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Caribbean States Kick Off Green Defense

British billionaire Richard Branson pictured with Usain Bolt.

Two dozen Caribbean nations and terri- tories announced in Jamaica the creation of the Caribbean Climate-Smart Accelerator, a multimillion dollar program to turn the hurricane-prone region into a green tech hub resilient to disasters. https://www.marinetechnologynews.com/news/caribbean-states-green-defense-563520

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Floating Wind Turbines

Power North Sea Oil? elds

Drone Boats Face-Off

Norway’s Equinor is considering building in RobotX Challenge a pioneering $592 million ? oating off-

Copyright Marine Advanced Reseasrch Inc. Photo: Caribbean Climate-Smart Accelerator shore wind farm to supply electricity to

Students facing off in the AUVSI Foundation’s Maritime RobotX Challenge in the Gullfaks and Snorre oil? elds in the

Oahu, Hawaii from December 8-15 will battle for cash prizes and bragging

North Sea as part of a strategy to curb rights by completing a series of tasks to demonstrate navigation and control; greenhouse gas emissions.

obstacle detection and avoidance; station keeping and docking; and observa- tion, identi? cation and reporting of a speci? ed target.

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