The aim was an inspiring day about the future and the trends we see in marine technology. What are the competences needed in the future ocean industries? Outlooks from the industry, NTNU IMT - and the new generation: PhDs and master students.
Target group: Students, PhDs, employees, alumni, and the ocean industry.
Time: 17 April, 2024, 09:00-15:30 Place: T2 Campus Moholt, Jonsvannsveien 82 Invited: Open for everybody, but a special invitation goes to Samarbeidsforum marin, IMT alumni, the marine and maritime industry, students, PhDs, and employees at IMT Cost: Free Lunch: Yes, for pre-registered guests
Programme
09:00-09:30
Opening session
09:00-09:05
Welcome by Sverre Steen, Head of Department IMT, NTNU
09:05-09:15 The Norwegian Ocean Technology Centre and competencies needed in the future ocean industries
Olav Bolland, Project Manager, Norwegian Ocean Technology Centre, Dean Faculty of Engineering, NTNU
9:15-09:25 The students’ and the industry’s role in the new strategic research area – Ocean and coast
Bjørn Egil Asbjørnslett, Director NTNU Ocean and Coast
Session 1 - 09:25-10:30
Photo: Andy Dingley, Wikimedia Commons
Floating wind – what technological competences are needed to make this a big renewable energy industry? Session chair: Peter Rohrer
09:25-09:45 Keynote: Floating wind - project experiences and industry challenges
Herbjørn Haslum, Head of floating wind technology Equinor
09:45-10:05 The university perspective on floating wind research and development
Erin Bachynski-Polić, Professor NTNU IMT
10:05-10:25 Pitch Project: 4 PhDs and master students with 4 min pitches each about their project and what they seek to solve
Floating wind farms with shared mooring - Vishnu R N Rajasree, PhD student NTNU IMT
Optimizing offshore wind farm performance and monitoring turbine health - Diederik van Binsbergen, PhD student NTNU IMT
Design of Large Floating Substructures for Supporting Future Generation Offshore Wind Turbines - Serag-Eldin Abdelmoteleb,PhD student NTNU IMT
Integrated analysis methodologies for the mooring systems of offshore floating wind turbines - Elise Aalvik and Marthe Elseth, MSc students NTNU IMT
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
Session 2 - 11:00-12:10
Illustration: Salmar Aker Oceans
Session 2: The aquaculture industry feeds the world with low-emission protein, but have issues. What competences and research are needed to solve these issues? Session chair: Bjørn Egil Asbjørnslett
11:00-11:30 Keynote: Sustainable aquaculture – what are the solutions? What competencies are needed to run a sustainable aquaculture industry?
Mats Langseth, Head of Sustainability, SalMar and Hanne Digre, Chief Sustainability Officer, ScaleAQ
11:30-11:45 New industries: Kelp cultivation and the developing industry on greens from the ocean
Eivind Lona, Senior Project Manager SINTEF Ocean
11:45-12:00 Pitch Project: 4-5 PhDs and master students with 4 min pitches each about their project and what they seek to solve
Simplified method for analysis of aquaculture nets - Martin Slagstad, PhD student NTNU IMT
Experimental and numerical study of an aquaculture concept that contains of a semi-submersible floater and a closed flexible bag - Kristine Hjellestad, MSc student NTNU IMT
Utilizing digital twin in smolt production - Marius Furberg Hoff, MSc student NTNU IMT
12:00-12:10 Sum up – panel.
What are the biggest technological challenges now?
What needs to be solved?
12:10-13:00: Lunch
Session 3 - 13:00-14:05
Session 3. Marine cybernetics and control engineering Session chair: Klaus Ening
13:00-13:10 Safeguarding the ocean – recent developments for safe and intelligent marine robotics
Oscar Pizarro, Professor, NTNU IMT
13:10-13:25 The competence needed for development of autonomous shipping
Øyvind Smogeli – CTO, Zeabuz
13:25-13:35 Trends in marine robotics, technology, and competence needs
Børge Kjeldstad, System Engineer Maritime Robotics and PhD IMT
13:35-13:45 The journey from a PhD to a start-up
Tore Mo-Bjørkelund, Head of Operations - Skarv Technologies, MSc and PhD soon to be
13:45-14:05 Fjordlab and Møre OceanLab in the Norwegian Ocean Technology Centre – what is the vision?
Beate Kvamstad-Lervold, Special Adviser, Sintef Ocean and Øivind Kåre Kjerstad, Professor, Department of Ocean Operations and Civil Engineering, NTNU Ålesund
14:05-14:30 Coffee break
Session 4 – 14:30-15:30
Illustration: Dall-E
The green shift in shipping and marine energy systems technology Session chair: David Zilles
14:30-14:45 The future maritime industry - what do we believe in post-diesel? What competencies do the industry need to make the shift?
Kaj Portin, General Manager, Sustainable Fuels & Decarbonisation, Wärtsilä
14:45-15:00 Pitch Project:
How to move towards a zero-emission fishing fleet - Anna Sophia Hüllein, PhD student NTNU IMT
Carbon reduced shipping with ammonia dual fuel systems - Endre Volle, MSc student NTNU IMT
Sailing on Zero Emissions: Zero Carbon Fuels in Internal Combustion Engines - Keivan Afshar Ghasemi, PhD student NTNU IMT
AI enhanced vision system for safer and greener Arctic navigation - Nabil Panchi, PhD student NTNU IMT
15:00-15:15 IMT research: The green shift in shipping – hydrogen, ammonia, electricity - this is happening right now
David Emberson, Assoc. Professor, NTNU IMT.
15:15-15:25 Sum up - discussion
15:25-15:30 Close up - Sverre Steen, Head of department IMT, NTNU
