EU-MOP OVERVIEW

© 2005 EU-MOP Consortium

Madrid, 24 Jan. 2008

EU-MOP OVERVIEW

Elimination Units for Marine Oil Pollution (EU-MOP): The Concept

Harilaos N. PsaraftisProfessor, NTUAProject Manager, EU-MOP


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.

Strategic Objectives


•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

EU-MOP Project Goal


• Strong consortium• Highly interdisciplinary• Leading edge R&D• Innovation• Industrial appeal• Advisory committee

EU-MOP Project Features


Interdisciplinary approach

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


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


Country No 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.

EU-MOP Partners


• E. de Nanteuil, CEDRE • M. Dorey, Vikoma• V. Kyrikos, AVIN International• F. Larsen, Lamor• M. Palomares, IMO

EU-MOP Advisory Committee


EU-MOP Concept

EU-MOP swarm

Oil spill

Mother Ship

EU-MOP unit operating in situ

Protecting the shore

EU-MOP communications

Unit located oil

Ready to unload to Mother Ship


EU-MOP Workpackages ConceptConcept OperationsOperations

WP10 WP10

EUEU--MOP = Design Concept + Swarm Control + Propulsion + Oil ConfrontMOP = Design Concept + Swarm Control + Propulsion + Oil Confronting + Management ing + Management SPILL MITIGATIONSPILL MITIGATION

Equipment Inventory

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Review

Pollution Risk

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Spill Scenarios

Requirements+ Specs

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EU-MOP Design

EU-MOP Propulsion

EU-MOP Robotics

EU-MOPOil Processing

WP4WP4

WP3WP3

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Cost BenefitAssessment

Cost & BenefitSynthesis

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• 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

EU-MOP Workplan


• WP8 Dissemination/Exploitation• WP9 Validation Activities – Proof of Concept• WP10 Overall Management and Coordination

EU-MOP Workplan


Oil Industry in Europe: Ashore & Offshore

Major maritime traffic routes, major ports & major offshore installations in EU waters


Priority areas for additional response capacity Source: EMSA

Priority Areas for Additional Response


Oil Spill Trends in EU Waters

Oil spilled in Europe from 1990 to 2004 (spills > 7 tons)Source: ITOPF

Annual Distribution of Spills

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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)


Oil Spill Analysis (Mediterranean Sea)

Spills in the Med. Sea according to Size (1990-2003) Source of Raw Data: REMPEC

Quantity of Spilled Oil by Spill Size

4762 ton/ 33%

61 ton/ 0.04%

9700 ton/ 67%

0-7 tons 7-700 tons >700 tons


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Oil Spill Analysis (Baltic Sea)

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

Distribution of Spills by Spill Size

72%

27%1%

0-7 tons 7-700 tons >700 tons


Oil Spill Analysis (British Islands)

Fluctuation of number of spills per annum (1990-2003)


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Study of Environmental Data

Density Function of Hs (English Channel)Source : NTUA

Polar Histogram (%) of Mean Wave Direction, θ (English Channel)Source : NTUA


Study of Environmental Data

Distribution of wave direction for the coasts of Portugal and Galicia (Spain)

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Wave Direction for points 44.00N,9.00W/40.00N,10.00W

Direction away from shore Direction towards shore


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

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 GibraltarAtlantic 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 UKBaltic Sea• The Kiel Canal & the Entrance to the Baltic Sea• The Entrance to Gulf of Finland



Distribution of Risk Areas within EU waters



EU-MOP technical concept

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EU-MOP technical concept (2008)L-size Catamaran

L-size MonoCat

Length o.a. 3.20 m

Breadth o.a. 2.30 m

Depth 1.45 m

Oil tank capacity 2.0 m3

Skimmer type Lamor LBC 2C-2700

Speed, max 4.0 kts

Speed, recovery mode 1.0 knot

Length o.a. 3.50 m

Breadth o.a. 2.30 m

Depth 1.29 m


Skimmer type Lamor Bow Collector 2 C2700

Speed, max 4.0 kts



EU-MOP Unit Types M-size Catamaran

Length o.a. 3.00 m

Breadth o.a. 1.88 m

Depth 1.25 m


Skimmer type Lamor LHS 2CP

Speed, max 4.0 kts


Length o.a. 2.40 m

Breadth o.a. 1.88 m

Depth 1.20 m


Skimmer type Lamor Bow Collector LHS 2CP

Speed, max 3.0 kts


M-size MonoCat


EU-MOP Unit Types S-size

Length o.a. 1.20 m

Breadth o.a. 1.10 m

Depth 0.90 m


Skimmer type Ro Clean – DBD 5

Speed, max 1.0 kts



• 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 riskVehicle designHydrodynamicsPropulsionRoboticsCost-benefitLogistics (strategic/tactical/operational)Validation/proof of concept

• Concept: promising for further development• Both technically and economy-wise

3 YEARS AFTER


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

EU-MOP Coordinates


www.eumop.org


Thank you very much!

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