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.