The Ocean – The Problem and the Solution

The High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy has delivered a new scientific report to the UN recently, stating that opportunities in the oceans can be a big part of the solution concerning the cuts needed to reach global temperature goal.

The High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy was established in 2018 and this week they published the report to the U.N. Secretary-General’s Climate Action Summit in New York.

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The report is 116 pages long with a multitude of highlights - one of them being the statement that ocean wind alone has the potential to meet the world's electricity needs by 2050. Moreover, that "Ocean-based renewable energy production per date offers the greatest potential for delivering clean energy and reducing GHG emissions, with the expansion of floating wind and solar facilities being the frontiers".

Invited to Meet with Norwegian Representative

The Norwegian representative to the High Level Panel, Vidar Helgesen, former Minister of Climate and Environment in Norway, invited GCE Ocean Technology to a meeting in June, to present what our cluster can offer within ocean based renewable energy and low carbon solutions.

– Solutions from our partners and members regarding offshore wind, autonomous underwater drones and additive manufacturing, to mention some were presented for Helgesen, says Owe Hagesæther, CEO of GCE Ocean Technology. – The report from the High Level Panel shows that our cluster partners and members will have an important role to play when it comes to marine renewable energy, carbon storage in the seabed and low carbon solutions, Hagesæther concludes.