1. © 2005 EU-MOP Consortium Athens, 9 June 06 EU-MOP OVERVIEW Elimination Units for Marine Oil Pollution (EU-MOP): The Concept Harilaos N. Psaraftis Professor, NTUA

2. © 2005 EU-MOP Consortium 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

3. © 2005 EU-MOP Consortium 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

4. © 2005 EU-MOP Consortium Strong consortium Highly interdisciplinary Leading edge R&D Innovation Industrial appeal Advisory committee EU-MOP Project Features

5. © 2005 EU-MOP Consortium Interdisciplinary approach Vessel design Robotics Propulsion Oil processing Cost-benefit Response logistics Validation (proof of concept) Dissemination

6. © 2005 EU-MOP Consortium 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. © 2005 EU-MOP Consortium CountryNoCodeOrganization Greece1NTUANational Technical University of Athens UK2SSRCUniversity of Strathclyde, S.S.R.C. France3SIRSIREHNA S.A. Portugal4ISQInstituto de Soldadura e Qualidade UK5BMTBritish Maritime Technology Spain6CETCetemar Greece7EPEEnvironmental Protection Engineering S.A. Spain8AURAurensis UK9OXFUniversity of Oxford Spain10CONConsultrans France11BEMBE-Mauric Germany12ISLInstitute of Shipping Economics and Logistics Germany13IPAFraunhofer I.P.A. EU-MOP Partners

8. © 2005 EU-MOP Consortium As of Oct. 2005: M. Dorey, Vikoma V. Kyrikos, AVIN International G. Peigné, CEDRE M. Palomares, IMO EU-MOP Advisory Committee

9. © 2005 EU-MOP Consortium 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

10. © 2005 EU-MOP Consortium EU-MOP Mapping

11. © 2005 EU-MOP Consortium EU-MOP Modules

12. © 2005 EU-MOP Consortium 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

13. © 2005 EU-MOP Consortium WP8 Dissemination/Exploitation WP9 Validation Activities – Proof of Concept WP10 Overall Management and Coordination EU-MOP Workplan

14. © 2005 EU-MOP Consortium 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

15. © 2005 EU-MOP Consortium EU-MOP June Workshop