2. Marine Technologies Overview
Float Incorporated
Marine Technologies Overview
Pneumatically Stabilized Platform (PSP)
Defense Advanced Research Project Agency
Confirmation of PSP marine technology
Tank testing 1995 – 1996
Office of Naval Research
Validation of PSP marine technology characteristics
Tank testing 1997 – 1998
Float Inc. PSP marine technology chosen for inclusion in a national R&D program: USA – Department of Defense “Mobile Offshore Base” program
Rho-Cee Wave Energy Converter (ρC)
BOEM – Ohmsett tank testing facility (2009)
Confirmation of Rho-Cee WEC 1/6th scale tank testing results indicated wave power capture rate between 50% to 94%
Potential Energy Storage (PES) System permits the storage of captured energy in the form of compressed air within the confines of the PSP’s cylinder interstitial volumes.

3. Float Incorporated and Beyond the Horizon

4. Float Europe® proposal – Offshore Floating Ocean Energy System (OFOES)
Stable with large Variable Deck Loads Capabilities
At-sea motion stability and structural loads mitigation by decoupling the “hull” from ocean wave pressures through the use of air buoyancy, which is both compressible and mobile within the OFOES platform cylinders.
Potential Energy Storage (PES)
System permits the storage of captured energy in form of compressed air within the confines of the PSP’s cylinder interstitial volumes.
Modular
OFOES cylinders assembled into modules
Modules assembled into OFOES platform configuration
Modules assembly can be accomplished in Sea State 3 levels
Monolithic platform
Modular construction and assembly
OFOES modular construction permits extension of existing OFOES without interruption of existing activities onboard
Mobile
OFOES can be repositioned to a different area/zone as the OFOES is simply retained in position by the appropriate anchorage system
Long life
OFOES is constructed of post constraint, reinforced concrete having a useful life exceeding 70-years.
No dry-docking required, and requires no significant maintenance of the basic hull.
Easily decommissioned at “end-of-life”.

5. THE PROBLEM as stated in the EUROPEAN COMISSION MEMO/13/448 Brussels, 23May2013 EU FACTUAL SITUATION – extracts
European Ports are:
Crucial for the EU transport business and Europe’s competiveness & have a huge potential for job creation & investment
Europe’s ports are the gateways to the European continent:
74% of extra-EU goods shipped through ports
Equally important for intra-European trade:
37% of the intra-EU freight traffic pass by ports yearly
Port activities contribute directly to employment, inward investment and GDP growth.

6. But Europe's ports face major challenges!
High predicted growth - 50% growth of cargo handling predicted by 2030
A structural performance gap in Europe port efficiency – of the 329 existing EU ports, 83 require upgrades – cost estimates exceed 800 Billion Euros
The changing nature of shipping - EU ports must adapt to changing need of the industry
The new proposals - European Commission estimates modernization can save the EU economy up to 10 Billion Euros by 2030
More efficient ports - proposals of new, transparent & open procedures
Better connections to the hinterland Improved framework for investment
Social dialogue: ensuring good working conditions

8. European TENTEC Transport Infrastructure

9. EU - DG for Internal Policies – Policy Department B Structural and Cohesion Policies Figure 15: The European container port system and logistics core regions in the hinterland page 36 – dated 2015

10. Europe vessel port calls

11. Innovative response is to go to sea with Float Inc
Innovative response is to go to sea with Float Inc. Security Port & LNG TERMINALS!

12. Float Europe® proposal

13. LNG Terminal Electricity generation, Desalination, Storage, Refueling, and Re-gasification which can be positioned within the Float Inc. Security Port (OFOES) or an individual LNG Terminal for a specific candidate site.
LNG storage & LNG vessel refueling:
400,000 cubic meters of LNG in storage
Refueling of large gas-powered vessels to the leeward side of the Security Port (OFOES)
Produce up to 30 Million cubic meters/day of gas
LNG which has been re-gasified by an energy-efficient & environmentally sensitive process of co-generation produces:
1,000 MW of power and 80,000 cubic meters of potable water per day.
Rather than serving existing, or projected shore-side utilities, we are those facilities - at the highest quality, able to provide portability and flexibility characteristics, if desired.
Our concept of the LNG terminal can be scaled-down or up and still maintain the long-lived concrete hull structure - and the co-generation principles of operation.

14. Europe 2020 - Blue Economy / Blue Growth Extract – Table 2. 3 Table 2
Europe Blue Economy / Blue Growth Extract – Table 2.3 Table Maritime economic activities by development stage – based upon size (2008 or latest available year), recent growth (average annual GDP growth last 5 available years) and potential (ranking 1-6 with 6 being highest).
Maritime economic activity Size today Recent Future
(Billion €) Growth Potential Float Europe® Proposals
Mature Stage
4. Coastal protection % Breakwater / floating real estate
3. Coastal tourism & yachting % Breakwater/marina
1. Short-sea shipping % Security Port / OFOES
2. Offshore oil & gas % Offshore Floating Real Estate
Growth stage
5. Offshore wind % Offshore Floating Ocean Energy System
6. Cruise tourism % Security Port / OFOES
8. Maritime monitoring & surveillance Offshore Floating Ocean Energy System
7. Marine aquatic products % Offshore Floating Ocean Energy System
(Pre-) development stage
9. Blue Biotechnology % Offshore Floating Ocean Energy System
10. Ocean renewable energy Offshore Floating Ocean Energy System
11. Marine minerals mining / Offshore Floating Real Estate

15. Float Europe® funding research:
Europe Blue Economy / Blue Growth Extract – Table 2.3
Gross Value Added indicators for Deep Sea Shipping category:
98Billion Euros GVA and plus 1.2Million employments
Floating Liquefied Natural Gas Market
to surpass 78Billion USD by 2024

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