Subsea Expo 2018 ROV Conference 07.02.2018 ACCESS the BLUE ECONOMY
The BLUE ECONOMY - DEFINITION The Blue Economy is a book by Gunter Pauli publish in 2010 based on the idea that he developed in 2004 In summary its about the benefits of doing more with less and applying this to everything. Or being more efficient and making things more efficient. Take ball bearings!! The World Bank has another definition. It s the sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth, improved livelihoods and jobs, and ocean ecosystem health. Applicable to many activities onshore, offshore, underwater and under the seabed.
AC-ROV 3000m Fly-out System Introduced in 2011
MAC-ROV 6000m Fly-out System (2017) 6000m, 4k and HD cameras, SM fibre telemetry Expandable architecture, snag free displacement design Full 6 degrees of freedom for total spatial control Centreless, magnetic coupled, fluid filled thrusters for foul proof operation and Low/No maintenance Highly corrosion and erosion resistant wetted and moving parts 250m excursion TMS
Any Depth Access System Fundamentals DEPLOY LOCATE OBSERVE SAMPLE RECOVER LARS and TMS Sonar; USBL, Bathymetry, Side scan Cameras and Lighting Manipulation / Coring / Lifting Payload Capacity (ROV, TMS and LARS)
ROV / Submersible Selection Determine maximum depth, tooling and power requirements. Select an ROV with suitable payload, power and telemetry capacity. Determine the maximum gross weight of the ROV allowing for added payload. Match this to a suitable LARS, TMS and lift umbilical. Is there another way to carry power and tools to target and recover loads?
How about this? MAC-ROV Think Which functions need to fly? Which functions can be left hanging? Which functions need landing? MAC-ROV TMS 2 Manipulators Corer & Winch at Back Bathymetric and Side scan sonar
6000m EMEPC System Portugal LIVE-Boat 75kw ROV 117kw Total 40Te Gross wt. All Oceans LARS delivered 2008
6000m Salvage Support System TMS and 35kw ROV 195kw Total 40Te Gross wt. All Oceans LARS delivered 2006
Small mission specific SHUTTLES Sample and artefact recovery 1 x MAC-ROV Fly-out Two manipulators Coring machine Bathymetry and side scan sonar Recovery Winch Cinematography 2 x MAC-ROV Fly-outs SHUTTLE is floodlight platform Options for Cameras and thrusters on SHUTTLE Three separate configurable and controllable camera and light platforms Less then 1Te in air and at 6000m including umbilical SHUTTLE Frame; 1.5m x 1.2m x 1.3m high x 100kg
Complete 6000m SHUTTLE System Umbilical winch Control Room cell A-Frame SHUTTLE 1.5 x 1.2 x 1.3m high 20ft Shipping Container or Outfitted Container LARS 1Te at 3.5m (3g DF) 2Te at 3.5m (1.5g DF) Winch 1Te @ 60m/min. 2Te @ 30m/min.
The Comparison EMEPC Sub-Atlantic ROV LUSO - ROV Comanche - ROV Sample/Recovery Deployment Live Boat TMS Small SHUTTLE Depth rating 6000m 6000m 6000m Weight in air (Te) 2 3 1 Power (kw) 75 35 5 LARS A-Frame A-Frame A-Frame SWL - Splash zone 2Te 3Te 1Te SWL @ Depth 2.75Te 11Te 2Te Additional Payload 0.75Te 0.2Te 1Te Gross Weight (Te) 21 10 1.3 UMBILICAL None Lifting Wire Armoured Soft Lifting WINCH Electro-hydraulic Electro-hydraulic Electro-hydraulic Power (kw) 42 160 20 Gross Weight (Te) With LARS 20 2.5 ROV CONTROL ROOM 20ft Container Vessel Integrated Vessel Integrated Gross Weight (Te) 8 Inventory (Te) 5 5 1 WORKSHOP & SPARES 10ft Container Vessel Integrated Vessel Integrated Gross Weight (Te) 2 Inventory (Te) 2 2 0.2 Total Gross Weight (Te) Maximum Power Load (kw) Deck Footprint (m2) 40 40 6 117 195 25 42 38 15
The BIG ADVANTAGE of SMALL Minimum requirement for Small 6000m SHUTTLE System 6Te mobilisation Air Freight or Container Ship Minimal sea-fastening 25kw Power demand Low CAPEX and OPEX FUGRO HELMERT - 40m x 500Te x /day FUGRO SEARCHER - 65m x 2000Te x /day MINIMUM requirement for the other 6000m ROV Systems ROV / LARS / Control Van & Workshop 40Te mobilisation Custom handling and shipment High lift load sea-fastening Possible deck strengthening required 120 200kw power demand Significant CAPEX and OPEX
SUMMARY The production and deployment of AUVs has exploded and is forecast to continue. The driver being our hunger to understand the seas and oceans better. What next after AUV findings are analysed, given that they are simply data gatherers? Unquestionably there will be a demand for work capable ROVs, submersible and tools. Is it time for Blue Economy solutions? A lot of current ROV technology and thinking has been dominated by some specific markets. By definition the new and emerging Blue Economy markets need and deserve a more efficient approach. The MAC-ROV product and Shuttle can delivers the same for less to all ocean users. By definition, it is Blue Economy access technology. Tethered vehicles offer the safest and most viable solution to doing work underwater. Launch and Recovery can be hands free. Operating weather windows can be dramatically increased. Real power can be delivered and applied to precise tasks. Data transfer can be real time and of the highest quality, and it is relatively difficult to loose a tethered ROV (compared to an AUV). The BLUE ECONOMY development phases and AUVs / ROVs: Phase 1: search, research, data gathering, analysis = Identify potentials (lots of AUVs) Phase 2: sampling, validating, quantifying = Qualify feasibility (lots of ROVs much less AUVs) Phase 3: Pre-development, prototyping, first pass operations = Prove the process (all ROVs) Phase 4: Full scale production = Return on Investment (ROVs and a few AUVs)
The MAC-ROV Fly-out Package
Single operator, hands free, wireless controlled LARS