356 projects

NYSKAPNING-NYSKAPNING

Eco Leach - An ecofriendly deep sea mining alternative

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Awarded: NOK 0.50 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2026

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

MARITIMFORSK-MARITIMFORSK

PolyMarine: Development of new generation polymers for marine coatings via an integrated safe and sustainable by design (SSbD) approach

PolyMarine, led by Jotun, aims to develop new ingredients for marine coatings that are designed to be environmentally safer. To this end, a Safer and Sustainable by Design (SSbD) framework will be implemented. Ships use antifouling paints to prevent marine growth on hulls, which reduces drag, fu...

Awarded: NOK 10.0 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2029

Location: Vestfold

MARITIMFORSK-MARITIMFORSK

Norwegian Maritime AI Centre

Digitalization and artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming society at an unprecedented pace. Integrating AI into the maritime industry is not just a trend but a shift that is redefining the future. The maritime industry is now embracing AI with great enthusiasm, and our mission is therefore...

Awarded: NOK 100.0 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2030

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

MARITIMFORSK-MARITIMFORSK

HullSense: An integrated biofouling management system for greener shipping

International shipping carries around 80% of the world’s goods, but it also produces 3% of global CO2 emissions and serves as a major pathway for invasive marine species. A key part of the problem is biofouling—the accumulation of organisms on ship hulls—which increases drag, fuel use, and emissi...

Awarded: NOK 20.0 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2029

Location: Vestfold

REKRUTTERING-REKRUTTERING

Towards improved imaging and detection using Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) in marine environments

Fibre-optic submarine cables are the backbone of the modern global communication system and allows massive, low cost, communication across the continents. Phone conversations, images, movies, documents, or other data types, are transmitted digitally thousands of km with the speed of light using l...

Awarded: NOK 2.2 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2028

Location: Oslo

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

Route to Zero Emission public transport

The transport sector accounts for approximately 30 percent of national greenhouse gas emissions. Public transport is the main source of greenhouse gas emissions related to regional governments' service provision. Hence, the central government has introduced zero-emission requirements in public pr...

Awarded: NOK 11.8 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2029

Location: Oslo

REKRUTTERING-REKRUTTERING

Test Framework for Safe and Cyber-Secure Maritime Autonomous Surface Ship (TESSTMASS)

The application of autonomous systems in safety-critical applications poses a significant challenge in building trust, as these systems must demonstrate high reliability and robustness to achieve the same level of trust as human-operated functions and systems. To address this, many autonomous sys...

Awarded: NOK 2.2 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2029

Location: Akershus

MARITIMFORSK-MARITIMFORSK

Maritim ITS: Digitalisering, sikkerhet og effektiv samhandling i transportsektoren

Vi ønsker gjennom en serie med arrangement å belyse hvordan nye digitale løsninger, automatisering og standardiserte operasjoner kan skape en tryggere, mer effektiv og mer bærekraftig transportsektor, med vekt på kommunikasjon mellom skip og havn, og havner som knutepunkt i transportkjeden. Arang...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2025

Location: Oslo

MARITIMFORSK-MARITIMFORSK

Gradiometer solutions for large areas and USV/AUV operations.

Safer Seabed's Along the seabed in our nearby waters lie remnants of past wars — unexploded bombs, mines, and other munitions left behind from earlier conflicts. These pose a real risk when developing essential offshore infrastructure such as wind farms, pipelines, and cables. Before constructio...

Awarded: NOK 13.1 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2028

Location: Rogaland

MARITIMFORSK-MARITIMFORSK

Arrangementsstøtte OSP2025-konferanse

OSP2025-konferansen, som finner sted 12.–13. november 2025, samler akademia, industri og teknologileverandører for å utforske digitale verktøy og simuleringsteknologi i den maritime sektoren . Konferansen fokuserer på digitalisering, modellbasert systemutvikling (MBSE), digital tvilling-teknologi...

