Ocean Materials

Marine Biomaterials: Promising Science, No Supply Chain

Feb 23, 2026

Ocean-derived biodegradable materials are not ready for procurement at any meaningful scale. China is building the capacity that doesn’t exist yet.

INTEL DROP: AUVs Are Becoming Climate Infrastructure

Feb 5, 2026

Autonomous underwater vehicles developed for naval warfare are now mapping carbon credits. The convergence isn't coming. It's here.

EU Green Deal: The Regulatory Tailwind No One's Pricing In

Feb 2, 2026

How binding EU regulations are creating multi-billion-euro demand for ocean materials, while AUKUS partners rely on voluntary commitments.

The Materials Problem Defense Can't Solve: 19 Ships, Hundreds of Drones, and No Marine Biomaterials at Scale

Jan 19, 2026

Defense primes have binding sustainability commitments, a massive production ramp-up starting now, and effectively no marine biomaterials suppliers at procurement scale. That gap is about to become expensive.

Ghost Shark Goes to Production. Your Kelp Boat Still Needs a Crew. Why?

Dec 28, 2025

Defense autonomous vessels just logged 46,651 nautical miles in 98% autonomous mode. Meanwhile, commercial kelp farms are harvesting with the same crewed boats they've used for decades. The technology gap? Zero. The institutional gap? Everything.