Marine Environmental and Climate Research & Applications

Nordwest-Verbund Meeresforschung e. V. (Northwest Marine Research Association) provides a competent contact point for interested companies for questions on marine RTD and a platform for joint marine research projects. Thus it is creating synergies and collaborations within the north-western region of Germany.
 

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The Northwest Marine Research Association in Germany (Nordwest-Verbund Meeresforschung e. V.) is an alliance of marine research institutions in the north-western region of Germany, encompassing the federal states of Bremen and Lower Saxony. In order to foster the application of research results and the development of marine technologies the registered association also aims at planning and performing research and transfer projects jointly with the business sector.

The members of the association use state-of-the-art marine technologies for their research. Many technologies have been newly developed or adapted, partly in collaboration with partners from industry. The available technologies are used in coastal and deep-sea environments.

NWVM Research & Technologies
The available technologies are used within coastal and deep-sea settings and encompass:
 

• autonomous and remotely-controlled observing systems,
• sensors and sensor systems for environmental monitoring,
• underwater technology to explore the sea floor, including a deep-sea drill rig,
• modelling of environmental changes.

Special technology transfer workshops and information events are organized to enhance networking of diverse marine and maritime stakeholders from business sectors, government agencies, and research fields, in order to instigate novel joint RTD approaches.

The Northwest Marine Research Association operates under the umbrella of the German Marine Research Consortium KDM.