REPORT SPECIFIC TARGETED PROJECT PLAN FOR USING AND DISSEMINATING THE KNOWLEDGE (FINAL REPORT) Project acronym: Project title:

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1 Project no: Project acronym: Project title: TST5-CT BAWAPLA Sustainable Ballast Water Management Plant SPECIFIC TARGETED PROJECT REPORT PLAN FOR USING AND DISSEMINATING THE KNOWLEDGE (FINAL REPORT) Period covered: From to Submission date: Start date of the project: 15 th November 2006 Duration: 42 months PROJECT COORDINATOR NAME: PROJECT COODINATOR: ERIK KÖSTER Verein zur Förderung des Technologietransfers an der Hochschule Bremerhaven e.v. (ttz Bremerhaven) Revision: [08-10] Page 1 of 28

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION... 3 SECTION1. EXPLOITABLE KNOWLEDGE AND USE... 3 SECTION2. DISSEMINATION OF KNOWLEDGE... 8 CONCLUSIONS...28 Page 2 of 28

3 INTRODUCTION The plan for using and disseminating the knowledge was elaborated to present in a detailed and verifiable manner the terms of use and disseminate the research results and knowledge generated in the project, in accordance with the interest of the partners who own them. For a public dissemination of the ballast water treatment described in this project the partners have undertaken actions during the whole period for a broad and extensive dissemination campaign involving relevant actors and stakeholders in order to achieve a real impact. The document presented here is the final plan and has been prepared and agreed by all the project partners who have shown their interest in the use of the different parts of the BaWaPla project. The plan for using and disseminating the knowledge is organised in two sections: Section 1 Exploitable knowledge and use Section 2 Dissemination of knowledge SECTION1. EXPLOITABLE KNOWLEDGE AND USE This section will only present exploitable results, defined as knowledge having a potential for industrial or commercial application in research activities for developing, creating or marketing a product or process or for creating or providing a service. Regarding the project results, the material to be published will be property of all the members of the consortium. The research and developement of a new ballast water treatment and spreadig the knowledge were part of the BaWaPla project goals. The consortium has developed a new ballast water treatment system consisting of several modules which can be combined to implement a solution which is optimized for different applications. In relation to this the project partners have identified the following exploitable results: Page 3 of 28

4 Exploitable No. knowledge 1 Monitoring and control methods for treatment optimisation 2 Treatment of ballast water by combination of: - Filter & UV, - Filter & Electrochlorination - filetr, UV & Electro Chlorination 3 Modelling and optimisation of ballast water hybrid system 4 Biological assessment of small scale ballast water treatment plant 5 Experience in BW treatment and disposal 6 Numerical modelling of WQ for ballast water discharges Exploitable products or measures Process monitoring and control tool/software Hybrid Ballast water system PhD Thesis PhD Thesis Numerical model for BW dispersion Scientific Papers Sector(s) of application Ballast treatment manufacturer Shipping Industries Shipping Industries, research centres and Manufacturers Shipping Industries, research centres and Manufacturers Environmental Engineering and Management Environmental Engineering and Management Timetable for commercial use 2010 Mid Patents or other IPR protection Owner & other partner(s) involved ttz Bremerhaven UNEW UNEW UNEW CIIRC CIIRC 7 Numerical modelling of WQ for ballast water Degree dissertation Marine and Environmental CIIRC Page 4 of 28

5 discharges 8 Methods in electrochemical ballast water treatment 9 Ballast water treatment systems PhD thesis Neue Anzaetze zur Ballastwasserreinigung in Schiffen, TU International, Article 10 Ballast water treatment Onboard electrochemically generation of disinfectant for ballast water treatment, Article 11 Ballast water treatment systems 12 Ballast water treatment systems approval and integration onboard 13 Operating efficiency of our filtration technology 14 Removal rate of Organic matter by our filteration system Electhrochemical Chlorine Generation Applications for Ballast Water Treatment, Ship Design and Operation for Environmental Sustainability, Article Guidelines and services Sea water filtration products Sea water filtration products Engineering Shipbuilding industry Shipbuilding industry Shipbuilding industry Environmental Engineering and Management Shipbuilding industry Environmental Engineering and Management Statutory services and Classification BWT, Offshore filtration BWT, Offshore filtration Page 5 of ITU ITU ITU Flow verses TSS and eneral water filtration General water 2009 BSFc ITU BV BSFc BSFc

