Technology
Internal Area => (all participants of the Technology component only)
Offshore Devnet: Offshore industry development
(Technopôle Brest Iroise); Eric Vandenbroucke
The Offshore Oil Market is the largest market of the maritime sector that uses underwater technologies both in term of equipment and services. To enter the market is difficult because of the dominant place of the North American oil industry. European countries entered the market during the 70's thanks to the North Sea Basin development. The European industry that managed to enter the market showed a remarkable ability to innovate in very conservative industry. -> more
Underwater Acoustics: International Network Underwater Acoustics
(L-3 Communications ELAC Nautik GmbH); Martin Volz
The main market for underwater acoustics are offshore oil & gas industry, ocean research institutes and applications as well as the naval business. Most of the manufacturers and service providers are SMEs. Especially these SMEs need some more support for the generation and strengthening of regional and inter-regional networks. -> more
USV: Unmanned Surface Vehicle
(Veers Elektronik + Meerestechnik GmbH & Co. KG); Jens Veers
The main market for unmanned surface vehicles are the offshore oil & gas industry, ocean research institutes and markets as well as security and antiterror applications. Especially in the civil markets a great demand for cost-effective solution in order to replace very expensive manned surface vehicles is required. -> more
SEA_TEST: Underwater technology on sea test rig and long-term observatory
(IFM-GEOMAR); Dr. Peter Linke
The demand for in-situ testing facilities of underwater systems has been identified separately by industrial and research bodies in Schleswig-Holstein and Brittany. It is planned to provide sea test facilities over a wide part (ten square kilometres) of a bay with a limitation (at least temporary) of other activities. The infrastructure will be based on a permanent two directional link from the coast to the seabed offshore. Although deep water sites are planned in the future, most tests must be performed on shallow water sites not far from the shore with low cost access. -> more