Objective The objective of the proposed project is development of a ballast water treatment system by using a pulsed DC electrical field for microbial inactivation of invasive species in ballast water. The EcoSeaSafe applies an electrical designed pulse shape with instant reversation of the current direction, which generates a reversed electric field that prevents a secondary reaction of radicals which change the water chemistry while fully eliminating target species specified by the gudelines of International Maritime Organisation (IMO). Transfer of invasive marine species by ballast water is a major global ecological and economic problem. As a result, IMO has adopted a convention that requires proper management of ballast water that all ships must comply with progressively staring in 2009. There are, however very few treatment systems that have obtained IMO approval in spite of efforts being done a number of technology developers and vendors. With huge global market for new ballast water treatment technologies, the proposers of EcoSeaSafe have identified a new and big market opportunity that can enable them exploit a superior technology and enhance their competitive position and economic growth as well as international network of cooperation. The EcoSeaSafe system is a cost effective, environmentally accepted, user friendly, compact and safe technology. It has minimal footprint and can be easily installed on new ships and retrofitted on existing vessels without disrupting the structural integrity of the vessel. To attain the technological objectives of the proposed project, innovative developments will be undertaken that include development of innovative pulse generator, a novel radical reactor of innovative alloys and a process control unit for controlling the required pulse frequency, amplitude and shape as well as efficient inactivation with minimal electrode distance. Fields of science natural sciencesbiological sciencesecologyinvasive species Programme(s) FP7-SME - Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs Topic(s) SME-1 - Research for SMEs Call for proposal FP7-SME-2010-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme BSG-SME - Research for SMEs Coordinator TEKNOLOGISK INSTITUTT AS EU contribution € 19 820,00 Address KABELGATEN 2 N-0580 OSLO Norway See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Asbjorn Rune Ousland (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (6) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all SORBWATER TECHNOLOGY AS Norway EU contribution € 302 610,00 Address THORMOHLENS GATE 55 5008 BERGEN See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Stein Christensen (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data O.M.T. OBERFLACHEN- UND MATERIALTECHNOLOGIE GMBH Germany EU contribution € 265 398,00 Address SEELANDSTRASSE 7 23569 LUBECK See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Detlev Repenning (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data FISKAL TEKNIKK AS Norway EU contribution € 237 785,00 Address NORDASDALEN 25 5235 RADAL See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Per Eriksen (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data StoGda Ship Design & Engineering Sp. z o.o. Poland EU contribution € 105 526,00 Address ULICA OTOMINSKA 25B 80 178 GDANSK See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Tadeusz Jozef Kuczkowski (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data BOLLFILTER NORDIC APS Denmark EU contribution € 25 742,00 Address HAMMERBAKKEN 21 3460 BIRKEROD See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Frode Tangen (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data LABOR SRL Italy EU contribution No data Address VIA DELLA SCROFA 117 00186 ROMA See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Cristina Torrisi (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data