6 screen apature loading matrix chart 16 Water / Surface onsite disinfection applications filtration industries On-site Low Chlorine disinfection systems Seawater based systems using raw seawater as Article A De-salination plants Ship building Aqua-culture Utilities Shipping fleet owners 2010 Unsure at this stage of patent application potential Technical Know how. LVPG 17 Legislation, equipments and installation requirements for ballast water treatment systems Provide facilities/services to shipowners/operators on installation/retrofiting ballast water treatment systems Shipowners/operators 2010 onwards LISNAVE, ATG, BallastSafe, BCTQ UNEW, LVPG, and For every result a lead partner has been defined however all partners are working on the exploitation of the different topics. Below it is explained the different results and the activities per project partner: TTZ: A methodology/tool for optimisation of the treatment capacity of the BaWaPLA ballast water treatment modules using control and monitoring software was designed and developed by ttz. Despite the software used being in commercial products (e.g. Matlab), the final tool will be compiled as a stand-alone product that can be used independently of third-party licenses. The software will allow intelligent control and supervision of the treatment of ballast water via the three available modules (filter, Electrochemical and UV). The aim is a more efficient use of energy and minimisation of environmental impacts by implementation of a tool that optimises the treatment capacity based on a series of objective functions (e.g. minimisation of UV power consumption, chemical dosing). Page 6 of 28

7 UNEW: The developed system should be able to treat ballast water to the level required by Convention (the control and management of ballast water and sediments). It is also expected to submit several technical papers. Newcastle University has already submitted and presented four papers in two international Conferences on ballast water. CIIRC: Working in the adjustment of an existing numerical transport model to simulate the dispersion of ballast water discharges (treated or not). They also wrote at least 2 scientific papers related to the simulation of ballast water transport under different theoretical or real scenarios. To conclude, they wrote a degree dissertation associated to the simulation of WQ resulting from the discharge of ballast water treated with the system developed in the BaWaPla project. ITU: An article in a specialized shipbuilding industry magazine was written and also a PhD thesis was completed. BV: The Ballast water treatment systems approval and integration onboard will be available to whoever wants to consult it. BSFc: Addressing the removal rates results of TSS by their filtration technology to potential and existing customers is the aim. Preparing scientific commercial data and emphasizing the benefits will be considered. LVPG: Development of El-Chem production units specifically configured to operate with various seawaters as they occur in the world seas and oceans. The devices will be optimised to provide reliable operation with minimal operator intervention. Besides, the devices will be designed to integrate into existing ballasting process from physical connectivity to control and monitoring functions. LVPG will approach suitable partners to further develop these devices into units similar for installation into the world fleet. By working with suitable partners LVPG will develop a deeper understanding of the ballast water management systems market and its dynamics. The goal will be to develop a manufacturing and installation capability to assist partners worldwide. ATG: Development of the atg UV systems and optimisation will provide a treatment technology for ballast water and for other possible seawater applications. The result will be a competitively sized and economical product which we will seek to deliver to the market via partnerships with a small number of companies. LISNAVE: Provide assistance to ship-owners/operators with regard to the IMO requirements, equipment selection and installation. Page 7 of 28

