The Coastalock now has a consolidated set of hydraulic design recommendations, the result of a multi-institutional research programme bringing together the University of Ottawa, TU Delft, the National Research Council of Canada, and ECOncrete. For engineers considering the unit for a coastal protection project, it represents an important step forward. It is the first time … Continued
New findings from physical modeling campaigns of our nature-inclusive marine mattresses will be presented at the International Conference on Coastal Engineering 2026 in Galveston, Texas. Dr. Maximilian Streicher from Ghent University will share complementary results on hydrodynamic performance, providing a solid basis for the further application of this solution under extreme hydrodynamic conditions, representative of … Continued
ECOncrete secures multi-million dollar funding to scale sustainable marine infrastructure globally.New York, Monday, May 11th, 2026 – ECOncrete has completed a multi-million dollar fundraise to expand its global operations – bringing biodiversity, ecological enhancement and asset protection to coastal cities, ports and offshore infrastructure.The company’s bio-enhancing technology can be applied in any type of concrete-based … Continued
Initial ecological monitoring results from ECOncrete’s Coastalock installation at the Port of Bilbao show greater species richness on the nature-inclusive armor units compared to adjacent control riprap. The strongest gains are in the rows where intertidal pool habitats have been established.The findings add to a growing body of monitoring evidence from ECOncrete deployments across Europe … Continued
ECOncrete and the Instituto de Hidráulica Ambiental de la Universidad de Cantabria (IHCantabria) have completed a dedicated physical model testing campaign for Coastalock 2.0, marking a key milestone in the development of ECOncrete’s next-generation single-layer coastal armor unit. The results will be presented jointly at the XVIII Jornadas Españolas de Ingeniería de Costas y Puertos … Continued
At the Port of Esbjerg we utilize sediment from port dredging in the concrete mix to manufacture Coastalocks.
In this recent episode of the Unreasonable Stories podcast, ECOncrete co-founder and CEO Dr. Ido Sella sits down with Daniel Epstein for a candid conversation on the journey behind ECOncrete.The discussion looks back at the early days of the company – building across disciplines, navigating uncertainty, and learning how to operate at the intersection of … Continued
The Port of San Diego is advancing its commitment to nature-based coastal infrastructure with the expansion of its habitat-friendly shoreline program.
Call for prioritization of impact reduction at source in a public comment on MSFD.
Technische Universität Braunschweig (TUB), in collaboration with ECOncrete, conducted 2D physical model tests to evaluate the performance of ECOncrete Marine Mattresses for scour protection of vertical quay walls under propeller jet flows. The tests simulated a flow generated by a ship propeller perpendicular to the vertical quay wall under stationary conditions. They were conducted at … Continued