Waterborne: Blue Growth activities

Blue Growth Activities
Who are we ?
• The European Technology Platform WATERBORNE is a
forum where all stakeholders from the waterborne sector
(sea & inland) define and share a common Vision a
Strategic Research Agenda, driving the necessary
innovation efforts forward.
• In order to identify research priorities, the
WATERBORNETP is structured in two pillars:
– Blue Growth with the “Working Group Blue Growth” supporting
the Development of Industrial Activities at Sea,
– Transport with the Vessel for the Future Association
Who are we ?
– DCNS
– MTI Holland
– IRT – Institut
Jules Verne
– Fraunhofer CML
– Forskningsradet
– TSI
– Force
– Hidroteknik
– University
of
Lisboa
– BSHC
– SEA Europe
– CTO
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CMT
Cruise Council
CEREMA
National Maritime
College of Ireland
SINTEF
Konsortium
Deutsche
Meeresforschung
Ocean
Energy
Europe
MARIN
Sirehna
CETENA
– GICAN
– Finnish Maritime
Industries
– Fincantieri
– CTNaval
– STX
– CPMR
Bureau
Veritas
– Rolls-Royce
SETTING THE SCENE
Oceans are planet’s future
• New challenges are raised by the
scarcity of resources and land
available,
• Oceans are recognised to be the
only way to fulfil mankind’s growing
needs for food, energy, water, etc.
• This is prompting the need to
develop
significantly
industrial
activities at sea.
• This is similar to the space odyssey
in the second half of the 20th century
(Sea the Outer Space)
A momentum
• Since 2012, Blue Growth is high up in the European
Commission and Parliament agenda.
– Communication of the EC on Blue Growth in 2012
– Creation of a Blue Unit in charge of dealing with Blue Growth
topics with dedicated budget
– Report on Blue Economy by the EP
– Creation of project group in the Commission in charge of blue
priorities
A business evolution
• This is a MAJOR OPPORTUNITY for the European
maritime industry,
• Oceans are will become more and more a place to do
things that were not possible on shore
• In order to harness this opportunity, we have a need o
ensure the Maritime technology industry is at the heart of
initiative.
“To provide people who want to do business at sea
with the systems, products, tooling, equipment,
engineering, technology, which they need to do it.”
The Blue Economy
renewable energies
desalination
biofuel
fish farming
deep sea mining
fisheries
shipping
biotechnologies
cruise tourism
aggregate mining
aquaculture
yachting & marinas
offshore hubs
offshore oil & gas
pharmaceutical
maritime security
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Perimeter of interest
• Maritime industries linked to
the European offshore industry
have both specialist expertise
and the requisite human
potential enabling them to tap
into markets linked to offshore
sectors.
• It includes sectors such as
shipbuilding, ship repairs and
conversion, marine equipment
and shipping supplies,
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Beyond stove pipes
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Common challenges
• Product
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Harsh environment
Low quantity & complex
Diverse
Large
• Society
– Low public perception
– Noticed in case of disaster
• Production
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Specialised
Site-fabrication
Special equipment
Outsourced processes
Assembly line work
(no/semi automation)
• Rules
– Not harmonised
– Incomplete
– Slow development
• Financing
– Prefinancing
– High investment costs
• Design
– Modifications
– Short development time
– Low standardisation /
modularisation
– Few approved materials &
processes
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An opportunity for business
• Where are the challenges?
• We need:
– Enabling actions
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Technologies and engineering for seaborne and subsea activities.
New Materials
Exploration, resource evaluation and monitoring
Environmental baseline and impact assessment
Technologies and engineering
Acceptability, Regulation and Legal issues
– Support by industry and Member States
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THE WAY FORWARD
Strategy to address BG
issues
• Take example on
aerospace industry and
space odyssey
• Our primary objective :
MARKET STIMULATION
– The business of industrial
activities at sea is growing
– Our primary objective is to
make it happen as early as
possible, by offering as early
as possible the enabling
technologies
– We need to steer the wheel
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Deep sea mining project
Wallis &
Futuna
Manganese nodule
collector
• Islands
MHWirth - Deep sea
mining concept for
manganese nodules
GERMANY – DSMA
Deep Sea Mining Alliance16
The nearest opportunity :
Renewable
Marine Energy
Floating Wind
Turbines
Wave Energy
OTEC
Renewable
Permanent
Strong
& Stable
winds
huge
potential
Worldwide
Tidal
Invisible
Predictable
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Concrete example: MRE
2015-2016
• STX France
– Net new jobs > 100
– Turnover > 200M€
– M/h > 1Mh (2 years workload)
• Navantia
– Jobs > 600
– Turnover > 160M€ (10% of the project (wikinger)
– M/h >1,8Mh (2 years workload)
Strategy to address BG
issues
• This is a common interest for our industry, therefore it is
a good case for COOPERATIVE R&D
– Enabling actions (parallel, not sequential)
• Large Scale Prototype / Demonstration / Test Base
• I.S.S.  International Sea Station
• Synergy with current project (e.g. logistic hub off French
Guiana, or deep sea mining in Wallis & Futuna islands)
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Message to the Institutions
• To plea for a « European priority » On Sustainable Blue
Growth;
• To implement Leadership 2020 and other Blue Growth
related strategies;
• To use the conquest of space scheme for the conquest
of seas and oceans;
• To strengthen European industry entire value chain;
The European Maritime Industry
can’t do it on its own nor without strength in its core business
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What can Industry do ?
• Increasing discussions at cross-sectoral level in order to
push a common agenda on Maritime Technology;
• Deepening tie with relevant player in the Commission
and the European Parliaments;
• Pooling competences between companies in order to
send more experts to evaluation process.
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Thank you all for your attention
ANY QUESTION ?