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Energy Resilience and Climate Adaptation in Belize

28 April 2021
This presentation shared the results of a study on power systems in Belize which identifies climate vulnerabilities and solutions to enhance systems resilience to adverse weather and climate change impacts.

MARES TA Presentation April 2021

22 April 2021
This Presentations introduces the MARES TA and provides some insight into its focus.

Rethinking Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean Economy

22 April 2021
This OECD report on the ocean economy emphasizes the growing importance of science and technologies in improving the sustainable economic development of our seas and ocean.

“Growing” Low Cost Engineered Barrier Reefs for Coastal Protection and Beach Restoration & Erosion Control

17 June 2020
Coral reefs protect against natural hazards by reducing wave energy by an average of 97%. Reef crests alone dissipate up to 86% of this energy. Mineral Accretion Technology, which is more than 40 years old, can be used to grow protective barrier reefs using pre-fabricated steel structures and low-…

Is Electric Power Industry Ready for 5G?

17 June 2020
5G is positioned as the key technologies to support Energy Internet as a reliable and secure communication infrastructure that provides ubiquitous connectivity for Energy Internet. This presentation summarized various existing and future communication services for domains such as generation,…

Energy End-use Trilemma - Energy Efficiency, Thermal Comfort and Productivity - Post-COVID-19

16 June 2020
As we emerge from the months of personal physical isolation to the gradual process of regaining productivity at work, we are likely to face numerous challenges in securing a workspace with reduced risks of infection. This presentation seeked to highlight the technical challenges and contradictions…

Geothermal Direct Use

16 June 2020
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MASH UP: Marine solar-to-hydrogen / Unlimited Potential

16 June 2020
Creating a truly sustainable hydrogen economy is conceptually simple: use surplus renewable energy to produce H2, ammonia (NH3), methanol, etc. (“energy to X”), and sell into existing global supply chains. Offshore renewable energy, starting with solar and wind, is an obvious option for many of ADB…

Ocean Sun – A Unique Solution to Floating Solar

16 June 2020
Ocean Sun is a technology provider for floating PV systems and markets a proprietary technology based on photovoltaic modules mounted on a hydro-elastic membrane. The certified and robust platform minimizes the use of materials and enables direct cooling of the PV cells increasing the power output…

Building Resilience to Climate Risks in Business Operations and Infrastructure

16 June 2020
Building resilience and future-proofing systems to climate risks are difficult. We talked about the types of risks we need to prepare for, and some key solutions to unlock resilience, including technology for diagnosis, finance, and operations to create buffer and agility, and partnerships to share…