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7/27/2022

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Did you know that paint is plastic?

That's right, the thing that does such a great job at protecting and decorating the objects in our lives, when mismanaged, ends up ground into microplastics. Eventually finding its way into the ocean 🌊

The culprit is usually traditional surface treatment methods - like sandblasting and water jetting - used to perform maintenance on steel structures and strip the old paint and rust.

But there's an innovative solution 💡

Declan Mc Adams from Pinovo joined Tim Silverwood on the Ocean Impact Podcast to chat about how Pinovo is innovating the industry through its clean, closed loop grit blasting technology.

Their tools mean that:
- Paint microplastics are captured
- Grit blasting media can be recycled
- 62% reduction in CO2 emissions
- Process is quicker and lower cost overall
- Much safer working conditions for operators

Declan's passion is unmatched, and this episode was definitely one of our favourites. Don't miss EP06 of the Ocean Impact Pitchfest 2021 Series if you're an oceanpreneur, budding impact startup, or just an ocean lover who digs innovation.

Get it here: https://bit.ly/3y6LtH5

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Everything you always wanted to know about #PaintMicroplasticPollution, but were afraid to ask!

7/19/2022

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Many thanks to Ocean Impact Organisation and Tim Silverwood for recording a podcast about the "gnarly" problem of Paint Microplastic Pollution, and Pinovo's solution - https://lnkd.in/erpzTcRp. It was great working with Tim and all of the team at OIO, who are passionate about the #ocean and protecting #oceanhealth.

Pinovo was a Finalist in the 2021 Ocean Impact Pitchfest.

We really recommend to those Ocean Innovators who have not already done so, to participate in an Ocean Impact Pitchfest with Tim, Nick Chiarelli and all of the great OIO team. This is an excellent way to raise the profile of your solutions, and on top of that, they are lovely people to deal with!

In the podcast, we were delighted to be give a big shout out to Katapult Ocean and UpLink - World Economic Forum for their help and support in putting the issue of Ocean Paint Microplastic Pollution "on the agenda". Pinovo is happy to be part of these two important Ocean Innovation Platforms.

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So why was a policeman holding the Pinovo Banner at the #unoceanconference2022 in Lisbon last week?!

7/4/2022

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Before we get to that, what were our highlights from #unoc2022?

🌊 Kjell Inge Røkke's commitment, as Patron of the Ocean Decade Alliance, and UN Ocean Decade Special Emissary for Industrial Ocean Data, to study the mesopelagic ecosystem, and create an integrated map of #microplasticpollution globally, using the great resources and skills available at REV Oceanand HUB Ocean. To drive policy makers and regulators to action, we need more data on the scale of the #microplastic pollution problem.

🌊 The #ocean100 Dialogues brings together the world's biggest transnational companies with the majority of their revenues from the world’s ocean, to create a science-business platform for ocean stewardship. Meeting Maha AlQattan and Ayla Bajwa from DP World and Benj Sykes from Ørsted, and hearing their plans for action (and not just words!), and disruption of existing practices, is good news for adoption of clean ocean technology solutions like Pinovo's.

🌊 "What gets measured gets managed!" The launch of the #OceanImpactNavigator at an event led by Adrien Vincent from Systemic and Christian Lim from SWEN Capital Partners is an important step towards better and more consistent measurement of the impact of ocean solutions, and Pinovo is very happy to support and participate in this development.

🌊 Funding - Ocean Impact Investors including Christian Lim, Chris Gorell Barnes from Ocean 14 Capital and Peter Bryant and James Lindsay from Builders Vision spoke during the week at different events about the scale of funding that is now available for the right solutions to solve #oceanhealthproblems. This can only be good news!

🌊 The willingness of Ocean Leaders such as Ambassador Peter Thomsonand Vladimir Ryabinin to take time to listen to Pinovo tell them about the science based, data driven evidence of the importance of #paint as a source of Ocean Microplastic Pollution (https://lnkd.in/e4WP5GeQ), and the chance to meet Professor RICHARD THOMPSON, the "Godfather of Microplastics".

🌊 The camaraderie of the other ocean solutions from the UpLink - World Economic Forum and Katapult Ocean platforms who were in Lisbon. Absolutely invaluable - many thanks!!

🌊  Ronald Tardiff and Sadaf Hosseini from UpLink/Friends of Ocean Action/Global Plastic Action Partnership, and Jonas Skattum Svegaardenfrom Katapult Ocean, and all of their excellent teams for their help in getting our messages out there.

🌊 Finally, and the answer to the question at the top - the policeman was not arresting the Pinovo Banner, he was very kindly stopping it from blowing over in the strong Lisbon winds! This was yet another example of the friendliness of the people of Lisbon, and the warm welcome we received in their beautiful city.

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Ocean impact organisation podcast on pinovo

Everything you always wanted to know about #PaintMicroplasticPollution, but were afraid to ask!

So why was a policeman holding the Pinovo Banner at the #unoceanconference2022 in Lisbon last week?!

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