8 BCTQ: Provide assistance to ship-owners/operators with regard to the IMO requirements, equipment selection and installation. This could range from a pure advisory capacity to system design and an installation specification. Possibility of writing a technical paper on application of the technology to Super yachts will be considered. SECTION2. DISSEMINATION OF KNOWLEDGE Dissemination activities were foreseen for the whole duration of the project. These project activities have been disseminated by project partners via s, flyers, website, related events, etc. This section comprises of all dissemination-related issues aimed at raising public awareness about the problems and the solutions offered by BaWaPla. The dissemination activities include continuous communication with relevant stakeholders, setting up a project website, presentations, publications, conferences, etc. The dissemination activities that have taken place along the project are described as follows: a) PROJECT WEBSITE A project website has been designed, implemented and released. The website includes all the public information of the project and all contact data of each partner (see At the beginning of the project a logo has been developed and the project cooperative identity has been defined, it is also present in the website of the BaWaPla project. This logo has been used for all kind of presentations. BaWaPla Page 8 of 28

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10 There is an internal part of the website available which allows the information exchange between the project partners. The internal part includes mainly the Project Management Tool BAL.PM. It allows the document and deliverable management (version management and release), meeting mangement, cost controling and reporting. Page 10 of 28

11 b) PROJECT FLYER AND BROCHURE The BaWaPla project was presented via a project flyer already at an early stage. These hand outs have been used by all project partners for all dissemination activities (conferences, workshops, exhibitions, etc.). At the final stage of the project an updated brochure has been produced to inform about the project results and the important project contacts. Project flyer Page 11 of 28

12 Project brochure (Updated) Page 12 of 28

13 c) CONTACT TO RELEVANT ACTORS Many of the BaWaPla partners are closely involved in all kind of ballast water treatment activities. Therefore flyers have been used to inform potential customers and relevant stakeholders as well as public authorities about the project challenges and results. During the last phase of the project some companies were actively approached to find an investor and marketing partner. One of the next steps will be the initiation of an official approval process for the BaWaPla system. Therefore an investor is needed to pay the approval activities and to bring the system into the market. One company who would be interested to market and develop the BaWaPla system commercially could be J.H.K from Bremerhaven ( The discussions are not finalised, yet, they require detailed economic and technical data analysis before moving forward. This is under progress. Presentations on conferences, exhibitions and publications d) EUROCEAN 2007 CONFERENCE ( ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND FROM JUNE 2007) These major OCEANS and MARINE Conferences brought together the world-wide marine community of scientists, engineers, technologists and policy makers together in a frame-work of easy and informed discussion. The Conference was attended by circa 200 representatives of the European marine and maritime science and technology community, policy makers, representatives of Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) and other key stakeholders from 15 European Union coastal states, in addition to Norway, Australia, China, Russia, Singapore, Ukraine and the USA, represented the culmination of an open and dynamic consultation process which has seen interested stakeholders across Europe coming together to formulate views and propose strategic initiatives. Page 13 of 28

14 e) GERMAN TELEVISION SPOT (GERMANY, 11TH JULY 2007) A TV spot has been produced for the German Television ZDF (Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen). The topic was the ballast water problem and the possible solutions designed by BaWaPla. Title: Heute in Europa: Neue Meerestiere in der Ostsee (New sea animals in the Baltic Sea). Date of presentation: ZDF Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen Duration: 01:52 minutes Content: They come from all over the world into the Baltic Sea with the ballast water of the ocean giants which is discharged in the European ports. Approximately species are transported every day. The BaWaPla cleaning concept has been presented as one possible solution. Download address: Figure 1: TV video ZDF Heute in Europa Page 14 of 28

15 f) TU BERLIN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL (BERLIN, GERMANY JANUARY 2008) Project information and ballast water treatment challanges have been published in the International Journal of the Technical Unversity Berlin. Page 15 of 28

16 g) INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BIOFOULING AND BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT (Goa, India from 5-7 February 2008) Many organisms with a sessile or sedentary mode of life have the dual distinction of being important in hard substratum ecology and a biofouling problem in the marine environment. Their colonization on man-made structures also aids in their dispersion into alien environments often with devastating consequences; the hulls of ships are a major vector in such dispersion. Rarely do specialists on the topic of biofouling and ballastwater transport participate in the same forums. The International Conference on Biofouling and Ballast Water Management aims to address these urgent issues synergistically with the goal of recognizing common problems. A paper titled Modeling, simulation and optimization of an onboard ballast water treatment system has been presented on the conference by the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. The full document can be found in deliverable 6.1. Page 16 of 28