Awarded: NOK 99,999

Project Period: 2025-2025

Location: Møre og Romsdal

IKTFORSKNING-IKTFORSKNING

A MOSAIC Foundational Cross-Functional ECS Technologies Fostering Productivity and Sovereignty in Europe Across Versatile Industrial Domains

MOSAIC addresses a significant challenge to European competitiveness: technological dependence in the rapidly evolving field of automated systems. By fostering innovation in Electronic Components and Systems (ECS), MOSAIC aims to propel Europe to a leadership position. The project achieves this t...

Awarded: NOK 7.3 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2028

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

PETROLEUM-PETROLEUM

Assessing the environmental impacts of deep-sea mining of polymetallic nodules and seafloor massive sulphides

The Mining Impact project was selected as part of the third phase of the successful JPI Oceans Joint Action on the ecological aspects of deep-sea mining. The research consortium brings together experts from Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, and the Unite...

Awarded: NOK 3.0 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2029

Location: Vestland

PESORDNING-PESORDNING

Advanced Wind Energy System Optimization & Monitoring for Efficiency

Formålet med prosjektet er å fremme effektiv og sikker bruk av vindassistert fremdrift i skipsfarten som et konkret tiltak for å redusere drivstofforbruk og klimagassutslipp. Vindassisterte løsninger har stort potensial, men manglende standardisering, usikker dokumentasjon for ytelse og begrenset...

Awarded: NOK 0.59 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2025

Location: Vestland

PESORDNING-PESORDNING

Scaling Green Fuels at Sea

SeaThrive har som overordnet formål å akselerere utviklingen og implementeringen av fornybare og lavutslipps drivstoff i maritim sektor i Europa. Dette skal gjøres ved å støtte maritime prosjektet rettet mot bærekraftige drivstoff med prosjektutvikling, utvikling av forretningsmodeller og tilgang...

Awarded: NOK 0.40 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2025

Location: Vestland

MARITIMFORSK-MARITIMFORSK

LNGameChanger - Making LNG a Permanently Viable Fuel Under the 2050 Maritime Transport Emission Constraints

International shipping carries around 80 percent of traded goods and accounts for around 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions. While liquefied natural gas (LNG) only accounts for about 4 percent of the fuel supply, the number of LNG-powered ships is predicted to increase as global shipping is em...

Awarded: NOK 5.0 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2027

Location: Møre og Romsdal

MARITIMFORSK-MARITIMFORSK

COntinuous, Modular and adaPtive Assurance of complex SystemS

The behavior of modern systems has become increasingly complex with the advancement of software, automation, and connectivity. The complexity provides advanced and needed functionality, but also introduces new risks that require new approaches to assure safety and security. This is an even greate...

Awarded: NOK 15.7 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2028

Location: Akershus

NYSKAPNING-NYSKAPNING

Wireless AutoCharge: Capacitive Power Transfer for Autonomous Maritime Vehicles

Autonomous vehicles are designed to operate independently, yet most still rely on charging methods such as plug-in stations or battery swaps, which require human intervention. This limitation compromises their autonomy and efficiency. Wireless AutoCharge presents an innovative solution by utilizi...

Awarded: NOK 5.0 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2026

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

MARITIMFORSK-MARITIMFORSK

BærEkraftig HAVbrukslogistikk gjennom Effektiv fôrdistribusjon og miljøvennlige skip

BeHAVE will develop sustainable logistics solutions for the aquaculture industry of the future, focusing on how feed distribution can be performed more efficiently than today. The project partners have identified a considerable need and wish to develop a new tool for logistics optimisation. The ...

Awarded: NOK 7.6 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2027

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

MARITIMFORSK-MARITIMFORSK

Haugesundkonferansen aktiviteter i maritim uke 2025

Haugesundkonferansen arrangeres normalt en gang i året. I 2024 ble den arrangert i forbindelse med Maritim uke. Konferansen er et fundament i Maritim uke. Maritim uke 2024 var en suksess med over 1000 deltakere og ca 50 arrangementer innen maritim virksomhet. Haugesundkonferansen er en viktig a...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2025

Location: Rogaland

PESORDNING-PESORDNING

eRANGE Call: Demonstration of battery energy storage systems in existing and new vessels via novel energy storage and ship design concepts

Although large ocean-going vessels are well-known contributors to emissions, the segment of seagoing vessels above 400 GT, including short-sea shipping, regional ferries, RoPax, workboats, and service vessels, offers the most immediate and impactful opportunity for sector-wide decarbonization and...

