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Blue Nodules

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Breakthrough Solutions for the Sustainable Harvesting and Processing of Deep Sea...
Breakthrough Solutions for the Sustainable Harvesting and Processing of Deep Sea Polymetallic Nodules A key EU policy aims to reduce the Union dependency on raw materials imports, in particular (candidate) Critical Raw Materials that are vital for the EU innovative technologies. Topic SC5-11c-2015 scope focuses on developing new h... A key EU policy aims to reduce the Union dependency on raw materials imports, in particular (candidate) Critical Raw Materials that are vital for the EU innovative technologies. Topic SC5-11c-2015 scope focuses on developing new highly-automated technological sustainable solutions for deep mining … in the sea bed combined with in-situ processing of minerals. An existing but challenging raw material resource concerns polymetallic nodules. These round to elongated concretions of 1–15 cm diameter form on sediment-covered deep-sea plains in all oceans between 4-6000m water depth. The challenge to harvest and transport the nodules to the EU shore is taken on by Blue Nodules. The governing project principle is: industrial viability within the context of a realistic and technical, economic and environmentally balanced business case for the complete Polymetallic Nodules value chain of mining, processing and valorisation. Blue Nodules will develop and test to TRL6 maturity a new highly-automated and technologically sustainable deep sea mining system. Key features are: an annual production capability of 2 Million Tons nodules in water depths up to 6000m, in-situ processing of the nodules and intrinsic safe working conditions. Technical WPs are dedicated to subsea harvesting equipment & control technology, in-situ seafloor processing of polymetallic nodules and sea surface, land operations & processes. A dedicated WP focuses on environmental issues and on an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). A WP setting requirements and assessing the developed technology controls the entire work plan structure. High credibility is obtained by linking the project work to a nodule field licence owned by a project partner and located in the most promising known nodule deposit: the Clarion Clipperton Zone. The project consortium contains 14 leading industry and research partners from 9 EU member states. The project duration is 48 months, the required funding amounts to 8 Million. ver más
31/07/2020
IHC
8M€
Duración del proyecto: 55 meses Fecha Inicio: 2015-12-11
Fecha Fin: 2020-07-31

Línea de financiación: concedida

El organismo H2020 notifico la concesión del proyecto el día 2020-07-31
Línea de financiación objetivo El proyecto se financió a través de la siguiente ayuda:
SC5-11c-2015: Deep mining on continent and/or in sea-bed
Cerrada hace 9 años
Presupuesto El presupuesto total del proyecto asciende a 8M€
Líder del proyecto
IHC MINING BV No se ha especificado una descripción o un objeto social para esta compañía.
Perfil tecnológico TRL 4-5