SUNBIO is a multidisciplinary project that combines different scientific disciplines to create a holistic framework of “technological forces” seeking to apply sustainable solutions to achieve a balance between human needs and the living organisms and resources of the planet.
The state-of-the-art SUNBIO Technology
A triple use system that includes:
1
Offshore Hybrid Renewable Energy System (OHRES): This combination of technologies harnesses renewable energy sources, such as solar energy (through marine floating photovoltaics), wave energy, and thermal gradient differences, to produce clean and renewable energy.
2
Underwater Biodiversity Hub (UW): This hub is designed to support and enhance the growth of marine species, promoting biodiversity and contributing to the ecological balance of underwater ecosystems.
3
Carbon Sequestration and Underwater Site Restoration: This involves cultivating indigenous marine species near the seabed and along the water column, aiming to restore and improve ecological conditions and sequester carbon.
Main objectives of SUNBIO Project
To support sustainability by developing innovative OHRES with cumulatively positive environmental impact during construction, operation and end of life using recycled and recyclable materials..
To protect, restore and support biodiversity alongside carbon sequestration by cultivating native species and using nature-friendly artificial reefs to support the mooring of the OHRES.
To provide qualitative and quantitative scientific data and evidence by implementing reliable multi-parameter underwater monitoring to support and contribute to all relevant EU policies and UN objectives.
The system, at full operational capacity and continuously optimized, will have a cumulatively positive environmental impact, while allowing for the restoration of subsea sites. In addition, it will be easily replicable and deployable, making the distance from the laboratory to the market particularly short.