The shift to clean energy systems requires a substantial increase in the volume of critical minerals in use. Deep sea minerals should play an important role in contributing as a raw material in the transition to a circular economy.
Knowing that more minerals must be deployed, we must choose where the new minerals should come from. Saying no to marine minerals means saying yes to new land-based mines, and to all the associated social and environmental impacts.
At Glomar Minerals, we believe we can responsibly explore and subsequently extract deep sea minerals utilizing ultra low environmental impact technologies. We believe in combining a stepwise development plan with comprehensive baseline studies and continuous monitoring of the environment to achieve best-in-class sustainability standards.
Act to minimize and mitigate potential impacts on the environment and recognize that deep seabed mining is an area that requires a particularly sensitive environmental approach.
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Glomar is introducing a number of innovative technologies. The remote geographic location, abyssal depths, and environmental considerations pose significant challenges to polymetallic nodule harvesting. We believe that the optimal solution relies on the transfer of technology, experience, and culture from over 40 years of deep sea research, extraction, and maritime industries, and partly development of new technologies to assist with research and mitigation of potential environmental impacts.
Glomar’s end-to-end technology approach involves all phases, from exploration and research to harvesting, extration, and processing using the highest ESG standard with a minimal social, environmental, and carbon footprint. Technological concepts are based on the experience and an extensive track-record from pioneering zero-emission approaches in related industries. One example includes the «Minimum Plume Nodule Collector», which utilizes robotic fingers to lift individual nodules out of the sediment while minimizing the disturbance to seabed.
Glomar’s core business of delivering minerals for the green transition contributes directly to and supports the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Glomar has identified four SDGs, where we consider our business of having the largest potential for a positive contribution, as the company’s strategic SDGs.
Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
Increasing substantially the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix
Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all
Promoting safe and secure working environments for all workers
Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
Reducing waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling and reuse
Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
Reducing GHG emissions