Research Content Development of world-class technology for testing the performance of deep-sea offshore plants and the structural stability of offshore structures and for developing virtual maritime water tank.

With increased demand for new offshore plant technology to utilize various marine resources, KRISO will improve technology for performance tests of offshore plants in deep sea and polar environments, and strengthen maritime industry competitiveness by developing virtual maritime structures for integrated analysis of maritime structure-fluid performance. In addition, it will establish a platform to evaluate the structural stability of virtual maritime structures to assess and manage offshore plants.

Research Content Development of novel offshore plant service and material technology, including Ship-To-Ship LNG bunkering system and maritime hydrogen supply chain

KRISO is developing LNG bunkering systems to supply ships with eco-friendly LNG in response to the need to lower gas emissions. It is developing technology to test the basic design of the maritime hydrogen supply chain and related equipment, and an offshore plan maintenance data platform to lower operating costs and improve safety.

Research Content Development of new and renewable maritime energy sources for maximizing the utilization of maritime resources and development of technology for seawater desalination commercialization

KRISO is securing commercialization technology through ESS-based oscillating water column wave power generation and open sea test of 1MW ocean thermal energy conversion plant. It is running tests on Korea’s first 5.5MW floating wind turbine system. The institute is fulfilling renewable energy supply goals and lowering greenhouses gases by developing annual wave power analysis and integrated performance analysis software, as well as core technology for new desalination-cooling processes.