Prize builds on efforts to spur U.S. innovation
Today, NOAA, along with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), announced a $3 million prize competition to generate innovation in marine renewable energy-powered ocean observing platforms. The Powering the Blue Economy™ Ocean Observing Prize will draw upon American innovators to accelerate technology development through a series of contests to demonstrate renewable energy-powered ocean observing platforms.
![A NOAA Chesapeake Bay Interpretive buoy uses cell phone and internet technology to share in real-time the Bay’s weather and water conditions with the public. Solar panels keep the buoy’s batteries charged which provide power for the observing sensors and transmission capabilities. (Image credit: NOAA) A NOAA Chesapeake Bay Interpretive buoy uses cell phone and internet technology to share in real-time the Bay’s weather and water conditions with the public. Solar panels keep the buoy’s batteries charged which provide power for the observing sensors and transmission capabilities.](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_1275/public/legacy/image/2019/Sep/PHOTO%20-%20NOAA%20Chesapeake%20Bay%20Buoy%20with%20sail%20-%20NOAA%20-%2009172019%20-%201120x534%20-%20LANDSCAPE.jpg?itok=RaREW7l0)
A NOAA Chesapeake Bay Interpretive buoy uses cell phone and internet technology to share in real-time the Bay’s weather and water conditions with the public. Solar panels keep the buoy’s batteries charged which provide power for the observing sensors and transmission capabilities. (Image credit: NOAA)