Our Living Ports project in the Port of Vigo (Spain) has won the International Ports and Harbors Sustainability Award for Infrastructure! The project is designed to catalyze new concepts for environmentally sustainable port infrastructure, and it is funded by the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 funds. The multi-national project consortium is led by ECOncrete. We are … Continued
ECOncrete’s co-founders and co-innovators Ido Sella and the late Shimrit Perkol-Finkel are nominated for the European Inventor Award 2022.
The May issue of the Concrete Journal carries a lead article written by our Dr. Andrew Rella, Coastal and Environmental Engineer.In the article – A Nature Inspired Approach to Offshore Concrete Solutions for UK Net Zero – Dr. Rella looks at whether UK government pledges to ‘Build Back Greener’ and pursue Net Zero ambitions have … Continued
A new study led by ECOncrete’s Head of Biology, Marine Biologist Dr. Yaeli Rosenberg and Prof. Oren Levy, recently made some waves: it shows that while some urban corals appear healthy, their natural biorhythms are being disrupted by coastal urbanisation. The study investigates the impacts of urban proximity on corals and its findings warrant grave concern … Continued
We are proud to announce that ECOncrete® US team members are WEDG certified! WEDG® (Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines) is the gold standard for excellence in resilient, accessible, and ecologically sound waterfront design. WEDG is a program developed by the Waterfront Alliance.The Waterfront Alliance, a New York City-based non-profit organization working to inspire and effect resilient, … Continued
ECOncrete® has won the European Commission Horizon 2020 Fast Track to Innovation funding program with a large-scale deployment at the Port of Vigo, Galicia, Spain.
The LIVING PORTS is a project designed to transform port infrastructure to meet the needs of a changing climate and trailblaze an era of nature-inclusive ports.
“The use of ecological concrete is essential for solving the problem of renewable energy.”Climate change has never been more globally recognized than it is today. Concerted efforts to transfer to renewable energy have resulted in a nearly 30% growth in the offshore wind industry over the last 10 years. This growth represents a trend away … Continued
A new peer-reviewed scientific paper proves the positive impact of ecologically engineered articulated concrete block mattresses (ACBM). The study was published by a team led by Marine Biologist Dr. Ido Sella PhD, ECOncrete Co-Founder and CEO, and Coastal Engineer Dr. Andrew Rella, Technical Business Development Director of ECOncrete, in cooperation with the NOVA University in … Continued
In the context of the COP26 United Nations Climate Change Conference, BBC News Arabic featured ECOncrete in an extensive report highlighting the ecological benefits of ECOncrete solutions over standard concrete marine construction.In an in-depth interview with our Global Director of Engineering Andrew Rella, BBC News explores the benefits of ECOncrete protecting the shorelines and benefitting … Continued
Unique pilot in the Wadden Sea: large-scale trial for underwater natureOn Monday, November 8, a unique trial began in the Wadden Sea, on the Groningse Lauwersmeerdijk. Over the next three years, a pilot program will test how underwater nature at the foot of the dike can be best enriched. Ten different ecological technologies and artificial … Continued