Markels took out at least seven patents on
iron fertilization strategies and set up a company now called GreenSea Ventures.
Not exact matches
During her half - hour of interaction with the class, McNutt said, students asked questions ranging from the feasibility of the OTEC, or Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion — a
strategy for harvesting energy from the oceans — to whether deforestation in Africa «might actually have a silver lining if it leads to ocean
iron fertilization.»
Understanding
iron cycling in Antarctic phytoplankton is crucial for determining whether
iron fertilization can be an effective
strategy for reducing atmospheric carbon dioxide.
The federal Department of Energy, recently provided with $ 90 million in carbon sequestration research, continues to seek proposals to study
iron fertilization as a carbon dioxide amelioration
strategy.
GreenSea Venture, the company started by Markels, remains very focused on
iron fertilization as a sequestration
strategy.