Finalists for 2025 are:
ABALOBI (South Africa) Fisher-led digital solutions for small-scale fisheries.
Algae Scope (Italy) PFAS replacement in textiles with seaweed based alternatives.
Aloft (USA) Weather data collection while underway with novel wind propulsion.
Bio Clean Carbon (Denmark) Nutrient removal system using cyanobacteria.
Bluenose (France) Wind deflectors for commercial vessels for fuel/emissions reduction.
Ceal Minerals (Israel) Carbon removal w/valuable coproduct at seawater-cooled power plants.
Cecilia (USA) Upcycled plastic waste into high performance carbon materials & hydrogen.
Cetera Energy (USA) Oilfield wastewater transformed into a US domestic source of lithium.
Dottir Labs (USA) Real-time water quality monitoring for the aquaculture industry.
NeuralX (USA) AI-enabled insights to measure biomass, count fish, and monitor fish behavior.
Nucleic Sensing Systems (USA) Real-time eDNA data from autonomous systems.
Orpheus Ocean (USA) Autonomous underwater vehicle to unlock scalable seafloor access.
Reefgen (USA) Habitat restoration and conservation via Robotics-as-a-Service platform.
SOS Biotech (DR) Sargassum repurposed into biostimulants and bio-based materials.
Sunfish (USA) Infrastructure inspection and environmental monitoring enabled by AI on AUVs.