enviromentally friendly wave piercing catamaran main deck plan view

Seminar towards the creation of the Cyprus WATERBORNE
technology platform
ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND (ES) FISHING VESSEL
CONCEPT
Presentation by Christos Hadjichristou CEng, MRINA, MIMarEST
& Andreas Ioannou Msc Naval Architecture
For legal reasons, the contents of this presentation are the
personal views & concerns of the author and not the DMS
Why this topic ?
¾ heavily debated between social partners
¾ many fragmented but no holistically integrated solutions
¾ opportunity for Cyprus maritime cluster
¾ possible spring board for kick starting Maritime/Marine
research
Environmentally Sound (ES) Fishing Vessel concept
A holistic integrated approach to fishing problems such as :
¾fishing gear
¾overfishing, fishing quotas , fish discard
¾IUU (Illegal Unreported & Unregulated fishing)
¾destruction of the subsea ecosystems
¾vessel’s safety & survivability
¾vessel’s energy efficiency
¾vessel’s telecommunications
¾fishermen's income & relationship with sea anglers
¾on board living & working conditions & profession unattractiveness
…
whilst simultaneously providing solutions to other problems such as:
¾ ballast water , oil pollution, air pollution
¾ offshore ports & floating airports
¾ offshore ports of refuse
¾ shifting load from the roads onto the sea
¾ underwater research & monitoring the condition of our seas
¾ aquatic, nautical tourism & spatial planning
¾ guarding & promoting our fishing & sea heritage
¾ attracting youth back to the sea
¾ health problems due to air pollution & use of heavy oil fuels
¾….
All these can be achieved
¾ by developing different type of fishing gear
¾ by using wind, solar, wave & kinetic energy
¾ by developing lighter/stronger materials eliminating heavy structural members
¾ by integrating existing concepts such as Sky sail, solar sail, vertical sailing rotors,
wind turbines, air cushion, Wing In Ground (WIG) and wave paddle fins
¾ by using long lasting film coatings used for other offshore structures
¾ by eliminating accident prone mooring equipment
¾ by using state of the art telecommunications for real time continuous monitoring
vessel’s structural strength and mechanical performance
¾ by developing Integrated Bridge Systems for simple joy stick navigation
¾ by providing high quality living & working conditions creating the environment for
fishermen’s career progression & e-learning enabling them to progress into a
seafarers career
¾ ….
Some video links highlighting fishing problems & the
relationship with sea anglers, fishing for sport
Sea bottom trawling
THE PERFECT STORM
Fishing nets
Sea angling
Fish Discard & Fishing quotas
Overfishing
A 24 hours job fact box
A fisherman's day could be 24 hours long with very little time for rest as most of the hauls are
made at night. With the little rest available, usually taken lying on bone hard lockers. A job
which denies them a normal family life or social activities. A high risk job to their lives in all
weathers for little reward. One of the most dangerous jobs. When a man is missing the whole
clan get together to look for the body and help out his family.
TYPES OF FISHING TRAWLERS
Freezer Trawler
Stern Trawler
Side Trawler
Outrigger Trawler
Factory Trawler
SOME FISHING GEAR & FISHING METHODS
Midwater Pair Trawls
Sea bottom trawling nets
Midwater Trawls
Summarizing, some problems’ of the present fishing vessels and
fishing gear are that:
¾ can be easily overcome by the weather elements
¾ are usually slow speed vessels
¾ are fitted with very basic navigational equipment
¾ are causing overfishing, by catch, fish discard
¾ are damaging the sea bed & underwater ecosystems
¾ are causing profession unattractiveness
¾ they provide no means for fishermen to progress their professional career
¾ are not equipped to provide services to other industries
Fishing gear new concept
Thermal gliders
Fishing vessel
Fish tank
Floating nets
Rigid rings
by introducing this method the following could be achieved
by introducing this method the following could be achieved:
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fish catch would be efficiently monitored
over fishing would be avoided
fish discard would be eliminated
by catch would be minimized
the destruction of the sea bottom would be avoided
any illegal fishing would be detected
the fishermen would be working under an all weather protected space
the fishermen would have more time for decent rest & for utilizing their
time more effectively
ES Fishing vessel
Short Sea Shipping concept
Panama Canal new locks concept
Motorways of the Sea concept
Offshore floating ports & airports protected with
wave/wind breakers
Wave Wind Breaker detail
Wave breaker concept
Wind Breaker housing
wind turbines
Wind flow
Wave dragon concept
Wave trains
Compressed
Water/Air tube
Wave breaker made
from concrete or
plastic or green
concrete
Structure to
counter balance
the wave breaker
Mentor Technologies concept
Offshore port for passenger ships
Offshore port for floating airports
WIG flying ship
Electric Water taxi
Offshore ports for existing ships
Offshore floating Cities & Semisubmersible homes
Offshore Marinas
Offshore ports of refuse (with common procurement equipment)
Offshore subsea parks
Offshore ports of floating factories
ENVIROMENTALLY FRIENDLY WAVE PIERCING TRIMARAN
AFT ELEVATION
3. Solar sail
2.Tubular Skylights
1. Beluga Skysail
18. Pliable solar cells
4. Vertical sailing rotor
5. Helix wind turbines
17. Copper Iridium
System (CIS) thin film
solar panel
6. Above water level coating
16. Retractable sea angling
Decks extending into
wings for WIG
7. Trimaran hull
8. Green steel
15. Intelligent air
manifold
9. Hull air cushion/
lubrication
14. Sandwich plate system
10. Underwater fins
11. Low cost submarine
12. Water jet propulsion
13. Floating salvage
balloons containers
Below main deck plan
Wave piercing sponsors
Central hull housing the submarine
Water jet propulsion
Fuel cell generators
Below Main deck plan showing two different type of fuel cell generators
