Inaugural 2019-2020 Annual Report Released
The Blue Economy CRC has released its first 2019-2020 Annual Report. An excerpt from the Report.... 2019 - 2020 Annual Report Executive Summary The opportunities to grow the blue economy are vast. Australia, with the World’s third largest Exclusive Economic Zone and New Zealand, have enormous potential to use their [...]
Launch of the PhD Scholars Program
The Blue Economy CRC is pleased to announce the launch of the PhD Scholars program with PhD topics available across its five research programs now open for applications. Deadline for applications is 10th January, 2021. A PhD Scholarship with the Blue Economy CRC places students in a unique cross-disciplinary research [...]
RP1 First Article Publication on MPOPs
Research Program 1, Offshore Engineering and Technology has published their initial findings in the Journal of Process Safety and Environmental Protection. The findings from the Scoping Project, 'Multi-purpose offshore/high energy platforms: concepts and applications' led by Dr Nagi Abdussamie (UTAS) focuses on challenges relating to reliability of Multi-Purpose Offshore-Platforms (MPOPs). [...]
RP5 Ethics, Values and Social License Project Underway
Ethics, Values and Social License in the Blue Economy Professor Charles Sampford, Griffith University, heads up the current project underway within Research Program 5 - Ethics, Values and Social License in the Blue Economy. The project brings together expertise from partners including BMT, Griffith University, University of Tasmania, Carnegie Clean [...]
RP1 Offshore Engineering and Technology November News
Biofouling Challenges and Possible Solutions This month, Dr. Heidy Cruz, Materials Scientist in the School of Civil Engineering, The University of Queensland, discusses the research being undertaken in the RP1 current project, Biofouling Challenges and Possible Solutions. in the November edition of RP1 news. Biofouling, the growth of unwanted organisms [...]
Webinar Event: Offshore Aquaculture Units and Support Vessels
Offshore Aquaculture Units and Support Vessels: Challenges and Industry Approaches The Blue Economy CRC will host a public webinar on Wednesday 11th November from 4-5pm AEDT on the challenges and different industry approaches to offshore aquaculture units and support vessels. Facilitated by the Blue Economy CRC Research Director, Professor Irene Penesis, [...]
