How we support your underwater construction business:

• Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA): PlanBlue assesses the physical, biological, and geological features of the seafloor through non-invasive seabed surveys, providing essential data for marine ecosystem conservation. They are crucial for evaluating current conditions and planning long-term monitoring, especially to track biodiversity recovery in areas impacted by human activities. PlanBlue offers an AI-powered solution to collect, analyze, and standardize data on marine ecosystems, helping meet new regulations like the EU Nature Restoration Law and the UK Marine Net Gain framework.
• Helping to drive nature-positive outcomes: The seafloor reveals much more than just the direct impact of construction. As a reflection of the surrounding ocean, it highlights ecosystem stressors. These data allows for going beyond mitigation and actively contributing to nature-positive initiatives. By re-analyzing your data, we can help you to identify root causes of ecosystem degradation, enabling precise and targeted restoration efforts to compensate for environmental impacts.
• Maintenance & Asset Integrity: Condition Monitoring of subsea infrastructures refers to the continuous or periodic assessment of the health, performance, and integrity of underwater infrastructures (pipelines, cables, foundations and platforms), to detect early signs of degradation, damage, or failure. It prevents the Asset Owner from unexpected failures that can be very costly and difficult to repair. Condition Monitoring improves reliability of subsea systems and optimizes maintenance planning by reducing downtime of the wind farm.

How we support nature-based solutions:

• Transparency and credibility: Our technology is designed to analyze the health of marine ecosystems. We deliver data products that visualize the progress of nature-based solutions while providing credibility by accurately measuring carbon capture and storage, as well as biodiversity metrics (e.g., key species, reef builders, endangered or invasive species).
• Rapid insights: Our efficient data processing allows for quick decision-making, enabling stressor management and proactive adjustments to projects.
• Example “seagrass monitoring”: For seagrass meadows, we can measure biomass, carbon stock, ecosystem health, and biodiversity, offering comprehensive insights to maximize project success.

How we support marine restoration and artificial reef development:

• Identifying and addressing ecosystem stressors: Whether you have already selected a site or are searching for a suitable location, our technology can identify ecosystem stressors that contributed to the decline of the habitat. Understanding and addressing these underlying issues is critical to ensuring your restoration efforts lead to long-term success.
• Geo-referenced progress monitoring: All our data products are
geo-referenced, enabling precise tracking of progress over time e.g., monitoring biomass, biodiversity, and carbon capture. Through
color-coded visualizations, we provide easily comprehensible insights to share your project’s success with key stakeholders, including local communities, governments, and funding organizations.
• Rapid data turnaround for adaptation: If your project faces unforeseen challenges, our technology can quickly identify emerging stressors, such as new anthropogenic pressures or disease outbreaks. This allows for timely action, ensuring the continued success of your initiatives.