CORRASBLUE

CORRASBLUE is among the 24 research and innovation projects recommended for funding of the 2024 Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership. The Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership represents an unprecedent effort of 74 Partner institutions from 30 countries and the European Commission to pool research and innovation investments and align national programmes at pan-European scale. As a Horizon Europe co-funded partnership, its strategy takes into consideration the R&I agendas of the sea basins (Mediterranean, Black Sea, Baltic and North Sea) and the Atlantic Ocean. CORRASBlue aims to deliver a cross-sectoral digital platform to the marine and maritime industries by 1) maximizing materials, 2) minimizing corrosion-associated environmental and ecological risks, 3) providing decision makers and industry a ‘win-win’ approach for infrastructure management and control, and 4) producing a flexible, long-term data-integration system for future innovative developments. The CORRASBlue consortium encompasses multi-disciplinary and cross-sectoral experts across 10 countries and 3 sea basins (Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, and North Sea). We have gathered a significant number of experts across research, industry, and policymaking sectors with the aim to de-fragmentalize the current landscape of corrosion management and drive the innovation needed to advance sustainability of our knowledgebased society and economy and to meet the EU Green Deal and future EU Blue Deal targets. Main objective of CORRASBlue is to develop a novel Coastal Corrosion Risk Management (CCRM) digital twin that will integrate holistic sensor measurements, corrosion state, and mitigator effectiveness to enhance corrosion management, enabling comprehensive monitoring and maintenance strategies to safeguard marine infrastructure and ecosystem health.