Rover participated in the 3rd International Blue Economy Congress.

Lisardo Fort Alarcón, Director of R&D&I, spoke yesterday at the 3rd International Blue Economy Congress, held in La Vila Joiosa, where he shared ROVER’s latest advances in maritime innovation.

The congress brought together representatives from public administrations, companies, universities and industry experts to discuss the challenges and opportunities of the blue economy and the sustainable development of the maritime environment.

The event featured the participation of institutional representatives, including Marcos Zaragoza, Mayor of La Vila Joiosa; Marc García, Director General for Coasts and Ports of the Valencian Regional Government (Generalitat Valenciana); and Vicente Martínez Mus, Regional Minister for Environment, Infrastructure, Territory and Recovery of the Generalitat Valenciana. All agreed on the need to strengthen collaboration between public administrations, businesses and knowledge centres in order to promote innovative initiatives that contribute to the development of the blue economy.

Representing Rover, Lisardo Fort Alarcón, Director of R&D&I, presented the company’s vision for innovation projects applied to coastal and maritime infrastructure. Among them, he highlighted Nowaves, a patented wave-absorbing caisson technology capable of significantly improving wave attenuation in port infrastructure. He also spoke about WHEEL, the company’s largest active project, focused on developing innovative solutions for the offshore wind energy sector. In addition, he presented the Living Ports, RESHEALIENCE and AICEDRONE Port projects, which are aimed at digitalisation, environmental sustainability, coastal resilience, and the application of new technologies and Artificial Intelligence in the maritime and port sectors.

Participation in this event reinforces Rover’s commitment to R&D&I, both in the development of new infrastructure and in improving the efficiency and sustainability of existing assets. The company is currently working on initiatives related to coastal protection, marine renewable energy, artificial intelligence, Big Data and advanced materials, all of which are key areas for addressing the challenges facing the sector.