17 h) SCHIFFFAHRTSFORUM EMS (Leer, Germany April 2008) The BaWaPla project has been presented by ttz-bremerhaven on the Schifffahrtforum Ems. The following short report has been published by Schiff & Hafen, the German Journal for shipping and shipbuilding. Page 17 of 28

18 i) INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON TREATMENT OF WASTEWATER AND WASTE ON SHIPS SOWOS (hamburg, Germany 7th November 2008 AND hamburg, Germany 13th November 2009) BaWAPla has distributed flyers and has contributed to the different discussions. In 2009 Prof. Ehsan Mesbahi (University Newcastle) has made a presentation titled: Vulnerability of UK ports to Ballast Water Discharge and Enforceability of G2 by Port Authorities. j) SMM SHIP BUILDING, MACHINERY AND MARINE TECHNOLOGY EXHIBITION (hamburg, Germany from September 2008 AND hamburg, Germany from 7-10 September 2010 (planned)) BALance was present on the SMM 2008 with an own booth. BaWaPla flyers have been distributed and several contacts have been established. BALance as well as atg UV-Technology is planning to set up booths on the SMM 2010 in Hamburg to present the results of BaWaPla. Page 18 of 28

19 k) ICBWM INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION ON BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT (Singapore from October 2008) SOWOS has enabled discussions between all parties concerned in an informal meeting. SOWOS was a conference for all the parties involved (authorities, certifying bodies, constructors, operators, ship owners, ship yards, etc.). In addition to the symposium, there was also an exhibition. Newcastle University has submitted and presented a BaWaPla document with the title Biological Assessmant and Modelling of BW Treatment System. The full document presented can be found in the deliverable 6.1. Page 19 of 28

20 l) 2 ND BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE (London, UK from 1-3 December 2009) The 2 nd Ballast Water Management carried on with the focus on the fundamental issues relating to the management of ballast water i.e. costs and returns on investments, space for retrofit of systems, identifying the benefits and disadvantages of the various approved systems and ultimately how ship owners and managers can improve their corporate social responsibility and image within the industry. atg UV Technology has presented the BaWaPla results on this event (full presentation can be found in deliverable 6.1). Page 20 of 28

21 m) 5 TH ANNUAL BALLSAT WATER MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE (London, UK from 9-10 December 2009) The 5th Ballast Water Management Conference has been arranged by Lloyd's List. The conference has further analyzed the global and regional regulations, assessed the latest technologies, examined the approval processes and discussed the way forward. BallastSafe has attended the event as one of the exhibitors and has presented the BaWAPla results. Page 21 of 28

22 n) 13 TH CONGRESS OF INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ASSOCIATON OF MEDITERRANEAN (IMAM) (Istanbul, Turkey from October 2009) Maritime markets have been growing steadily over the last decade and are expected to continue growing in the next decade as well. The 13th International Congress of the International Maritime Association of the Mediterranean has addressed the challenges associated with marine technologies and has searched for innovative solutions to the emerging problems. ITU (Istanbul Technical University) has presented a paper on this conference. The title of the paper was Onboard electrochemically generationof disinfectant for ballast water treatment. Full document can be found in deliverable 6.1. Page 22 of 28

23 o) SHIP DESIGN AND OPERATION FOR SHIP ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY CONFERENCE (London, UKfrom March 2010) The environment must be considered in every aspect of the design and operation of all shipping, from construction all the way through to decommissioning. The IMO is systematically introducing regulations on a number of topics to reduce the impact of the marine industry on both the sea and atmosphere, including exhaust emissions, antifouling, and ballast water amongst others. ITU (Istanbul Technical University) has presented a paper on this conference. The title of the paper was Electhrochemical Chlorine Generation Applications for Ballast Water Treatment. Full document can be found in deliverable 6.1. Page 23 of 28

