The Blue Economy CRC released the highly successful 'Offshore Wind Energy in Australia' (OWEA) report in 2021. This has helped to catalyse the emergence of an offshore wind industry. There is a need for a similar report for the [...]
Seafood production systems are traditionally characterised by intensification, specialisation and geographic concentration, potentially leading them to have negative anthropogenic impacts (Dumont et al., 2020). Introducing layers of seafood production through multispecies systems, and integration within and between production and other [...]
This project aims to enhance seaweed farming using Marine Permaculture (MP), a technique that utilises submersible platforms to access deepwater nutrients, ensuring seaweed growth despite warming temperatures. In collaboration with the University of Queensland, the project will model and [...]
Effective knowledge sharing and collaboration between research programs and across the various project, data, and technology outcomes is essential for the CRC to achieve enduring success. This project will bring together digital experts, data scientists, engagement specialists, project partners, [...]
The main objectives of this research project are to undertake a feasibility study into the maturity of hydrogen and ammonia powered vessel technology, to consider the near-term market for such vessels operating in Australian waters and for overseas vessel [...]
There is broad acceptance that future growth of the Tasmanian oyster industry will rely on the utilisation of deep-water/high-energy production sites. With available intertidal zones nearing capacity, there is an opportunity to take advantage of existing deep water/exposed leases [...]
In salmon aquaculture, fish feed represents one of the major costs of the business. Fish are fed whenever possible and useful, using remote feeding control systems with sophisticated monitoring and sensors. Fish feed pellets are conveyed from the feed [...]
The purpose of this scoping study is to understand the likely requirements of the service vessels needed to efficiently and sustainably operate and maintain offshore/high energy aquaculture farms and potential offshore/high energy multi-use platform operations in the future. Developing [...]
This study will scan the literature for offshore/high energy fish pen designs. It will identify operating envelopes, failure modes and knowledge gaps, and present recommendations for future studies. It will also review the performance of existing inshore fish pens, [...]
There is an identified need to develop a Code of Practice (COP) specific to offshore aquaculture vessels for use in the growing blue economy sector. The National Standard for Commercial Vessels (NSCV), existing rules and regulations of Australian Maritime [...]
With fish farming moving from onshore to offshore, a novel fish pen design is needed. The scoping study “Review of Fish Pen Designs and Mooring Systems” by C. M. Wang et al. (2020) provided an overview of current challenges [...]
Offshore developments are essentially artificial systems operating in the open ocean. Developing floating benthic artificial systems that act similar to inshore systems for offshore development have the potential to enhance global ecosystem services from marine environments as well as [...]
With the emerging concept of the cultural licence to operate (CLO) it is imperative to consider the rights, equity, and livelihood opportunities for First Nations Peoples. Poor inclusion into economic agendas leads to a greater chance of First Nations [...]
The scoping study will provide an industry lens to sizing ocean-carbon markets and opportunities for the Blue Economy CRC via desktop studies and key stakeholder interviews and surveys. It will reference the research and carbon methodologies work being progressing [...]
Globally, as the aquaculture sector moves operations further offshore, the sector is encountering new challenges to access clean and reliable energy. Without shore-based power, energy-intensive offshore aquaculture operations such as feeding barges become reliant on diesel generators with many [...]
Photovoltaics, batteries, supercapacitors, electrolysers and fuel cells are all natively DC. DC power is common in marine settings. Networking these components into a microgrid using high-efficiency DC–DC converters is logical, but problematic in practice, and few suitable DC–DC converters [...]
The governance of the Blue Economy (BE) involves all levels of government and industry and is affected by a range of normative, regulatory, economic and policy frameworks that are poorly integrated. This in part reflects the lack of clarity [...]
The development of new and co-located offshore/high energy aquaculture and energy businesses requires an integrated approach to managing their supply chains. This research project, through systematic literature review and applying the Supply Chain Operations Reference (SCOR) model, will develop [...]
Establishing a strategic policy and regulatory research agenda is paramount to develop appropriate frameworks that are fit for purpose and provide confidence for the aquaculture and renewable energy sectors to operate. By drawing on a systematic literature review, survey [...]
This project will provide a comprehensive and up to date assessment of the ‘state of the art’ and ‘knowledge gaps’ associated with the impacts of offshore/high energy aquaculture activities and energy generation on the marine environment. This will include [...]
Operational decisions for offshore/high energy aquaculture and energy generation require accurate and reliable knowledge of current conditions and future system state. There is an extensive array of international models, model analysis tools, forecasting systems and emerging artificial intelligence (AI) [...]
The footprints of offshore/high energy activities including aquaculture, energy production and fisheries may overlap, creating the potential for both conflict among sectors and opportunities for integration. The blue economy industries, therefore, need tools to assess cross-sector impacts and to [...]
Through its flexibility as an energy carrier, hydrogen plays a key integrating role in the Offshore Renewable Energy Systems Program (RP3) of the Blue Economy CRC. Hydrogen for electricity and fuel, and oxygen for aquaculture, will be co-produced by [...]
The Offshore Renewable Energy Systems Program (RP3) of the Blue Economy CRC has a key milestone to deliver a demonstration offshore/high energy renewable energy system, encompassing offshore renewable energy conversion technologies, a microgrid with integrated storage (electrochemical, hydrogen, …) [...]
Success of the offshore/high energy aquaculture industry will depend upon availability and cost-effectiveness of appropriate sustainable energy technologies to meet their energy needs. However, the energy resource requirements of the emerging aquaculture systems are not yet well understood, and [...]
This project aims to determine opportunities and priorities for seaweed aquaculture projects within the BE CRC. It has two main components: engagement with stakeholders (industry, research, NGOs) to determine their need, opportunities and the potential for seaweed aquaculture, including [...]
Offshore/high energy aquaculture initiatives are increasing globally but relevant production biology research may or may not be aligned with technology, commercial needs or offshore/high energy environments. The aim is to identify knowledge gaps and prioritise BE CRC research by [...]
The mechanism for attaching fish farming nets to floating cages in the current inshore farming environment has been identified as a weak point of the structures in a high energy, offshore farming environment. This project will develop a new, [...]
Making offshore fish farms and renewable energy systems safe and financially viable means a step-change in the adoption of new technologies. One important class of technology is autonomous marine systems that can perform monitoring and intervention activities in a [...]
Towards Biofouling-free Aquaculture and Off-shore/High Energy Renewable Energy Generation: State-of-the-Art and R&D Priorities. Problem statement Biofouling is a notorious problem for the Blue Economy industry on a number of levels: Operation/maintenance: mitigating biofouling incurs large operational costs due to [...]
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