Research with new commitment to Ocean Technology – Intrafish.no

It writes Research Council said in a statement.

– With this initiative, the Research Council to stimulate wealth creation and reorganization by exploiting Norway’s advantage as the world leading supplier of Ocean Technology, says Research Council Vice President Unander whose research oceans, energy, resources and environment within their responsibilities.

He points out that there is great potential for expertise and technology transfer between the offshore industries petroleum, renewable energy, shipping, fisheries and aquaculture.

Research Council’s initiative includes three announcements that all will support technology projects across the blue sectors with application within respectively petroleum, marine and renewables industries, aquaculture sector and fisheries sector. Also included is an Idelab to bring up new ideas that can provide knowledge transfer between all the offshore industries. This Idelab held in June.

The three public announcements and Idelab provides over 100 million. NOK initiatives. In addition, there will also be a separate call for proposals for international cooperation within Ocean Technology through a so-called ERA-NET Cofund. Other announcements in programs MAROFF and HAVBRUK2 also supports havteknologisatsingen.

– It is very important for Research to initiate research projects that promote collaboration and knowledge transfer between the offshore industries. That way we can utilize spare capacity and simultaneously help solve other types of challenges, such as environmental problems in aquaculture, says Research Council Vice President Unander.

A report from January shows that there ia is a large transfer potential of petroleum and maritime sector to the aquaculture sector, and of maritime renewable energy. Research also writes that there is currently strong demand for Norwegian salmon on world markets, but the good prices offset by rising production costs. It is estimated that only sea lice control cost industry 5 billion in 2015.

– The environmental problems must be solved that aquaculture production will increase. The solution lies in research and technology where cooperation and exchange of experience across sectors can provide new possibilities. For example, technology from the offshore industry exploited in the development of submersible cages as a measure to prevent lice, or to ensure anchoring and maintenance when production moves further out to sea as part of efforts to solve environmental challenges, writes the Research Council press release.