The Journal
Notes from the waterfront.
Energy, materials, design and the slow work of making a harbour self-sufficient.
Energy
18 June 2026 · 2 min
Marinas are not running out of sun. They are running out of deck.
The constraint on marina solar has never been irradiance. It is square metres, and that is a geometry problem, not an energy one.
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Certification
What Blue Flag actually asks for, and why generation is the easy part
Environmental certification rewards evidence, not ambition. On-site generation happens to be the most auditable evidence a marina can produce.
27 May 2026 · 2 min
Design
Designing infrastructure people actually want to look at
Energy equipment is normally designed to be hidden. On a waterfront, that instinct is exactly backwards.
30 April 2026 · 2 min
Technology
Storage is the quiet half of the system
Generation gets the attention. What determines whether a marina stays lit during an outage is the battery in the trunk.
24 March 2026 · 2 min