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14 The Portugal News · 21 Nov 2020 Business
Portugal and Canada to fire up Blue
Marine industry experts from Portugal and Canada are staging a special
Economy Blue Economy conference to spark transatlantic business growth.
Canada, Hydrogen Optimised, in the sustainable and responsible energy is underpinned by the
Natural Resources Canada, exploitation of ocean resources National Energy and Climate
Canada’s Ocean Supercluster, in several key areas including Plan 2030, which is aiming for 80
CorPower Ocean, X1Wind, AW- energy, food and materials. In percent of the nation’s total energy
Energy, Teamwork Technology turn, we are keen to enhance usage to be drawn from renewables
and Aquazor. Academics will join knowledge and understanding of by 2030. Meanwhile, renewable
from the Fundy Ocean Research the huge opportunities to develop energy in Canada currently
Centre for Energy and the Atlantic technologies for better monitoring provides around 17percent of the
Lab for Future Technologies. and observation of the ocean and nation’s primary energy supply,
Meanwhile, Government officials its vast resources. with the majority attributed to
will contribute from the Canadian “In the years to come, oceans will hydroelectricity.
Embassy and Portugal’s Ministry inevitably play an increasingly Ambassador of Canada to
of Maritime Affairs and Ministry important role supporting global Portugal Lisa Rice Madan
of the Sea. economic growth. However, if we said: “The Embassy of Canada
WavEC President António don’t develop the right technology to Portugal is delighted to be
Sarmento said: “We are thrilled now to ensure sustainable partnering with WavEC to deliver
to be staging this event with our development, it will have a this world-class seminar. Building
WindFloat Atlantic is the world’s first semi-submersible floating wind farm,
Canadian colleagues where we devastating impact on the marine a sustainable ocean economy is
located 20km off the coast of Viana do Castelo, Portugal.
can share our passion and global environment. This Seminar is an both a global challenge and an
intelligence about the thriving opportunity to debate the challenges opportunity, which is why it is
avEC Offshore The two-day online event includes blue economy. Both countries are and opportunities associated with important to have international
Renewables is a world-class roster of speakers responsible for large ocean areas the development of new ocean panellists, including from
teaming up with who will share knowledge on and recognise the need for a better technologies and also an opportunity Canadian organisations, share
W the Embassy floating offshore wind, alongside understanding of the physical and for companies, research organisations their expertise in the fields of
of Canada to Portugal to host latest advances in wave power, biological processes that occur in and public administration to marine renewable energy, ocean
‘Advancing the Blue Economy floating solar, hydrogen and the ocean resulting from external exchange views and get a better technologies, and fisheries and
through Intercontinental offshore aquaculture. drivers, which also influence understanding of opportunities they aquaculture.
Collaboration’ to run on 9 and 10 Panellists include EDP, Ocean climate change. As international can jointly address.” For more information on WavEC
December. Winds, Marine Renewables partners, our nations are interested Portugal’s commitment to clean visit www.wavec.org
Braga, Algarve and Azores top for Americans
Braga, Algarve and Azores are among the top 20 European destinations for North Americans to live, invest and work, according to
criteria such as quality of life and health system.
The selection of Best Euro- internet connection, proximity “live, invest, retire or create specify whether the order and entrepreneurship”, Algarve sun takes the lead,
pean Destinations was released to airports with international new projects”, which were in which the destinations as several start-ups and but also the existence of
by the US magazine Forbes flights, cost of living, active distinguished among 120 appear translates into a multinationals are there and several international schools
and was based on “several cri- foreign community and a low possibilities, are two regions hierarchy, but what is certain the city has already hosted and good internet connec-
teria, including the existence of crime rate”. and one Portuguese city. is that Braga appears first. international events. tion networks in many of
an international schools, qual- Among the best 20 places The list is not numbered Two important qualities In defense of this destina- the big cities are reasons
ity of life, the health system, for North Americans to and the article does not are mentioned as “openness tion, the publication recalls to exchange the American
that “the Portuguese people continent for the Algarve.
are qualified and hard-work- The list, which opens with a
ing and speak much better Portuguese destination, closes
English than many of their in the same way, with the
th
European neighbours”. Azores taking the 20 place.
Also “the speed and effi- The magazine also high-
ciency” with which the district lights that “the nine islands of
capital dealt with Covid-19 the Azores are well connected
are pointed out as an example - at affordable prices - to each
of its “capacity for innovation other by plane and boat” and
and dynamism”. have “direct daily flights to the
Portugal appears again Portuguese mainland and the
in eighth place, where the United States”.