Awarded: NOK 69,999

Project Period: 2025-2025

Location: Akershus

REKRUTTERING-REKRUTTERING

Application of artificial intelligence and machine learning in critical marine automation and control systems.

The complexity of modern automation systems have increased over the past decade, while at the same time the requirements to error-free operation remain strict. This is also true for automation in the maritime industry. Digitization, sustainability, and autonomy are now defining this industry. Su...

Awarded: NOK 2.2 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2028

Location: Buskerud

MARITIMFORSK-MARITIMFORSK

Improving the Operability of Gangway Systems Using an X-band Radar for Short-term Ship Response Predictions

Norway's maritime industry is recognized globally for its skill in creating specialized ships and offshore structures, especially for challenging operations where safety and protecting the environment are key priorities. As offshore operations grow more complex, the safe transfer of personnel and...

Awarded: NOK 6.0 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2027

Location: Møre og Romsdal

MARITIMFORSK-MARITIMFORSK

Collaborative User-centred Engineering of Digital navigational tools

The CUED project is dedicated to tackling the issue of ship collisions by re-engineering digital bridge systems to align more closely with the real-world practices and human performance variability of watch-keepers. This initiative focuses on enhancing human factors and integrating best practices...

Awarded: NOK 12.0 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2028

Location: Vestland

SIKKERHET-SIKKERHET

Resource Enhancement, Strategic Planning, Optimization, and Novel Data-driven methods for safety and security at SEA

The main objective of RESPOND-SEA is to advance knowledge for improving cross-sectoral interaction, cooperation and coordination in the management of critical societal functions related to activities in Norwegian sea areas. The maritime domain is critical for Norwegian society, both for transpor...

Awarded: NOK 12.0 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2027

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

MARITIMFORSK-MARITIMFORSK

Causal Inference for root Cause Analysis in Drydocking Activities

One of the most critical operations for a vessel is when it is docking at a yard. The projects are extremely costly and complex. Unplanned delays can cripple a shipping company's schedule and bottom line. That's why ship managers cannot afford to be without VesselMan, a leading provider of cloud...

Awarded: NOK 6.0 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2027

Location: Akershus

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

FME MarTrans - Norwegian R&D centre for Maritime Energy Transition

The maritime sector currently accounts for about 9 percent of Norway's greenhouse gas emissions and 12 percent of global transport emissions. If we are to reduce emissions in sea transport, we must solve four main challenges: - Environmentally friendly fuel will be expensive and scarce. Consequen...

Awarded: NOK 150.0 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2032

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

MARITIMFORSK-MARITIMFORSK

Nuclear Propulsion for Merchant Ships II

Solving the major decarbonization challenge of large ships require an interdisciplinary approach. NuProShip II therefore addresses the research from various angles and research objectives. From the first project, NuProShip I, we have a list of nuclear reactors that satisfy a large number of nucle...

Awarded: NOK 12.0 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2027

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

IKTFORSKNING-IKTFORSKNING

Support for Organizing the EMRA 2025 Workshop on EU-Funded Marine Robotics and Applications

The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) will host the 10th edition of EMRA - Workshop on EU-Funded Marine Robotics and Applications (EMRA’25) June 4-5, 2025, in Trondheim, marking its first occurrence in Norway. The workshop will focus on advancing research and innovation in mar...

Awarded: NOK 99,999

Project Period: 2025-2025

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

PETROLEUM-PETROLEUM

Risk assessment for the potential natural event triggered technical accidents of the offshore oil & gas industry in green transition

Natural disaster-triggered technical events (NATECH) pose significant risks to offshore oil and gas facilities. These events, caused by extreme weather like hurricanes and storms, can severely damage platforms, pipelines, and other infrastructure. These challenges are intensified in the current o...

Awarded: NOK 9.3 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2028

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

NYSKAPNING-NYSKAPNING

Maritime route optimisation for superior fuel economy, increased safety and enhanced traffic management

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Awarded: NOK 5.0 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2027

Location: Akershus