1. © 2005 EU-MOP Consortium Madrid, 24 Jan. 2008 EU-MOP OVERVIEW Elimination Units for Marine Oil Pollution (EU-MOP): The Concept Harilaos N. Psaraftis Professor, NTUA Project Manager, EU-MOP

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

11. © 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

12. © 2005 EU-MOP Consortium WP8 Dissemination/Exploitation WP9 Validation Activities – Proof of Concept WP10 Overall Management and Coordination EU-MOP Workplan

13. © 2005 EU-MOP Consortium Oil Industry in Europe: Ashore & Offshore Major maritime traffic routes, major ports & major offshore installations in EU waters

14. © 2005 EU-MOP Consortium Priority areas for additional response capacity Source: EMSA Priority Areas for Additional Response

15. © 2005 EU-MOP Consortium Oil Spill Trends in EU Waters Oil spilled in Europe from 1990 to 2004 (spills > 7 tons) Source: ITOPF

16. © 2005 EU-MOP Consortium 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. © 2005 EU-MOP Consortium Oil Spill Analysis (Mediterranean Sea) Spills in the Med. Sea according to Size (1990-2003) Source of Raw Data: REMPEC

18. © 2005 EU-MOP Consortium Oil Spill Analysis (Baltic Sea) Spills in the Baltic Sea according to Size (1990-2002) Source of Raw Data: HELCOM/MARIS

19. © 2005 EU-MOP Consortium Oil Spill Analysis (British Islands) Fluctuation of number of spills per annum (1990-2003)

20. © 2005 EU-MOP Consortium Study of Environmental Data Density Function of Hs (English Channel) Source : NTUA Polar Histogram (%) of Mean Wave Direction, θ (English Channel) Source : NTUA

21. © 2005 EU-MOP Consortium Study of Environmental Data Distribution of wave direction for the coasts of Portugal and Galicia (Spain)

22. © 2005 EU-MOP Consortium 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

23. © 2005 EU-MOP Consortium 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 Risk Analysis in EU Waters

24. © 2005 EU-MOP Consortium Distribution of Risk Areas within EU waters Risk Analysis in EU Waters

25. © 2005 EU-MOP Consortium EU-MOP technical concept ??? (3 yrs ago)

26. © 2005 EU-MOP Consortium EU-MOP technical concept (2008) L-size Catamaran L-size MonoCat

27. © 2005 EU-MOP Consortium EU-MOP Unit Types M-size Catamaran M-size MonoCat

28. © 2005 EU-MOP Consortium EU-MOP Unit Types S-size

29. © 2005 EU-MOP Consortium 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 3 YEARS AFTER

30. © 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

31. © 2005 EU-MOP Consortium www.eumop.org

32. © 2005 EU-MOP Consortium Thank you very much!