Descrizione del progetto
Rivoluzionare l’ispezione subacquea
Man mano che gli impianti di estrazione di petrolio e gas offshore superano la durata di vita prevista, la necessità di smantellare o sostituire queste strutture diventa sempre più pressante. Tuttavia, i costi associati sono impressionanti, con una stima di 20 miliardi di euro necessari nei prossimi 10 anni per rimuovere circa 80 piattaforme e le relative infrastrutture. La sfida più grande è rappresentata dall’ispezione e dalla manutenzione delle strutture sottomarine, come le fondazioni della struttura reticolare di sostegno e le condutture, dove l’alta pressione, l’acqua di mare e le incrostazioni biologiche ostacolano le operazioni e accelerano il degrado. In questo contesto, il progetto VERNE, finanziato dall’UE, mira a rivoluzionare le ispezioni subacquee. Combinando ultrasuoni e test acustici, raggiungerà una velocità e una precisione senza precedenti, consentendo una scansione rapida, una mappatura dei difetti e una caratterizzazione dettagliata.
Obiettivo
This project aims to develop and commercialise VERNE: A non-destructive testing (NDT) system that has the potential to revolutionise underwater inspection of tubular structures by achieving far greater inspection speed and precision compared to existing systems. As the majority of offshore Oil and Gas extraction assets have already exceeded their design lifetime, the need for decommissioning and/or substituting these assets becomes increasingly pressing. However, associated costs are enormous and it will cost nearly €20 billion over the next 10 years to remove around 80 platforms and their associated infrastructure. As asset owners strive to prolong asset lifetime while and minimise risk of catastrophic accidents, the greatest challenge is the inspection and maintenance of subsea structures like jacket foundations and pipelines. In underwater environments the high pressure, seawater and marine life (biofouling) obstruct maintenance operations and accelerate structure degradation. Subsea inspections are currently performed using Remotely Operated Vehicles carrying a payload of cameras, sensors and other equipment. VERNE will dramatically improve on their performance by combining ultrasound and acoustic testing that enable (i) the rapid scanning and defect mapping in a 100m radius around the inspection point and (ii) detailed and precise characterisation once defects are identified. VERNE’s technologies enable inspection of both external and internal surface of structures (e.g. pipelines) without the need to remove anti-corrosion coatings and/or biofouling. As such, VERNE will lead to significant cost savings for asset owners while providing a key competitive advantage to subsea service providers. As such, project partners Dacon and Nardoni anticipate a cumulative turnover of €31.468 million and profits of €19.3 million by Year 5 with a breakeven over the total budget in Year 2 and a ROI rate of 13:1 on EC’s grant.
Campo scientifico
CORDIS classifica i progetti con EuroSciVoc, una tassonomia multilingue dei campi scientifici, attraverso un processo semi-automatico basato su tecniche NLP.
CORDIS classifica i progetti con EuroSciVoc, una tassonomia multilingue dei campi scientifici, attraverso un processo semi-automatico basato su tecniche NLP.
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensorsoptical sensors
- natural scienceschemical sciencesorganic chemistryhydrocarbons
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsfossil energynatural gas
- engineering and technologymaterials engineeringcoating and films
- natural sciencesphysical sciencesacousticsultrasound
Programma(i)
- H2020-EU.2.1.2. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies – Nanotechnologies Main Programme
- H2020-EU.2.1.5. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies - Advanced manufacturing and processing
- H2020-EU.2.1.3. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies - Advanced materials
- H2020-EU.2.3.1. - Mainstreaming SME support, especially through a dedicated instrument
Invito a presentare proposte
Vedi altri progetti per questo bandoBando secondario
H2020-SMEINST-2-2016-2017
Meccanismo di finanziamento
SME-2 - SME instrument phase 2Coordinatore
1369 STABEKK
Norvegia
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