Aalto Ice and Wave Tank is a 40 m x 40 m water basin equipped to produce sea ice and waves in model scale. It is the largest ice basin in the world by area and the only wide basin in the world that allows experiments with both ice and waves. The tank is a significant national and international facility. The climate warming has resulted to changing ice conditions and properties, and has led to new ways of using cold sea areas. Our tank has an important role in research that accelerates green transition and mitigates risks related to marine operations on cold sea areas. In more detail, we study, for example, offshore wind turbines in ice, ice-going ships, and ice mechanics. The basin is multifunctional, and can be used for open water tests also. In addition to our group in Aalto and our collaborators, the basin is used by students and industrial partners.

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