Lorena Neira - 'Building Climate Tech for the Ocean'

In this episode of A Drop in the Ocean, I sit down with Lorena Neira - climate scientist turned entrepreneur and co-founder of Blusink.

Lorena is working at the intersection of ocean science, carbon removal, and ecosystem restoration – building technology that doesn’t fight nature, but works with it.

We explore her journey from open-ocean research to launching a ClimateTech startup, and the challenge of turning complex science into something the world can actually understand, trust, and adopt.

Blusink’s approach is deceptively simple: using engineered materials placed on the seafloor to accelerate natural carbon capture while restoring marine ecosystems.

But behind that simplicity sits a much bigger story.

We get into:

• The reality of building in the ocean carbon removal space
• The communication challenge of explaining new, unfamiliar technology
• Balancing scientific credibility with commercial traction
• Why working with ocean systems matters more than forcing solutions onto them

This is a conversation about clarity in complexity – and what it really takes to turn ocean innovation into real-world impact.

If you’re working in ClimateTech, OceanTech, or trying to communicate complex ideas in a noisy space - this one’s for you.

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