Category: Entrepreneur

Restore Blue: Nature-inclusive designs for offshore renewables

Our software combines a database of biodiversity solutions with satellite data and AI to deliver site-specific strategies that support the co-existence of offshore energy infrastructure and marine ecosystems,” Cosgrove tells SiliconRepublic.com. “These solutions range from artificial reef systems that create new habitats for marine life to monitoring technologies that reduce risks to seabirds around turbines.

Building Biodiversity into Offshore Energy

In the rapidly shifting offshore energy sector, innovation is no longer just about efficiency and economics.

Increasingly, biodiversity and ecological stewardship are shaping how projects are designed and delivered. This is the space where Restore Blue, a young Irish company founded by marine ecologist Dr Sarah Cosgrove, has made its mark.

Three Start-ups Join ESA BIC Ireland at NovaUCD

Three new start-ups have joined the ESA BIC Ireland initiative at NovaUCD in Dublin.

The companies, Better Futures, Polliknow and Restore Blue, have joined the two-year business incubation programme which supports innovative Irish start-ups that have a connection with space, and are developing either upstream or downstream applications.

Key supports received during start-up process & the role WestBIC played

Restore Blue, based in Co. Sligo, Ireland was founded by Sarah Cosgrove in 2023. Restore was established to support offshore developers plan for the sustainable use of ocean space for renewable energy projects by identifying Nature-Inclusive Design opportunities that support marine ecosystem restoration and biodiversity enhancement.