COAST Talks Podcast

About COAST Talks Podcast

The Centre for Ocean Applied Sustainable Technologies (COAST) showcases the people, ideas, businesses and communities driving innovation in Pacific Canada's sustainable blue economy. Brought to you by the South Island Prosperity Partnership network.

Publisher

COAST Centre for Ocean Applied Sustainable Technologies

Category

technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

7 Jun 2023

Latest episode

13 Jan 2026

Latest episodes

13 of 20 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   13 Jan 2026TRANSCRIPT

   How Lux Bio Is Replacing Toxins with Nature's Glow

   Paige Whitehead of Lux Bio joins us to share her incredible journey from a spark of inspiration to a mission with global impact. It all started with a simple question after encountering plastic waste at a BC music festival: "Why not use nature's light instead?" That thought drove her to harness bioluminescence, creating a sustainable alternative to the toxic glow sticks used in everything from commercial fishing to space exploration. Paige delves into how her team is partnering with key players in the blue economy to replace hazardous materials with nature's own brilliant solution. Link to Lux Bio’s website: Lux Bio | Sustainable Bioluminescence Technology for Personal & Commercial Use (https://www.luxbio.ca/home-main-1) Link to Lux Bio’s Instagram account: Lux Bio (@weareluxbio) (https://www.instagram.com/weareluxbio/) Link to Lux Bio’s LinkedIn account: Lux Bio: Posts | LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/luxbio/posts/?feedView=all)

2. 

   1 Oct 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Engineering the Future of Marine Renewables Installation

   Joost Remmers of engineering firm TWD shares how global innovations in marine infrastructure and installation methods can accelerate British Columbia's responsible development of tidal, wave, and offshore wind energy.

3. 

   8 Aug 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Robotics, Biofouling and Invasive Species Prevention

   On today’s episode of COAST Talks, we’re thrilled to welcome Voytek Klaptocz, Co-Founder and CEO of Offshore Designs Limited. Based in Vancouver, BC, Offshore Designs works on Industrial Robotic Ship Hull Cleaning to improve fuel efficiency, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve maintenance costs, and protect the environment from invasive species.

Inside a recent episode

How Lux Bio Is Replacing Toxins with Nature's Glow

Published 13 Jan 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] So, you know, to kind of answer your question about uses beyond festivals, you know, mining has a high use of classic. They need to be kept on site as an emergency lighting source. If there's any, I guess, part of worker safety standards, same with on like oil tankers and transport vessels, saturation diving, military usage, there is a lot of very kind of essential uses of chemiluminescence. And that's where we've really focused because, you know, it's something that isn't there right now, there's nothing to really solve the toxicity issues with chemiluminescence. But because of the, you know, safety features above electricity, they are used, you know, we estimate well over a billion are used every single year. […]

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1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 20 / 100

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16

Social presence

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YouTube

0

Engagement

60

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