We connect talent, technology, and capital to shape the next generation of BlueTech and Green Maritime solutions. We are helping to build a thriving, sustainable ocean economy in the San Francisco Bay Area.
DOER, in Alameda, is a partner to the Hub for Blue Green Innovation. DOER provides "working access to the ocean through responsible and sustainable design, manufacture, and deployment of cutting edge submersibles and related technologies."
San Francisco Bay
The USS Hornet, now retired from duty, is home to a naval museum, and is moored in West Alameda.
Autonomous undersea vehicles, created for data collection, are manufactured and developed by our partners Bedrock Ocean (Richmond, Ca.) and also by Alameda-based DOER.
Mare Island, a former Bay Area naval base in the North Bay, is home to active boatyards and a large marina.
The “Sea Change” Zero Emission Hydrogen Ferry, operated by the San Francisco Bay Ferry, is a collaboration with Switch Maritime. It is the world's first commercial ferry to run on hydrogen fuel cells. The vessel began operating in San Francisco in Q3 2024.
The ocean twilight zone is a layer of water that stretches around the globe. It lies 200 to 1,000 meters below the ocean surface, just beyond the reach of sunlight. Image: courtesy of National Geographic.
Treasure Island, in San Francisco Bay, is undergoing major renovations. These include addition of a ferry landing from SF Ferry, a partner to the Hub for Blue Green Innovation.
Monitoring, maintenance and repair of undersea cable is a challenge being met by new BlueTech ventures.
Containers at Port of Oakland
A humpback whale breaches during sunset in Monterey, California. Photo: Erin Underwood
