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EU-MOP OVERVIEW

EU-MOP OVERVIEW. Elimination Units for Marine Oil Pollution (EU-MOP): The Concept. Harilaos N. Psaraftis Professor, NTUA Project Manager, EU-MOP. Madrid, 24 Jan. 2008. Strategic Objectives.

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EU-MOP OVERVIEW

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  1. EU-MOP OVERVIEW Elimination Units for Marine Oil Pollution (EU-MOP): The Concept Harilaos N. PsaraftisProfessor, NTUAProject Manager, EU-MOP Madrid, 24 Jan. 2008

  2. Strategic Objectives Project EU-MOP addresses (FP6-2003-Transport-3) Objective 2 “Advanced design and production techniques”, Research Domain 2.5 of the Thematic Priority 6.2 “Sustainable Surface Transport”: …. Emphasis will be put on clean, cost and energy effective processes, sub-sea robotics and autonomous systems for maintenance and inspection, innovative dismantling and recycling operations including the removal of oil slicks at sea.

  3. EU-MOP Project Goal • The goal of EU-MOP project is to introduce an innovative, reliable and advanced oil combating ‘total solution’, thereby enhancing the existing oil confrontation capability and the protection of marine environment

  4. EU-MOP Project Features • Strong consortium • Highly interdisciplinary • Leading edge R&D • Innovation • Industrial appeal • Advisory committee

  5. Interdisciplinary approach • Vessel design • Robotics • Propulsion • Oil processing • Cost-benefit • Response logistics • Validation (proof of concept) • Dissemination

  6. Some facts • Project start: 1 Feb. 2005 • Duration: 3 years • 13 partners from 7 EU countries • Total man-months: 235 • Total budget: 2.900.00 EUR • EC funding: 1.900.000 EUR

  7. EU-MOP Partners CountryNo Code Organization • Greece 1 NTUA National Technical University of Athens • UK 2 SSRC University of Strathclyde, S.S.R.C. • France 3 SIR SIREHNA S.A. • Portugal 4 ISQ Instituto de Soldadura e Qualidade • UK 5 BMT British Maritime Technology • Spain 6 CET Cetemar • Greece 7 EPE Environmental Protection Engineering S.A. • Spain 8 AUR Aurensis • UK 9 OXF University of Oxford • Spain 10 CON Consultrans • France 11 BEM BE-Mauric • Germany 12 ISL Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics • Germany 13 IPA Fraunhofer I.P.A.

  8. EU-MOP Advisory Committee • E. de Nanteuil, CEDRE • M. Dorey, Vikoma • V. Kyrikos, AVIN International • F. Larsen, Lamor • M. Palomares, IMO

  9. Unit located oil Mother Ship EU-MOP swarm Ready to unload to Mother Ship EU-MOP unit operating in situ Oil spill Protecting the shore EU-MOP Concept EU-MOP communications

  10. EU-MOP Workpackages

  11. EU-MOP Workplan • WP0 State of the Art – Baseline • WP1 Operational Specifications & Technical Requirements • WP2 Design of the Elimination Units for Marine Oil Pollution, EU-MOP • WP3 Energy Source & Propulsion • WP4 Artificial Intelligence & Robotics • WP5 Oil Processing Scheme • WP6 Cost Benefit Assessment • WP7 Emergency Response Management - Logistics

  12. EU-MOP Workplan • WP8 Dissemination/Exploitation • WP9 Validation Activities – Proof of Concept • WP10 Overall Management and Coordination

  13. Oil Industry in Europe: Ashore & Offshore Major maritime traffic routes, major ports & major offshore installations in EU waters

  14. Priority Areas for Additional Response Priority areas for additional response capacity Source: EMSA

  15. Oil Spill Trends in EU Waters Oil spilled in Europe from 1990 to 2004 (spills > 7 tons)Source: ITOPF

  16. EU-MOP Oil Spill Analysis for EU Waters • Mediterranean Sea • Baltic Sea • North Sea • Kiel Canal • English Channel • British Islands • European Atlantic (France, Spain and Portugal)

  17. Oil Spill Analysis (Mediterranean Sea) Spills in the Med. Seaaccording to Size (1990-2003) Source of Raw Data: REMPEC

  18. Oil Spill Analysis (Baltic Sea) Spills in the Baltic Sea according to Size (1990-2002) Source of Raw Data: HELCOM/MARIS

  19. Oil Spill Analysis (British Islands) Fluctuation of number of spills per annum (1990-2003)

  20. Study of Environmental Data Density Function of Hs (English Channel)Source : NTUA Polar Histogram (%) of Mean Wave Direction, θ (English Channel)Source : NTUA

  21. Study of Environmental Data Distribution of wave direction for the coasts of Portugal and Galicia (Spain)

  22. Risk Analysis in EU Waters Risk Parameters (ordinal/ranking approach) • Level of Past Spill Incidents • Level of Tanker Traffic • Basic Traffic Hazards • Tanker Route Diverges or Merges with Traffic Flow • Geographical Hazards of the Area of Interest • Major Port Activities • Major Refinery Activities • Navigation Hazards • Sea State Characteristics • Particularly Sensitive Areas • Level of Response Capacity • Level of Financial and Environmental Impact

  23. Risk Analysis in EU Waters Proposed Risk Areas in the EU Waters Mediterranean Sea • The Aegean Sea • The Southern Region of Sicily (Straits of Sicily) • The North Adriatic Sea • The Straits of Gibraltar Atlantic Front (European Atlantic) • The Galician Coast NW of Spain • The English Channel (e.g. its approaches) North Sea • Off the Coasts of the Netherlands and Belgium • The UKCS and the Area of Offshore Oil & Gas Inst., NE of the UK Baltic Sea • The Kiel Canal & the Entrance to the Baltic Sea • The Entrance to Gulf of Finland

  24. Risk Analysis in EU Waters Distribution of Risk Areas within EU waters

  25. EU-MOP technical concept • ??? • (3 yrs ago)

  26. EU-MOP technical concept (2008) L-size Catamaran L-size MonoCat

  27. EU-MOP Unit Types M-size Catamaran M-size MonoCat

  28. EU-MOP Unit Types S-size

  29. 3 YEARS AFTER • All of the project’s objectives have been fulfilled • Project produced more than its TOR • Several variants have been designed • Model experiments have been conducted • Analyses have been conducted as regards: • Spill statistics and risk • Vehicle design • Hydrodynamics • Propulsion • Robotics • Cost-benefit • Logistics (strategic/tactical/operational) • Validation/proof of concept • Concept: promising for further development • Both technically and economy-wise

  30. EU-MOP Coordinates EU-MOP project web site: www.eumop.org • EU-MOP public deliverables, news bulletin and other info available (oil spill library, links, etc) • All of today’s presentations will be available at this web site

  31. www.eumop.org

  32. Thank you very much!

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