# GEOMAR

Mesocosm testing — Ecological impact monitoring.

Source: https://en.bioecon.ru/companies/geomar/
Updated: 2026-07-02

- Country: Germany

## Verifiable facts

| Fact | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding | 432,000 EUR in funding for GEOMAR as part of the AQUACOSM-plus project (2026-09-01) | https://www.geomar.de/en/research/ongoing-projects/project-details/prj/357779?cHash=41b739bd2ae99e3658c523aa307e6179 |
| Revenue | approximately 89-98 million euros annually | https://deep-rest.ifremer.fr/About-DEEP-REST/Consortium/Helmholtz-Centre-for-Ocean-Research-Kiel-GEOMAR-Germany, https://www.geomar.de/en/centre/about-geomar/geomar-at-a-glance, https://www.geomar.de/en/centre/about-us |
| Headcount | 1000 employees (2024-01-01) | https://deep-rest.ifremer.fr/About-DEEP-REST/Consortium/Helmholtz-Centre-for-Ocean-Research-Kiel-GEOMAR-Germany, https://www.geomar.de/en/centre/about-us |
| Capacity | 9 free-floating mesocosm units, each with a volume of approximately 50-55 cubic meters | https://bg.copernicus.org/articles/10/1835/2013/bg-10-1835-2013.pdf, https://mesocosm.org/mesocosm/kosmos-kiel-off-shore-mesocosms-for-ocean-simulations/, https://www.aquacosm.eu/mesocosms/kosmos-kiel-off-shore-mesocosms-for-ocean-simulations, https://www.geomar.de/en/fb2-bi/biogeochemical-processess/kosmos |
| Production site | GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Germany; deployable globally from mid-sized research vessels | https://mesocosm.org/mesocosm/kosmos-kiel-off-shore-mesocosms-for-ocean-simulations/, https://www.aquacosm.eu/mesocosms/kosmos-kiel-off-shore-mesocosms-for-ocean-simulations, https://www.geomar.de/en/fb2-bi/biogeochemical-processess/kosmos |
| Regulatory approval | GEOMAR provides support for obtaining necessary research permits and regulatory approvals for its projects and external users | https://www.aquacosm.eu/mesocosms/kosmos-kiel-off-shore-mesocosms-for-ocean-simulations, https://www.geomar.de/en/oos |

Independent sources: aquacosm.eu, bg.copernicus.org, deep-rest.ifremer.fr, mesocosm.org

## Technologies

- [Ocean alkalinity enhancement](https://en.bioecon.ru/technology/ocean-alkalinity-enhancement/)