Blue Accelerator
allows offshore testing
above sea level
at sea level
below sea level
Below sea level
Potential cases include:
Corrosion testing
Autonomous underwater vehicles, drones and robotics
Offshore marine aquaculture and algae
Research applications on the seabed
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At sea level
Potential cases include:
Corrosion testing
Wave energy
Offshore marine aquaculture and algae
Monitoring of sea characteristics
…
Above sea level
Potential cases include:
Use of drones in offshore circumstances
Testing linked to variable weather conditions
Data transmissions
Wind energy
Hydrogen
...
Dimensions
Height of the research platform:
25 m
(mudline to platform topdeck)
Diameter tower at water surface:
1.22 m
Dimensions platform (approximately):
Length: 7 m
Width: 3.5 m
Height: 4 m
Technological Readiness Level
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Blue Accelerator ranges from 4 tot 7.
Test facilities for all your
blue growth innovations
In addition to Blue Accelerator in Ostend, the broader Flanders area offers you a whole chain of test facilities, ranging from TRL 1 to 9, inbedded in a large blue growth network of expertise.
Download our brochure to find the blue growth test facility that meets your requirements.
Are you looking to set up offshore testing?
Get in touch and let's discuss how Blue Accelerator could provide solutions for your R&D projects?
+32 470 64 06 95
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