Kelson Marine Co.

With Hurricane Hillary tracking up the California coast, we're watching the waves and currents as closely as we can from Portland, Maine: Working with Ocean Rainforest, University of New Hampshire, University of Maine, and UC Irvine, our engineers Nate Baker and William Ntsoane deployed acoustic instruments to measure waves and currents and load cells to measure forces on the first offshore seaweed farm in the US. We're hoping the best for all communities in Hilary's path; we're also hoping for some big waves and strong currents in SoCal so we can get an unprecedented glimpse into how a system this size responds to storm conditions, and further validate our numerical models of large seaweed farms. A lot of hours and hard work goes into each one of these deployments. A big thanks to ARPA-E for recognizing the need for this work, and to everyone who made this possible! #hurricanehilary #seaweed #ocean #engineering Simon Freeman Katherine Liu Slater, Ph.D., Eliza Harrison, Javier Infante, David Fredriksson, Damian Brady, Kate Liberti, Zach Miller-Hope, Kristen Davis, Geno Pawlak

The Kelson team had a great time at #AFLOAT 2024 discussing the future of floating offshore wind! Thanks Taylor Ward and the UMaine Advanced Structures & Composites Center team for a great conference!

Happening now: ARPA-E projects led by Kelson Marine Co., Koloma, Niron Magnetics, Inc., Los Alamos National Laboratory, Soil Health Institute, University of Maryland Baltimore County, and Westinghouse Electric Company are showcasing disruptive innovations to Congress as part of the Energy Technologies Showcase: ARPA-E Supported Teams on the Hill.

If you're in NYC this Tuesday to talk about #floatingsolar, stop by our booth to introduce yourself and learn about designing robust, economical floating arrays.

We're hiring! Want to join us in our mission to help humans use the ocean for good? Kelson is seeking a full-time Business Manager. Candidates with appropriate experience will be considered for a Chief Operating Officer role. Required skills include business operations, administration, HR, and basic #accounting and #bookkeeping. Desired qualifications include experience with #BlueEconomy industries like #Ocean #renewableenergy, #aquaculture, #fishing, etc. COO responsibilities would further include business strategy, team leading, business development, and IP management. #Hiring

📸 Mid-July snapshots of our sugar kelp (S. latissima) on the most exposed ocean cultivation unit at Gøtuvík, Faroe Islands. 🌊 These 10m vertical grow-lines were seeded on January 10, 2024, and the kelp still has 6-8 weeks to grow before harvest! 🌱💧 #KelpFarming #SustainableAgriculture #FaroeIslands #OceanFarming #Seaweed #Aquaculture

Watch our CEO's presentation about cost reduction in seaweed farm design and operations at Seagriculture 2024. https://lnkd.in/dfj2nqwr

This past winter's storms broke records in the Gulf of Maine. But they were within our predicted 50-year values, demonstrating the robustness of our risk quantification methods that we bring to our projects here at Kelson Marine. Quantifying environmental risk at exposed coastal ocean sites is crucial for open-ocean aquaculture and marine renewables. A key tool in our analysis is the calculation of return probability contours, which allow us to understand the likelihood of various extreme events occurring together. For the Gulf of Maine Ocean Observing System Buoy E01, off Monhegan Island, this 50-year contour of wave and current values shows that the 50- and 10-year combinations typically prescribed by standards are well outside the actual 50-year environmental contour (see figure below; difference between red triangles and 3D surface). This type of rigorous risk quantification, combined with precision engineering, helps unlock the ability to design ocean structures that are simultaneously safe AND cost effective.

Nice to see our work in the ocean and on the big screen! Thanks Eivind for highlighting our work with Ocean Rainforest for the Storflua site! Seagriculture Conference #seaweed #aquaculture

Big thanks to MaineBiz for highlighting the incredible value of internships! Kelson Marine is proud to hire several interns each year. It's one of the best ways we engage in STEM outreach while identifying potential teammates for the future. As Kelson's CEO Toby Dewhurst put it, "Working with our interns is an awesome experience. We get to tackle some of the coolest and most challenging problems in the blue economy. Introducing students to the world of ocean engineering is really rewarding. Their enthusiasm to apply their classroom knowledge and learn new skills has allowed them to make excellent contributions to our research and development work." Internships provide invaluable practical experience, networking opportunities, and personal growth that go beyond the classroom. We're excited to continue supporting and mentoring the next generation of engineers and innovators! https://lnkd.in/dqbX6zZz #Internships #STEM #Ocean #Engineering #KelsonMarine #BlueEconomy #Maine #WorkforceDevelopment