolyser. Renewably-sourced electricity and water will produce compressed hydrogen gas which will be used to support the decarbonisation of offshore industries including [...]
Congratulations to our Inaugural PhD Graduate
The Blue Economy CRC is pleased to announce our Inaugural PhD graduate, Mingyuan Ma from Griffith University. Mingyuan's research investigated the hydroelastic interaction between ocean waves and open-net fish pens in order to design effective systems to operate in [...]
Scientific Permit Granted for Research into Growing Kelp Offshore in Tasmania
The Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania has issued a scientific permit to deploy marine infrastructure as part of a research program on growing kelp. The research site, south of Blackmans Bay and north of the Tinderbox Reserve, [...]
IEA Ocean Energy Systems 2022 Annual Report Release
The IEA Ocean Energy Systems has published its highly anticipated 2022 Annual Report. This Annual Report showcases the 2022 key achievements and recent outcomes of the IEA-OES in collaborative efforts on a global scale, as well as updates on [...]