Below Main deck plan showing various hydro jets arrangements
AWJ-21 waterjet
Water Jets for Larger
applications
Schottel Pump-Jet(SPJ)
Crew accommodation & Galley deck
Passenger Bridge deck proposing different type of seating arrangements
Passenger Bridge deck proposing different type of bridge arrangements
Existing Solar Sail vessels
Principal particulars:
Length overall: 36.4 m
Beam max: 13.4 m
Draft max: 1.8 m
Service speed : 7 – 14 knots fuel or 0 -6 knots
solar/wind/batteries
Passenger capacity :600 total
Engines:2 x 450 HP
The vessel’s 45-foot high retractable wind sail
with an area of 1,100 ft2 (102.21 m2) able to
produce up to 20 kwatt (26.81 HP) electricity
plus 170 HP as a sail
The building costs of this ship is about 20 to
30% more than a standard vessel but at
15knots speed would be saving up to 15% fuel
hence 15% less emissions
FUEL CONSUMPTION SAVINGS at 15 knots
operating speed
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Beluga Skysail
Main Solar sail
Secondary Solar sail
Vertical sailing rotors
Wing In Ground effect
Helix wind turbines
Air cushion & hull air lubrication
Wave paddle Fins
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CIS solar panels
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Savings from using Sandwich plate
systems (SPS), direct electric
power and no fuels storage
= 10 %
Savings avoiding the need for using
other measures for reducing emissions
= ?%
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= 15%
= 15%
= 6%
= 30%
= 10%
= 14%
= 15%
= 5%
= 10%
Added value
¾ No ballast water and transfer of alien species hence cost to rectify damages
caused to ecosystems are eliminated
¾ No need for Port State Control as these ships would be in all respects ultra
clean ships
¾ No risk for oil pollution hence no need for ship owners civil liability insurance
¾ This ship could be build using green steel and hydrogen technology for
cutting & welding of steel plates therefore no pollution even at the building
stage
¾ This ship with the application of Short Ship & Motorways of the Sea concepts
would create demand for Cypriot seafarers, closer to home
¾ This ship would create excellent training and career development
opportunities on a sophisticated high tech ship
¾ This ship and the regular bus service would provide travelling opportunities
for Cypriots & other Europeans at a low cost fare
Added value
continued
¾ The offshore ports concept would provide the base from where utilising freely
available renewable sources the hydrogen energy power grid concept would
be developed
¾ This ship together with the offshore ports would significantly assist with the
reduction of the national health bill
¾ The salvage balloons and submarine would maximise vessel’s survivability
and safe evacuation of both crew & passengers
¾ New jobs would be created not just for Researchers, Innovators and
Academics but also for ship design offices, tourism, telecommunications and
hundreds of indirectly related jobs such as for schools, real estates etc
¾ the much needed scientific infrastructure for both private organizations and
the Cyprus government would be provided
¾ the necessity of expensive solutions such as the CO2 Capture & Storage
Systems CCS it would be avoided, creating a sustainable green economy
How do we achieve realization of these concepts
¾ Form the not for profit charitable status Cyprus WATERBORNETP for
Maritime/Marine research
¾ The Cyprus WATERBORNETP becomes an active member of the
European WATERBORNETP
¾ Encourage Cypriot researchers to register to become evaluators for
European research calls
¾ Form a consortium with all involved partners
¾ Formulate the research calls
¾ Lobby Policy makers at European & IMO level
How do we finance the realization of these concepts
¾ Apply for National, Regional, European & Private funding
¾ Through the European WATERBORNETP apply for
European Investment Bank (EIB) low cost financing
¾ Apply for participation at an Emission Trading Scheme
(ETS)
¾ Trade the company at a Green Chip Stock Trading Market
¾ Another possibility could be through communications
infrastructure state aid funds and other state subsidies for
using renewable energy equipment on board
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The ECO – LIBERTY Series
Class overview
Name: Liberty
shipBuilders:18 shipyards in the USA
Planned:2,751Completed:2,710Preserved:2
General characteristics
Class and type: Cargo ship
Displacement:14,245 tons
Length:135 m (441 ft 6 in)
Beam:17.3 m (56 ft 10.75 in)
Draft:8.5 m (27 ft 9.25 in)
Propulsion: Two oil-fired boilers,
triple expansion steam engine,
single screw, 2,500 horsepower (1,864 kW)
Speed:11 to 11.5 knots (20 to 21 km/h)
Range:23,000 miles (37,000 km)
Capacity:10,856 metric tons of deadweight (DWT)
Complement:41 men
Armament: Stern-mounted 4-in (102 mm) deck gun for
use against surfaced submarines, variety of anti-aircraft
guns
This preliminary investigation was carried out by studying various
articles published in the magazines issued by the Royal Institute of Naval
Architects (RINA) and by the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science &
Technology (IMarEST).
Membership to professional institutions is the only way to keep up to date
with new developments of the Maritime/Marine technology achieving
continues professional development.
Further if this basic research concluded that it is possible to operate a
vessel using freely available renewable resources then you can imagine
what we can achieve by having a proper research centre in Cyprus.
In fact I am not just strongly confident I am 100% certain and if our little
Higher Technical Institute with its very basic marine facilities and the few
lecturers manage to develop some of the Cypriot Marine Professionals
then you can start to visualize what our Universities can achieve.
Closing and using the words of the Chairman of the
Confederation of European Maritime Technology Societies
(CEMT)
Innovation is the Key to Success
&
Professionals are the key to Innovation