OCEANLAB

HAVLAB

The Norwegian Ocean Observation Laboratory is a collaboration between:

• Havforskningsinstituttet (external link)
• Universitetet i Bergen
• Forsvarets Forskningsinstitutt (external link)
• Høgskulen på Vestlandet (external link)
• NORCE Norwegian Research Centre (external link)
• Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center (external link)
• Objective: Development of marine technology
• Industrial partners: Equinor, Metas, Argus, Aanderaa Data Instruments, Kongsberg Maritime and GCE Subsea
• Location: Marineholmen in Bergen
• OCEANLAB (external link)
• Read more about deep sea equipment here (external link)

NORMAR

• The center collaborates closely with the Norwegian Marine Robotics Facility (NORMAR) located at the university.
• The center conducts research expeditions with the remotely operated vehicle Ægir 6000 as a central working tool.
• This key piece of infrastructure is unique in Norway and is ideal for exploring the deep sea and even under the Arctic sea ice.
• ROV & AUV: www.normardeepsea.com (external link)

Ægir 6000

• Ægir 6000 is an underwater robot specially equipped for research with samplers and sensors.
• Strong enough to perform seabed drilling and to install and maintain seabed observatories.
• Designed to operate from both FF G.O. Sars and Kronprins Haakon (using the latter's "moonpool" when working in ice-covered waters).
• Deployed with TMS with 1000 meters of cable.
• Rent Ægir 6000 here (external link)
• Read more about Ægir 6000 here (external link)

Hugin

• The center has access to an AUV system down to 3000 meters range, called the Hugin-Kongsberg AUV system.
• It is equipped with a synthetic aperture sonar system and a multibeam echo sounder system for high-resolution seabed photography and microbathymetry.
• The Research Council of Norway has signaled that a new AUV system with a 6000 meter range is planned for national research infrastructure, as a second step in the development of the NORMAR facility.