Multi-use (purpose) offshore/high energy platforms can be an appealing alternative to the traditional land reclamation technique in creating space on the sea for a wide range of offshore/high energy applications such as floating breakwaters, floating renewable energy installations (e.g., [...]
The Australian Blue Economy Cooperative Research Centre (BECRC) and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have investigated the energy requirements of the offshore aquaculture industry and considered the feasibility of co-locating offshore aquaculture with ocean renewable energy (ORE) as [...]
Moving new Blue Economy industries offshore is a significant challenge that requires new approaches to the development and application of traditional site selection criteria and new approaches to accommodating multiple sea users in areas that have traditionally been the [...]
Offshore wind energy is growing rapidly globally but so far the consensus in Australia is its role is limited. However, offshore wind merits serious consideration. Globally, the cost of offshore wind is falling rapidly; high capacity factor wind can [...]
The expansion of aquaculture into offshore waters is key for further marine economic development worldwide. A fundamental assumption used to argue for such expansion is that operating in deeper and more dynamic offshore waters will increase the horizontal dispersion [...]
This project will deliver an integrative characterisation of risk across all parts of the CRC – engineering and technology, production, energy, sustainability and policy. The resulting integrated registry will identify the multidimensional envelopes of risk relevant to the Blue [...]
As aquaculture continues to expand and move offshore, interactions between aquaculture and marine wildlife will continue to increase. New methods, therefore, are needed to manage interactions between aquaculture and problematic marine species. Objectives Review ways in which jellyfish, which [...]
As industries move further offshore the Blue Economy can deliver many benefits. But ethical concerns about its operations can threaten its social licence to operate. To ensure their legitimacy, Blue Economy industries need to consider, prioritise and implement the [...]
The efficient and cost-effective conversion of wave energy into electrical energy has remained an unsolved technological challenge. This project will develop, proof test and demonstrate a novel energy storage element, the Mooring Tensioner, enabling the use of rotary electrical [...]
Improved knowledge of the existing policy and legislative arrangements is critical to reduce industry uncertainty in relation to what, when, how and by whom blue economy activities are possible. Nevertheless, in Australia, we do not completely understand what these [...]
The Blue Economy (BE) concept varies substantially across studies and countries. There exist different approaches to BE planning and evaluation. This study reviews existing economic assessment frameworks for Sustainable Offshore Developments (RP5). A systematic review will be conducted to [...]
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