24 p) ICCAS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN SHIPBUILDING (Shanghai, China from 1-3 September 2009) ICCAS intends to be a forum where the industry, the IT vendors and research organisations can meet, hear about new achievements and exchange ideas and experiences. The topics addressed should be of interest for managers, team leaders, researchers and other persons interested in development of processes or technology used in the shipbuilding industry. BALance has presented a paper on the conference with the title Life Cycle cost management for Ballast Water Systems considering Finance Crises. Full document can be found in Deliverable 6.1. Page 24 of 28

25 q) ARTICLE IN THE FAIRPLAY MAGAZINE (10 September 2009) An article based on the BaWaPla paper presentation on The ICCAS conference and one interview the following article has been published in the Fairplay magazine, which is well known in the shipbuilding industry. Page 25 of 28

26 More information on these and some other dissemination activities are included in the table below: Dates Type Type of audience Countries addressed Size of audience Partner responsible / involved Project web page General public, Research, Industry, Authorities EU, worldwide n/a BALance Involvement of students Students Germany, EU n/a ttz TV spot General public EU n/a ttz OCEANS 07 Aberdeen & EurOCEAN International Conference on Biofouling & Ballast Water Management in Goa/India Shipbuilding machinery and marine technology international trade fair in Hamburg/Germany World-wide marine community of scientists, engineers, technologists and policy makers World-wide marine community of scientists, engineers, technologists and policy makers World-wide marine community of scientists, engineers, technologists and policy makers EU 250 ttz/bal World wide (EU, Asia, US etc.) World wide (EU, Asia, US etc. ) 300 ttz, UNEW, BALance More than ttz, UNEW, BALance 2008 Posters Conferences EU n/a BALance 2008 Flyers Conferences, general public 2010 Brochure Conferences, general public EU n/a BALance EU n/a BALance Page 26 of 28

27 2008 Press release (press/radio) General Public Germany n/a ttz 2008 TU Berlin Journal General Public Germany + EU n/a ITU 2008 International Conference on Biofouling and Ballast Water Management; Goa - India General Public World wide (EU, Asia, US etc.) April 2008 Schifffahrtsforum Ems Ship owners Germany 28 ttz October 2008 ICBWM - 5th International Conference and Exhibiton on Ballast Water Management in Singapore SOWOS - International Symposium Treatment of Wastewater and Waste on Ships in Hamburg SOWOS - International Symposium Treatment of Wastewater and Waste on Ships in Hamburg nd Ballast Water Management Conference in London th Annual Ballast Water Management Conference in London IMAM - The International Congress of International Maritime Association of the Mediterranean in Istanbul World-wide marine community of scientists, engineers, technologists and policy makers World-wide marine community of scientists, engineers, technologists and policy makers World-wide marine community of scientists, engineers, technologists and policy makers World wide (EU, Asia, US etc.) n/a n/a UNEW UNEW Germany + EU 50 BAL Germany + EU 50 UNEW Maritime Industry EU 100 Atg UV World-wide marine community of scientists, engineers, technologists and policy makers World-wide marine community of scientists, engineers, technologists and policy makers EU 80 BallastSafe World wide (EU, Asia, US etc.) 200 ITU Page 27 of 28

28 Ship Design and Operation for Ship Environmental Sustainability Conference in London ICCAS - International Conference on Computer Applications in Shanghai World-wide marine community of scientists, engineers, technologists and policy makers World-wide marine community of scientists, engineers, technologists and policy makers EU 80 ITU World wide (EU, Asia, US etc.) 300 BAL CONCLUSIONS All partners of the BaWaPla project have been involved in a lot of dissemination activities. The activities have started in a very early stage of the project to inform the maritime world about the research goals of the project. Later on the ideas of the prototype have been discussed on various conferences. All the discussions and feedback on various conferences have shown that the BaWaPla system could have a chance if an investor takes the initiative to prepare it for the market and all the efforts are being focus on this for the time being. Page 28 of 28