Subsea Industries nv in Antwerp has been awarded the National Energy Globe Award for sustainability for 2015. Subsea Industries won the award for its Ecospeed non-toxic hull coating project.
According to the jury report, 'this year´s National Winner of the Energy Globe Award in Belgium, Ecospeed, set out to replace these toxic antifouling coatings with a non-toxic alternative, stopping water pollution and also reducing fuel and greenhouse gas emissions. A win-win situation for both: humans and environment.'
More than 1500 projects and initiatives from a total of 177 countries were submitted for this year’s award.
