CO2RALS by ING3D

Problem:
The beauty of our oceans is fading - the coral reefs are dying. We have already lost almost 50% of the world's coral. Coral bleaching is mainly caused by acidification of the seas coupled with rising water temperatures. This leads to the dissolution of the layers of lime - comparable to removing limescale in a kettle, the surfaces of the coral reefs dissolve. As a result, corals cannot grow any further and eventually die.

Our solution:
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CO2RALS by ING3D stands for the reforestation and renaturation of coral reefs thanks to innovative and sustainable 3D printing.

Companies (B2B) and private individuals (B2C) who really want to make a difference in the field of climate protection can have individual coral building blocks printed with their own logo/name and monitor them 24/7 thanks to underwater cameras. In this way, everyone can watch over time how the sensitive and vital ecosystem is gradu… Show more

With the support of our project, not only the threatened coral reefs and the associated ecosystem in the sea will be rebuilt. But everyone can watch their individually printed coral grow and thrive - thanks to permanently installed underwater cameras 24/7 from anywhere in the world. Your personal aquarium - your personal contribution to climate protection!

Thanks to your financial support, we can design and print one coral element for every €1,000, transport it to the Maldives and anchor it in the sea there. At €100,000 this would be a small reef with a new, habitable coral area - a small coral village that we built together and offers many sea creatures a new home.

The costs for streaming the underwater world are also covered and updates such as AI-based fish analyzes and professional monitoring await you so… Show more

Since founding the mineral 3D printing company ING3D in 2017, we had the idea to print pure coral substrates to start the restoration of the destroyed reefs. Other reef reconstruction projects we've seen have been encouraging - but given the unnatural materials used, such as steel, concrete or even plastic, we realized: we can do better! After six years of development - from the first prototype to our industrial pilot plant - we can finally start the CO2RA… Show more