ECOncrete is redefining concrete marine infrastructure by demonstrating that built assets can deliver structural performance while creating habitats and restoring marine ecosystems. Through science-backed technology and locally manufactured eco-engineered solutions, ECOncrete is helping offshore wind and marine renewables grow responsibly in the U.S. and around the world.
The company’s work began in coastal infrastructure, where its bio-enhancing concrete technology demonstrated the ability to create diverse habitats for marine diversity while maintaining high structural performance and meeting hydraulic stability requirements. As regulatory and permitting frameworks evolve to impose stricter requirements for marine environmental protection and biodiversity restoration demand for ECOncrete’s solutions has grown rapidly among offshore wind developers, utilities, and project owners. By manufacturing locally with regional contractors and materials, ECOncrete supports local economies while reducing environmental impacts.
ECOncrete is now scaling its technology and solutions across a wide range of applications, from urban waterfronts and ports infrastructure to subsea cable protection and offshore energy projects. Its supply chain model prioritizes local precasters, regional materials, and compatibility with standard offshore installation methods, strengthening domestic manufacturing while remaining scalable and globally adaptable.
This approach has been utilized by several developers in the Northeast. Ongoing projects require cable protection solutions suitable for ecologically sensitive areas and strict federal permitting requirements for environmental mitigation. ECOncrete supplies nature-inclusive marine mattresses made from bio-enhancing concrete that stabilize the seabed while creating three-dimensional habitats. Post-installation monitoring shows these solutions enhance benthic habitats and support fish populations, demonstrating that environmental performance and constructability can go hand in hand at commercial scale.
Over the past year, ECOncrete marked a major milestone with the opening of its America headquarters in New York, reflecting sustained growth in the marine infrastructure and offshore renewables sector. The company is also deeply engaged in ongoing research, partnering with universities and research institutions to generate long term monitoring data and advance standardization for nature-inclusive infrastructure.
ECOncrete has been an active participant at Oceantic Network’s IPF conference since its early days in the Startup Alley program, and is especially excited to see the conference hosted in New York, where its scour protection research project work is gaining increased visibility. As an Oceantic member, ECOncrete values opportunities to share verified research and monitoring results—helping build industry confidence and support informed decision-making across the offshore wind supply chain.
Learn more about ECOncrete’s work and connect with their team at IPF at booth 806 to see how marine infrastructure can deliver benefits for both industry and the environment.
