China is developing the world’s large offshore platform for deep - sea research, in any weather conditions as reported by CCTV, a news agency specializing in video on demand based in Beijing belonging to the state - owned China Central Television that released information about the launch of this important national scientific - technological infrastructure project.
The development of this floating “island” is being carried out by Shanghai Jiao Tong University that recenertly announced the construction of this major infrastructure project, the largest semi - submersible research platform ever attempted.
Called the deep - Sea All - Weather Resident Floating Research Facility or “Open - Sea Floating Island” for short, the names just about say it all.
Expected to be completed by 2030, the complex will include a main platform, onboard laboratories and ground support infrastructure.
The platform is a double - hulled semi - submersible structure designed to conduct experiments at depths of up to 10.000 metres.
The develpment will allow work to be carried out in adverse maritime conditions and at great depths for long periods. The facility will be used to test deepwater mineral extraction systems, marine eqioment, and offshore oil and gas infrastructure.
The platform apart the exploration of marine resources, also aims to accelerate studies linked seasonal changes in ocean ecosystems, investigate the origin of life and improve the accuracy of typhoon broadcasting, which will strengthen measures to prevent natural disasters and mitigate the consequences.
University researcher Yang Jianmin noted that the platform will be able to move at the speed of a research vessel, and, once at the designed point, be held in position by ballasting.
The
development according to Shanghai Jiao Tong University Professor Xiao Longfei,
seeks to combine the mobility of a research vessel with the ability to operate
for a long time at a fixed point.
The professor said that the University lacked a research facility that could
move quickly in the mession area for long periods. To fill this gap, were
combined the characteristics of semi - submersible platforms used in the
offshore oil and gas industry with those of research vessels, creating a
completely new concept of semi – submersible research platform.
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