Better Resource Utilization

About BRU21


Focus on digitalization and automation 

Among the six prioritized research areas indicated by the industry, the area of Digital and Automation Technologies was mentioned as the most important and urgent by most of the interviewed companies. To implement the new strategy and to respond to the industrial needs, in the fall of 2018 NTNU started the BRU21 program: NTNU’s Research and Innovation Program in Digital and Automation Solutions for the the Offshore Energy Industry.

Industry needs in 2023


BRU21: Multi-industry ideas

BRU21: Multi-industry ideas


BRU21 Vission, Mission, Goal

BRU21 Vission, Mission, Goal