Objective Offshore wind and tidal energy generation is becoming an increasingly important component of the world’s energy mix with Europe at the forefront of this technological revolution. Continued strong growth is predicted. However, a growing problem is manifesting itself within the industry.The submarine cables that are an essential infrastructural component of offshore energy now account for 80% of insurance claims related offshore renewables. Unfortunately, current practice is to simply lay these cables on top of the seabed without burial or protection, as the traditional tracked trenching machines originally developed for deep sea oil and gas applications are inadequate for the harsh coastal terrain. Cables are therefore exposed to numerous risks such as tidal forces, rock abrasion, snagging from fishing nets etc. Furthermore, unburied HV cables present serious environmental concerns related to local habitat & water temperature.Existing technologies cannot address this growing problem. HexaTerra will develop a novel solution to the problem that builds upon recent advances made in ‘stepping’ locomotion systems for traversing undulated harsh terrain. This system will provide a robust solution for its environment, by achieving the following objectives: modular design suited to existing trenching machines; mechanical movement subsystem with <5% error in desired motion tracking & <1cm in actual tracking error; control subsystem capable of negotiating +/-0.5m 90° step in terrain & turn on-the-spot; complete simulated locomotion cycle in under 5mins, with <5% desired motion tracking error.Using this solution the project expects to comprehensively address the problem of damage to subsea energy cables, thereby maximising offshore energy reliability, maintain renewable energy affordability, & minimise the marine environmental impact of cables. In turn, we will deliver a profit of €10.95m & 100 new high skill jobs to the SME partners after 5 years. Fields of science agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesfisheriessocial sciencespolitical sciencespolitical transitionsrevolutionsengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energyhydroelectricitymarine energytidal energy Programme(s) FP7-SME - Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs Topic(s) SME-2013-1 - Research for SMEs Call for proposal FP7-SME-2013 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme BSG-SME - Research for SMEs Coordinator INNORA PROIGMENA TECHNOLOGIKA SYSTIMATA KAI YPIRESIES AE Address Ioannoy metaxa 59 19400 Koropi attikis Greece See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Panagiotis Chatzakos (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution € 11 200,00 Participants (8) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all AIR POWER AND HYDRAULICS LIMITED Participation ended United Kingdom EU contribution € 0,00 Address Watt road - hillington park 15 G52 4PQ Glasgow See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Graham Duff (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window TECHNOSAM SRL Romania EU contribution € 209 455,35 Address Fagului str 35 440186 Satu mare See on map Region Macroregiunea Unu Nord-Vest Satu Mare Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Tiberiu Markos (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window NEVIANA BOUMBAROVA Bulgaria EU contribution € 286 961,00 Address District mladost 1a bl 557 entr 1 1729 Sofia See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Neviana Boumbarova (Mrs.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window SUALTI SISTEMLERI TEKNOLOJI GELISTIRME SANAYI TICARET LIMITED SIRKETI Türkiye EU contribution € 286 332,15 Address Tubitak mam marmara teknokent teknoloji gelistirme bolgesi a block 3 gebze 41470 Kocaeli See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Tuncay Akal (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window ETHNICON METSOVION POLYTECHNION Greece EU contribution € 10 779,00 Address Heroon polytechniou 9 zographou campus 157 80 Athina See on map Region Αττική Aττική Κεντρικός Τομέας Αθηνών Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Georgia Mertzelou (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window THE UK INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS RESEARCH INSTITUTE LIMITED United Kingdom EU contribution € 61 793,00 Address Pera business park nottingham road LE13 0PB Melton mowbray See on map Region East Midlands (England) Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire Leicestershire CC and Rutland Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Paul Tattersall (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window SOIL MACHINE DYNAMICS LIMITED United Kingdom EU contribution € 75 498,00 Address Turbinia works davy bank NE28 6UZ Wallsend tyne and wear See on map Region North East (England) Northumberland and Tyne and Wear Tyneside Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Richard Howarth (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window NORTON HYDRAULICS (MIDLAND) LIMITED United Kingdom EU contribution € 256 979,00 Address Meriden street 43-45 B5 5LS Birmingham See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Wayne Hubball (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window
