The Faculty of Nautics of the Polytechnic University of Catalonia hosted on Wednesday, October 13, the first Blue Breakfast, a meeting space for members of the Barcelona Nautical Cluster that aims to give voice to projects promoted by companies and institutions that make it up, in addition to being a space to share knowledge, projects and needs of the sector.
On this occasion, the celebration of the Barcelona Boat Show was used to recover the face-to-face events and resume the social activity of the Cluster.
The day was attended by more than thirty partners, who were able to witness how three companies in the Cluster presented their business models and good practices promoted in the framework of the blue economy in a round table moderated by the journalist of Televisión de Catalonia, Cristina Herranz.
The first company to present the projects was GPASEABOTS, a young company but with extensive experience in the development of technologies for the exploration, preservation and restoration of the aquatic environment. Adrià Fradera, its Director of Operations, presented several projects related to hybridization, unmanned vehicles and intelligent buoys that filter microplastics. In this sense, he explained that from GPASEABOTS they work with institutions such as the Port of Barcelona or the Junta de Andalucía to make various projects related to the preservation of the marine environment a reality. He also took the opportunity to communicate that, within the framework of the Boat Show, they had presented the first boat with remote control focused on recreational sailing.
In turn, Julio Pezzolano, CEO of PVS Airsystems, an expert company in technical advice, design, development, manufacture and installation of ventilation and filtration systems, explained that the company has respect for the environment one of its main objectives. He also took the opportunity to point out that from PVS Airsystems they work with a scrubber type filtration system adapted to European emissions regulations. Pezzolano, thanked the work of the Cluster and stressed that it is the partners of the Cluster who must convey to their employees what the blue economy is and what work the institution does to strengthen the sector.
Finally, Sergio Martínez, CEO of Hispano Suiza and representing QEV Technologies, a company of sustainable mobility and electric mobility, with three areas of development that grow from competitive technology, spoke. According to Sergio himself, QEV Technologies works to be sustainable from land to sea, and from sea to land. In addition, Martinez raised the need to share knowledge, technologies and projects to strengthen the Blue Economy.
Once their initial interventions were completed, a round of discussion was opened between the attending partners. Many of them shared concerns, projects and views on the nautical sector. The electrification of the sector and sustainability, public-private collaboration and unity in strategic projects are three key pieces for the future of the blue economy and the nautical sector in Catalonia.
The Barcelona Clúster Nàutic and the Fundació Barcelona Capital Nàutica have signed a strategic collaboration agreement to strengthen sustainability, innovation, and competitiveness in the nautical sector in Barcelona and Catalonia.…[+]
Barcelona Clúster Nàutic will hold the II Nautical Summit on April 16, a day of networking and professional meetings to be held in Barcelona.
On January 8, we had the pleasure of attending the groundbreaking ceremony of BlueTechPort, a key project to promote innovation and the blue economy in Barcelona.
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