Modular multi-purpose offshore platforms, the TROPOS Project Approach Eduardo Quevedo eduardo.quevedo@plocan.eu TROPOS Coordination Team
CONTENT CONTENT 1. Introduction 2. Challenges 3. Objectives 4. Consortium 5. Plans 6. Progress 7. Conclusions
INTRODUCTION - PLOCAN National Government (50%) 50 M Regional Government (50%) 2007-2021 Main objective : design and construction of an offshore platform for Research & Innovation in the marine science and technologies. The PLOCAN Platform will be a fixed structure Located off the East coast of the Gran Canaria Island Distance from the coast: 4km Depths around 30m. Fernando Montecruz
INTRODUCTION Where we are Fernando Montecruz
INTRODUCTION Where we are Fernando Montecruz
INTRODUCTION Where we are
INTRODUCTION Where we are
INTRODUCTION What we do Fernando Montecruz
INTRODUCTION What we do Fernando Montecruz
CHALLENGES Year 2005 More than half of the population lived within 200 km of the coast Year 2025 Number of citizens living in these areas will be doubled Challenge: To share sites, infrastructures and costs in diverse activities to be implemented offshore Multi-Use Oceanic Platforms Concept http://www.zonu.com
CHALLENGES 1.- Offshore Renewable Energies http://finaverawindenergy.com http://www.hawaiistar.com http://ocsenergy.anl.gov http://www.greenlivinganswers.com
CHALLENGES Energy evolution Necessity for space management Annual offshore wind capacity will increase from 1.1 GW in 2011 to 6.5 GW in 2020, an average net increase of 21.5% per year The space should be shared
CHALLENGES 2.- Maritime Transport http://www.dasolar.com
CHALLENGES 3.- Offshore Aquaculture http://www.aquaculturehub.org http://www.ceibahamas.org/aquaculture.aspx Thomas Bjørkan http://www.ceibahamas.org/aquaculture.aspx
CHALLENGES 4.- Leisure http://www.luxurynews.es http://www.dolphinwhale.co.uk/ http://conradhotels3.hilton.com/ http://www.hamiltonisland.com.au/
CHALLENGES Multi-use oceanic Platform - Hybrids, synergies - Why not?, Business model http://troposplatform.eu/
3 funded projects CHALLENGES OCEAN.2011-1: Multi-use offshore platforms http://www.h2ocean-project.eu/ http://www.mermaidproject.eu/ http://www.troposplatform.eu/
OBJECTIVES Three offshore platform designs for Mediterranean, Subtropical and Tropical scenarios Integration among renewable energies, offshore aquaculture, transport and leisure Assess the economic feasibility and viability Develop environmental impact methodology and assessment http://www.troposplatform.eu/
1 Public Consortium 1 Association 7 Universities 3 Research Organizations 2 Enterprises 4 SMEs CONSORTIUM
Work packages PLANS
Work plan 36 months WPs WP1 Management stages PLANS Sent deliverable Deliverable to be sent 1 2 3 4 5 6 WP2 WP3 WP4 WP5 WP6 WP7 WP8 M1-M6 M7-M12 M12-M18 M19-M24 M25-M30 M31-M36
Modular approach PROGRESS
PROGRESS Modular approach - Artistic representation
PROGRESS Modular approach The TEAL (Transport, Energy, Aquaculture and Leisure) Components Leisure
PROGRESS Modular Approach - The Example of the Canary Islands Transport - Existing Port Infrastructures
PROGRESS Modular Approach - The Example of the Canary Islands Energy - Local mix of resources - Example of Annual Average Wind Speed
PROGRESS Modular Approach - The Example of the Canary Islands Aquaculture - Local market and several studies carried out
PROGRESS Modular Approach - The Example of the Canary Islands Leisure - Local economy mainly based on tourism
PROGRESS Modular Approach - The Example of the Canary Islands 4 possible locations have been defined as an initial draft Aquaculture 4 Gran Canaria island 1 Transport 3 Leisure 2 Energy http://www.gewers-pudewill.de/
GIS Decision Tool PROGRESS
PROGRESS GIS Decision Tool First approach providing the Gebco 0.8 bathymetry Canary Islands Greece Taiwan
PROGRESS Crete (Greece)
PROGRESS Taiwan Penghu Archipelagos 50x50 Km Green Island 50x50 Km LiuChiuYu 50x50 Km
PROGRESS Definition of extreme concepts The Leisure Case
PROGRESS Definition of extreme concepts The Industrial Case
PROGRESS Modular Approach Technological aspects Technologies being defined at the moment
CONCLUSIONS The TROPOS Project will deliver 3 offshore platform designs defined by regions: Mediterranean Greece Tropical Taiwan Subtropical Canary Islands The TROPOS Project will show different sectors working together in an offshore platform: Transport Energy Aquaculture Leisure
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