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Bringing "OilShaver" to market II

Alternativ tittel: Vi bringer "OilShaver" til markedet II

Tildelt: kr 0,48 mill.

OilShaver er et høyhastighets (>2 knop) oljespilloppsamlingssystem som opereres fra et enkelt fartøy uten bruk av paravaner eller andre spredingsinnretninger. Systemet har bevist sin funksjonalitet i Wendy Schmidt Oil Spill X Challenge konkurransen i USA der vi samlet opp 8,5 tonn olje på ett minutt, og også under NOFO Olje på Vann-øvelsen i 2012 der vi samlet opp 55% av tilgjengelig olje på under en halv time. Etter ettilbakeslaag som skyldtes designfeil under Olje på Vann i 2013 ble OilShaver re-desi gnet og testet høsten 2013. Testene ble utført med PEH pellets som olje-erstatning, og gjenfangstraten varierte mellom 80 og 95%. Vi har nå gjennomført en endelig testrunde ved Ohmsett-tanken i Leonardo, New Jersey,USA med gode resultater, og forberede r oss nå på NOFO Olje på Vann i Nordsjøen. Etter disse testene vil vi bruke høsten 2014 til å lansere OilShaver på det internasjonale markedet. Ta en kikk på de nye websidene våre på: http://www.oilshaver.com.

The "OilShaver" towed oil spill collection system has been developed over 4 years by Aakrehamn Traalboeteri AS and Husen AS with financial support from NOFO, Innovation Norway, The Norwegian Coastal Administration and The Research Council of Norway. The s ystem has been through tests at Kystverket, Horten, at Ohmsett, New Jersey and during the 2012 and 2013 Oil-On-Water exercises in the North Sea. The Oil-on-Water Exercise 2013 represented a major setback for OilShaver. A design flaw in the collection un it caused a malfunction of the skimmer. Project resources were therefore redirected to mitigate this flaw. We are now carrying out Computational Fluid Dynamics Modelling (Bård Venås, NORCONSULT) to adjust internal flow parameters in the collection unit, a nd will carry out extensive tests to ascertain that the adjusted version will have a functionality equal to or better than the sucessful 2012 version. NOFO - the Norwegian Clean Seas Association for Operating Companies - maintains the operating companies ' oil spill preparedness associated with exploration for and production of oil and gas on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The purpose of the project coincides with R&D priorities given by OG21 www.og21.org Ref. to document TTA1 table No.8 Oil Spill Res ponse Technologies, concerning need for new solutions to detect, contain and clean up spills, and indicates highest priority for industry and public funding. A successful project backed by NFR and NOFO will have a stamp of quality promoting the commerc ial value of OilShaver world wide. There is also a track record including a good performance in the «Oil Cleanup X-Challenge» http://www.iprizecleanoceans.org/teams/oilshaver, and references to performed tests from ships operated by MSRC(the Marine Spill Response Corporation,USA). The project encompasses providing a tested commercial prototype to be evaluated for approval by NOFO during the 2014 Oil-on-Water Exercise, and to be launched internationally late 2014.

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