RWE has announced the winners of its global "Co-use Competition". The competition sought innovative solutions for biodiversity enhancement and co-existence with other sea users. A panel of RWE experts evaluated 77 applications from 17 countries, selecting two winners based on the potential value of their technologies for RWE’s offshore wind portfolio.
The UK-based company SeaGrown and Cosma, based in France have been selected as winners of the competition based on the potential value of their technologies and methods for RWE’s offshore wind portfolio.
SeaGrown (UK): SeaGrown is developing a solution using the offshore cultivation of sessile seaweed species, such as kelp, to increase marine biodiversity and aid in carbon and nitrogen uptake and oxygen release. Their modular design minimises navigational risk and allows co-existence with other sea users, enabling year-round cultivation of North Sea native species.
Cosma (France): Cosma is creating an integrated solution for large-scale marine biodiversity monitoring. Their approach includes high-resolution data collection with autonomous underwater drones and AI-assisted mapping and classification. This method identifies benthic habitats and monitors marine species, with potential applications in deeper and farther offshore sites.
