Why Wilmington, NC is a great place for BlueTech development and businesses
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Why Wilmington, NC is a great place for BlueTech development and businesses

ByBill Wilson

The greater Wilmington/SENC region provides a unique set of features that support evolution and maturation of BlueTech that is critical to the evolution and maturation of the Blue Economy: It is adjacent to the second largest coastal riverine estuary system in the nation. Second only to Florida, North Carolina has the largest coastal access to…

Boatbuilding
Cape Fear Community College Boatbuilding https://cfcc.edu/boat-building/boat-manufacture-and-service/
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Cape Fear Ocean Labs – Enabling The Toolmakers

ByGlenn Anderson

Our world ocean is the source of all biological Life on Earth. It accounts for 70% of the Earth’s surface. Yet today, according to NOAA, only 5% of the ocean subsurface has been explored and mapped. It is truly an unexplored frontier.

What are the Blue Economy and Blue Tech?
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What are the Blue Economy and Blue Tech?

ByBill Wilson

“Although the term “blue economy” has been used in different ways, it is understood here as comprising the range of economic sectors and related policies that together determine whether the use of oceanic resources is sustainable.” – World Bank  The blue economy includes many different activities, including: renewable energy, fisheries, maritime transport, tourism, and defense…

Offshore Wind Supports Blue Tech
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Offshore Wind Can Drive BlueTech Innovation in Southeast NC.

ByBill Wilson

On May 11 the U.S. Interior Department Bureau of Ocean Energy Management will conduct an auction for the Wilmington East offshore wind tract. This will kick off a process that will progress in phases over 25-30 years. When completed, the Wilmington East area could generate more than 1.5 gigawatts of electricity, which Interior said is…