New Offshore and Icebreaker Technologies for the European Research Icebreaker Consortium
could comprise usage of the vessel by public–private partnerships as a unique platform in specific research or innovation projects in the Arctic region. It could also include principal financial, technical and operational contributions from the private sector to the respective national shareholder engagements in the project.
Part of the new ERICON-Aurora Borealis Strategic Science Perspective 2015–2030 document will be dediated to identifying and incorporating the strategic research and development needs of the private sector into long-term prioritisation planning. It will explicitly handle expressions of interest, formulations of development and applied research needs of the private sector in cooperation with the European Research Icebreaker Consortium.
The Aurora Borealis, already in its early development stage, provided technology from which solutions can be taken for commercial and merchant shipping, as well as for the oil and gas offshore industry, particularly for operations in the Arctic and Polar areas. The current technical design of the vessel has enabled the development of new engineering and design aspects in naval architecture that are leading to innovation in other areas of maritime technology, e.g. in the supplier and
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consultancy industry. The project could be beneficial for understanding and safely analysing natural resources, help in environmental safety governance, future sea routes or supporting the delineation of exclusive economic interest zones exclusively through scientific research.
New technologies in extreme environments will be tested in situ as part of ongoing research. The European Research Icebreaker Consortium project is a facilitator for new maritime technologies in participating countries. The vessel itself will act as floating marine test laboratory for technical innovations, e.g. in environmental impact assessments, in winterisation, icebreaking and offshore technology, oil spill combat, sensors and robotics.
The Aurora Borealis could be used to implement joint projects between the offshore industry and academia, for example in surveys and and safeguarding compliance with existing environmental protocols and laws. It could provide services to commercial operators, such as ice and weather forecasting. Last, but not least, interested stakeholder countries could contribute to the construction and operating costs, not only by direct financial but also by national in-kind contributions that will benefit the private sector. n
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