SAMCoT

Research Areas

SAMCoT - Vision

• SAMCoT is a leading national and international centre for the development of robust technology needed by the industry for sustainable exploration and exploitation of the valuable and vulnerable Arctic region.
• SAMCoT meets the challenges due to ice, permafrost and changing climate for the benefit of the energy sector and society.

SAMCoT - Objectives

• To provide the necessary research based knowledge as required by the industry to develop Arctic technology for the energy sector in particular and for society as a whole.
• The implications of the presence of ice and permafrost will be specifically addressed, and SAMCoT will produce knowledge to ensure sustainable and safe exploration, exploitation and transport from and within the vulnerable Arctic region.
• SAMCoT will also be the basis for the development of environmentally adapted coastal infrastructure.

In this way SAMCoT is two-fold with research supporting two innovation areas (IA):
IA 1 – Marine Technology for Arctic Offshore Field Development
IA 2 - Technology for Arctic Coastal Development

The research activities in SAMCoT are carried out by the host institution NTNU together with UNIS, SINTEF and 14 other partners