![Signing of Master Research Collaboration Agreement to establish Seatrium-TCOMS Ocean Lab by (front left to right) Mr Chris Ong, CEO of Seatrium, and Professor Chan Eng Soon, CEO of TCOMS. The signing was witnessed by Minister of State for Trade and Industry Ms Low Yen Ling (second row, centre), Mr Mark Gainsborough, Chairman of Seatrium (second row, left), and Mr Frederick Chew, CEO of A*STAR (second row, right) Seatrium TCOMS Ocean Lab Master Research Collaboration Agreement Signing](/images/stories/News/News2023/Seatrium-TCOMS_Ocean_Lab_Master_Research_Collaboration_Agreement_Signing.jpg)
With this agreement Seatrium and TCOMS will jointly pursue five main research thrusts centred on offshore renewable energy such as floating offshore wind systems; cleaner oil and gas solutions including smart floating production platforms; smart marine systems such as autonomous vessels and green ships; new energy solutions including ammonia (NH3), hydrogen (H2) and Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS); as well as digitalisation & data analytics for enhanced predictability and reliability of ocean systems and its infrastructure.
The agreement builds on joint projects conducted over the past five years between TCOMS and Seatrium, ranging from the digital twinning of autonomous tugs and offshore energy systems to the design evolution and validation of future offshore wind platforms and marine infrastructure. Some of the projects made use of the TCOMS ocean basin facility which can recreate extreme ocean conditions that may be faced by ocean systems and infrastructure across their asset lifecycle.