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ID30 THE CIM-UVIGO PLUG-IN HYBRID PROPULSION VESSEL FOR COASTAL OCEANOGRAPHIC
RESEARCH: A TOOL FOR THE ECOLOGICAL TRANSITION
Daniel Rey117, Luis Anso ena118, Raimundo Tapia119, Emilio Ma añón120, José Manuel Ga cía-Es é ez121, Soledad
Ga cía-Gil122, Moncho Ges ei a123, Celia Olaba ia124 and F an Ramil125
We p esen an oceanog aphic esea ch ibe glass ein o ced poly-
es e essel o medium size (19.5 m leng h x 5.4 m beam) and
plug-in hyb id p opulsion complemen ed by a powe gene a ion
sys em based on sola panels wi h polyc ys alline cells connec -
ed o a cha ge and wo wind u bines connec ed o hei con ol
sys ems. The essel will be equipped o scien i ic esea ch asks
in seas and coas al wa e s, wi h an ope a ing cos ha makes i
iable in he long e m, ha is en i onmen ally iendly, wi h an
e icien managemen model, and ha acili a es he collec ion o
oceanog aphic da a o high echnical quali y.
The cons uc ion is p omo ed by he Cen o de In es igación
Ma iña de la Uni e sidade de Vigo (CIM) and commissioned o
Rodman Polyships. The essel’s 3-day au onomy will acili a e
oceanic obse a ion, he s udy and moni o ing o he e ec s o
clima e change on he ma ine-coas al ecosys em, ma ine eco ox-
icology, sus ainable exploi a ion o ma ine esou ces (li ing and
non-li ing) and in eg a ed managemen o he coas al zone. I
aims o s eng hen he cen e ’s capabili ies o add ess wi h g ea -
e assu ance and compe ence some o he mos c i ical socie-
al challenges ela ed o clima e and en i onmen al change, o
which he gene a ion o ocean da a is a c ucial elemen o p o ide
adequa e in o ma ion o suppo he de elopmen o he sus ain-
able blue economy.
The in as uc u e will be managed as a gene al se ice p o id-
ed by he Ma ine En i onmen Uni o he Es ación de Ciencias
Ma iñas de To alla (ECIMAT), a Resea ch Suppo Cen e (CAI)
o ganically dependen on he CIM, wi h he capaci y o in oice
and p o ide he necessa y echnical assis ance. I will be made
a ailable o he in e na ional communi y h ough he Eu opean
Ma ine Li ing Resou ces Resea ch In as uc u e (EMBRC-ERIC)
o which ECIMAT belongs, and h ough he pa icipa ion o CIM
esea ch g oups in o he Eu opean in as uc u e ne wo ks such
as EMSO o EPOS.