Skarsvaag featured in Scan Magazine through circular maritime project

A recent feature in Scan Magazine highlights AION’s work to develop new industrial applications for recycled plastic materials. One of the projects featured is a maritime collaboration involving REV Ocean and a vessel built by Skarsvaag Boats.

The article explores how AION works with companies to identify waste streams and develop new applications for materials that would otherwise be discarded. In the REV Ocean project, recovered fishing gear became part of the material development behind a new maritime application.

For Skarsvaag Boats, the project represents an interesting meeting point between material innovation and practical boatbuilding.

Working with HDPE is already an established part of our competence. The material is used across both vessel construction and specialised maritime solutions, where production methods, material properties and operational requirements must work together.

Projects like this give us an opportunity to explore how new material streams can be introduced into demanding maritime applications without losing sight of what ultimately matters: the finished solution has to work at sea.

The project also demonstrates the value of collaboration across the entire development chain. Material expertise, industrial design and practical production each bring different perspectives, and bringing them together can open possibilities that would be difficult to achieve in isolation.

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Scan Magazine tells the broader story of AION and its approach to circular material development in the feature “AION: Designing circular solutions that work.”

Read the full article in Scan Magazine

Source: Scan Magazine.

Sven-Erik Knoff

Sven-Erik Knoff is a Norwegian photographer, filmmaker, brand strategist and strategic advisor working with companies and organisations across maritime industries, aquaculture, technology, tourism, hospitality and B2B. His work includes strategic and practical use of AI in business, communication and creative processes.

Through FotoKnoff and DREYMA, he works at the intersection of business strategy, brand positioning, visual storytelling, digital communication, SEO, content development and AI-assisted workflows. His work ranges from photography and film production to long-term brand development, editorial content, websites, strategic communication and business development.

Knoff combines extensive professional experience with AI as Augmented Intelligence, using technology to strengthen research, analysis, problem-solving, creativity and decision-making rather than replacing human expertise. His approach is problem-driven rather than tool-driven, with an emphasis on context, critical evaluation, source quality and professional judgement.

He has more than a decade of professional experience in visual communication and an extensive background in business development, tourism and hospitality. This combination of industry understanding, strategic communication, technology and high-end visual production helps organisations explain complex expertise, strengthen their market position and reach relevant audiences.

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