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Discover the eco-friendly approach to combat beach erosion. The innovative PEM system naturally connects sand layers, improving water drainage. Waves sink in easier and deposit sand, reducing erosion. No energy or pumps are needed. The system promotes the growth of dunes, benefiting the environment without harming wildlife or neighboring beaches. It can be used alone or in combination with beach nourishment. Check the function in the silent video below.

Results from the world's first PEM EcoBooster installation

📍 Location: Lazy Point, Long Island, NY

🗓️ Installation: March 2022

🌊 Technology: First full-scale PEM EcoBooster system

The Challenge

For more than a decade, Lazy Point homeowners saw the vegetation line move closer to their homes by an average of 1.3 meters per year. The reason: minimal sand input, as a nearby groin diverted littoral drift far offshore. At this pace, the shoreline was expected to reach the houses within ten years — leaving the community exposed to storms and flooding.

The Solution

EcoShore installed the world’s first PEM EcoBooster system, using five customized module designs tailored to the site’s conditions.

Intelligent water regulation – adjusts flow by salinity & velocity
Soft, visitor-safe design – harmless if exposed after storms
Vandal-proof – breaks at a pre-set point but keeps functioning
Customizable – five designs optimized for Lazy Point

The Results (2022–2025)

Year 1: Erosion stopped; shoreline stabilized
Year 2: Vegetation line advanced several meters seaward
Year 3: Strong dune vegetation held sand in place; homes remained safe during severe winter storms

Key Outcome

PEM EcoBooster enabled vegetation to reclaim the beach. Roots locked sand in place, giving Lazy Point resilience against storms despite minimal new sand inflow.

The dead tree tells the story

For decades the vegetation moved inland. This stopped when the PEM EcoBooster was installed. Check how the vegetation moved towards the sea after the PEM EcoBooster was installed in March 2022. Use the dead tilting tree as a fix point

March 2022

March 2023

March 2024

March 2025

Hillsboro Beach, FL

Facts on the first EcoShore PEM project in the USA

The Challenge:

Decades of erosion at Hillsboro Beach caused by groins at the north end of town. Millions of $ poured into beach nourishments each only lasting a few years.

The Solution:

Installation of PEM in 2008 on the one mile (North) with the worst erosion. Control sites established north and south of project site had no historic erosion.

The Catch:

No cure - No pay. Only if the center of the project site (with PEM) did at least 25% better than the center of two control sites (no PEM) should the town pay the lease.

The Result:

After 18 months the towns consultants documented that the PEMs had outperformed the control site by over 25%. The town paid the lease.