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Specific Objective: Technological Innovation <\/p>\n An often underestimated threat to our economy is steel corrosion, in any kind of industry where water meets steel: the maritime sector, ports, water purification plants, energy production, offshore renewable energy production. The costs pertaining to corrosion are immense: a DNV-GL report sets all-round corrosion costs at more than 500 billion EUR for the European region alone, generally +\/- 3.8% of the European GDP. However, consultation with industry indicates there is no general approach to determining where and when corrosion is taking place so that preventative and remedial works can be targeted. Solutions are generic, and there is no overall awareness of possible cost reductions: 25-30% of the corrosion-related costs are superfluous \u2013 the baseline for the project. The missing step to achieve this is a comprehensive, quick and easy method to measure the local situation in a range of installations and an increased general awareness that costs can be reduced even further.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Objectives<\/strong><\/p>\n This project aims to provide companies with an independent means to assess the corrosion risks in their installations, to increase their awareness and to have them take appropriate preventive actions. To this end, we created a simple, rapid, in situ sensor system able to monitor a range of environmental markers over time to determine the risk of corrosion of steel submerged in water, as well as a statistical method to mine these data for an overall corrosion risk estimate \u2013 in short, the SOCORRO system, set at TRL 4.<\/p>\n In this project, we will implement and demonstrate this whole set-up in several industrial case studies (wind turbines at sea, water desalination\/sanitation, ship\u2019s hulls and ballast tanks, harbour sheet piles, process water) and show the economic opportunities. In addition, we will augment the statistical analysis with an intuitive, practical dashboard tool to present the outflow of information and to convey that risk to the end users. This will raise the TRL to 6 or 7.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Role of University of Kent<\/strong><\/p>\n The University of Kent will be leading on the communications area for the project, focussing on increasing awareness of corrosion and the risks is poses. Their work will include the provision of a video documentary, a touring exhibition featuring interactive media, and training materials to enable companies and the wider population to understand the environmental factors affecting corrosion and what actions to take to prevent it.<\/p>\n Dutch summary<\/strong><\/p>\n Corrosie is een vaak onderschatte bedreiging voor onze economie, in iedere tak van industrie waar water in contact komt met staal: de maritieme sector, havens, waterzuiveringsinstallaties, offshore productie va hernieuwbare energie, \u2026 De kosten zijn enorm, naar schatting 500 miljard euro voor de EU alleen, op +\/- 3.8% van het Europees BBP. Bovendien zijn 25-30% van corrosie-gerelateerde kosten overbodig. Daarom heeft dit project tot doel bedrijven te voorzien van een systeem om de corrosierisico\u2019s in hun installaties te evalueren, zodat ze passende preventieve maatregelen kunnen nemen, en om hun bewustzijn rond het thema te vergroten.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n French summary<\/strong><\/p>\n La corrosion est une menace pour notre \u00e9conomie qui est souvent sous-estim\u00e9e, dans toutes les industries o\u00f9 l’eau entre en contact avec l’acier: le secteur maritime, les ports, le traitement des eaux, la production d’\u00e9nergie renouvelable offshore… Les co\u00fbts sont \u00e9normes, environ 500 milliards d’euros pour l\u2019UE seulement, \u00e0 +\/- 3.8% du PIB europ\u00e9en. De plus, 25 \u00e0 30% des co\u00fbts li\u00e9s \u00e0 la corrosion sont superflus. C’est pourquoi ce projet vise \u00e0 doter les entreprises d’un syst\u00e8me d’\u00e9valuation des risques de corrosion dans leurs installations, afin qu’elles puissent prendre les mesures pr\u00e9ventives appropri\u00e9es.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Website <\/strong><\/p>\n
\nNumber of partners: 15
\nNumber of observing partners: 32
\nCoordinator: Antwerp Maritime Academy (AMA)<\/a>
\nDuration: 01\/03\/2020 \u2013 30\/09\/2022
\nBudget: 5 449 833 \u20ac<\/p>\n\n