CNRC — Bassin à glace de 21m - Installation de recherche ### 📋 Eligible Entities This is a research facility access program, not a traditional grant. Eligible users include: - Private sector companies conducting ice-related research and product development - Academic institutions and universities requiring ice tank testing - Research organizations and consortiums with ice engineering projects - Industrial clients in marine, transportation, and cold-climate technology sectors - Organizations must have a defined research or testing project requiring ice tank capabilities Note: This is facility rental/access, not direct funding to businesses --- ### 💰 Funding Details - Program Type: Paid facility access (cost-recovery model) - Facility Specifications: 21m × 7m × 1.1m concrete basin - No grant funds awarded — users pay for facility time and operational costs - Pricing structure: Based on hourly or project-based rental rates (specific rates determined by CNRC scheduling) - No matching requirement — direct user-pay model - Not repayable — operational fees for facility use --- ### 🛠️ Approved Expenses Facility can be used for testing and research on: - Ice formation and behavior studies - Marine vessel hull performance in ice conditions - Cold-climate equipment and material durability testing - Offshore platform ice interaction research - Transportation technology ice resistance validation - Hydrodynamic and ice-breaking efficiency research - Material performance under extreme cold conditions (-20°C environments) - Product development requiring controlled ice environments --- ### ⚠️ Conditions & Milestones - Facility Control: CNRC operates and maintains all equipment; users do not own assets - Temperature Range: Controllable down to -20°C with ice layer buildup to 0.6m maximum - Equipment Included: Towing bridge and maintenance bridge systems provided - Booking Requirements: Project definition and scheduling coordination required in advance - Operational Standards: Users must comply with CNRC safety and facility protocols - Research Timeline: Projects scheduled based on facility availability and CNRC priorities - Data Access: