The document discusses financial management for businesses. It covers budgeting strategies like capital and operating expenditures. It also discusses monitoring finances through metrics like sales needed to break even, pricing, gross profit, cash flow projections, and net asset value. Regular financial monitoring and having a financial management system in place are presented as important for business viability, risk management, and future growth or exit opportunities. The document provides examples and emphasizes the importance of a strong attitude towards service, administration, finance, and appearance.
The bioremediation and photophysiology experiments in pilot PBRs with aim of mechanistic models development
--Alla Silkina, EnAlgae project, Swansea University, UK--
This document discusses various innovations related to the sea, including patents for improving safety at sea, fishing and aquaculture, coastal protection, and ship building. It describes patents for a reversible life raft, a device to insulate work clothes in water, aquaculture nets with anisotropic bottoms to prevent sagging, and algae cultivation using floating containers and support structures. The document also mentions innovations in coastal flood defenses, geotextiles for terraforming and protection, solar and wind power for ships, and encourages developing patents for innovations related to the sea.
The document discusses financial management for businesses. It covers budgeting strategies like capital and operating expenditures. It also discusses monitoring finances through metrics like sales needed to break even, pricing, gross profit, cash flow projections, and net asset value. Regular financial monitoring and having a financial management system in place are presented as important for business viability, risk management, and future growth or exit opportunities. The document provides examples and emphasizes the importance of a strong attitude towards service, administration, finance, and appearance.
The bioremediation and photophysiology experiments in pilot PBRs with aim of mechanistic models development
--Alla Silkina, EnAlgae project, Swansea University, UK--
This document discusses various innovations related to the sea, including patents for improving safety at sea, fishing and aquaculture, coastal protection, and ship building. It describes patents for a reversible life raft, a device to insulate work clothes in water, aquaculture nets with anisotropic bottoms to prevent sagging, and algae cultivation using floating containers and support structures. The document also mentions innovations in coastal flood defenses, geotextiles for terraforming and protection, solar and wind power for ships, and encourages developing patents for innovations related to the sea.
The document discusses growing algae on nitrate-rich wastewater from Cambridge Water to reduce nitrate levels. Laboratory experiments found that several marine algae species could grow using nutrients from diluted brine wastewater. Larger scale experiments in photobioreactors confirmed one marine species, Phaeodactylum tricornutum, could effectively use nutrients from the wastewater. Future work involves optimizing growth of polar algae species and developing an innovation facility to further explore algal bioremediation applications.
This document summarizes research being conducted on seaweed cultivation for bioenergy. It discusses a pilot project in Strangford Lough that is testing different cultivation systems for Laminaria digitata seaweed. The research aims to develop sustainable cultivation and harvesting protocols. It involves monitoring the environment, growth of seaweed, and exploring integrated multi-trophic aquaculture to diversify products and reduce risks. The goal is to better understand how to cultivate seaweed as a sustainable source of biomass for bioenergy.
This presentation will outline the innovative processes and techniques we are using to capture the data, information and knowledge surrounding Algae cultivation in NWE Europe with a view to developing sophisticated decision support tools. These tools will enable stakeholders to explore current activities and potential opportunities in their region and understand the economic, environmental and legislative issues surrounding the cultivation of algae for energy.
e-BO Enterprises provides network design, security, and monitoring services for offshore wind farms. Their services include offshore network design and maintenance, flexible network architectures, internal and external security solutions, network services, high availability and business continuity plans, secure remote access, monitoring platforms, control rooms, and visualization of industrial monitoring applications.
GEOxyz is a Belgian company founded in 1999 that provides hydrographic surveying, geophysical investigations, and general offshore renewable energy support. It has over 70 employees across offices in Belgium, the Netherlands, France, the UK, and Luxembourg. The company operates a fleet of 15 specialized vessels and provides services to clients in the offshore wind, dredging, renewable energy, construction, and government sectors. Some of its recent projects include cable route and scour protection monitoring in Belgian and UK offshore wind farms. It is currently working on projects in Portugal and Gemini offshore wind farm.
Geosynthetics are polymeric products used to solve civil engineering problems. They include woven geotextiles, nonwoven geotextiles, knitted geotextiles, geogrids, geonets, geomembranes, and more. Geosynthetics have applications in road construction, hydraulic works, port construction, coastal defenses, slope protection, waste disposal sites, retaining walls, reinforced soil works, drainage, and more. Specifications and test standards ensure geosynthetics meet requirements for applications like filtration, separation, reinforcement, drainage, and containment.
The document summarizes a Zeetex seminar that took place on January 23rd, 2014 in Kortrijk, Belgium. The objective of Zeetex is to create a platform for developing innovative textile products for marine and maritime applications. There are four themes: safety, fishing/aquaculture, protection, and shipbuilding/sailing. Zeetex aims to detect opportunities for innovation, stimulate textile product development, and help connect companies, but does not provide direct funding. Services include free materials testing and assistance with partnerships, funding searches, and project proposals. The partners involved are Flanders Maritime Cluster, UP-tex, Aquimer, and Centexbel.
This document summarizes a presentation given by Mikaël Laurent on the uses of textiles during oil spills. It discusses how Cedre, the Centre of Documentation, Research and Experimentation on Accidental Water Pollution in France, provides technical expertise on textiles for oil spill response. The presentation outlines the main uses of textiles for containing, collecting, and cleaning up oil. It also describes the principles of France's organization for oil spill response at sea and on land, and notes the specific market for oil spill response equipment.
The document discusses tidal energy and DEME Blue Energy's involvement in the sector. It describes tidal energy resources and the two main technologies used: tidal barrages and tidal currents. Tidal barrages use basins that fill and empty with tides, while tidal currents involve turbines that capture the kinetic energy of tidal flows. DEME Blue Energy supports the development of tidal energy projects, including providing services for promotion, financing, and developing more advanced tidal turbine technologies to harness tidal energy on a commercial scale.
The document discusses growing algae on nitrate-rich wastewater from Cambridge Water to reduce nitrate levels. Laboratory experiments found that several marine algae species could grow using nutrients from diluted brine wastewater. Larger scale experiments in photobioreactors confirmed one marine species, Phaeodactylum tricornutum, could effectively use nutrients from the wastewater. Future work involves optimizing growth of polar algae species and developing an innovation facility to further explore algal bioremediation applications.
This document summarizes research being conducted on seaweed cultivation for bioenergy. It discusses a pilot project in Strangford Lough that is testing different cultivation systems for Laminaria digitata seaweed. The research aims to develop sustainable cultivation and harvesting protocols. It involves monitoring the environment, growth of seaweed, and exploring integrated multi-trophic aquaculture to diversify products and reduce risks. The goal is to better understand how to cultivate seaweed as a sustainable source of biomass for bioenergy.
This presentation will outline the innovative processes and techniques we are using to capture the data, information and knowledge surrounding Algae cultivation in NWE Europe with a view to developing sophisticated decision support tools. These tools will enable stakeholders to explore current activities and potential opportunities in their region and understand the economic, environmental and legislative issues surrounding the cultivation of algae for energy.
e-BO Enterprises provides network design, security, and monitoring services for offshore wind farms. Their services include offshore network design and maintenance, flexible network architectures, internal and external security solutions, network services, high availability and business continuity plans, secure remote access, monitoring platforms, control rooms, and visualization of industrial monitoring applications.
GEOxyz is a Belgian company founded in 1999 that provides hydrographic surveying, geophysical investigations, and general offshore renewable energy support. It has over 70 employees across offices in Belgium, the Netherlands, France, the UK, and Luxembourg. The company operates a fleet of 15 specialized vessels and provides services to clients in the offshore wind, dredging, renewable energy, construction, and government sectors. Some of its recent projects include cable route and scour protection monitoring in Belgian and UK offshore wind farms. It is currently working on projects in Portugal and Gemini offshore wind farm.
Geosynthetics are polymeric products used to solve civil engineering problems. They include woven geotextiles, nonwoven geotextiles, knitted geotextiles, geogrids, geonets, geomembranes, and more. Geosynthetics have applications in road construction, hydraulic works, port construction, coastal defenses, slope protection, waste disposal sites, retaining walls, reinforced soil works, drainage, and more. Specifications and test standards ensure geosynthetics meet requirements for applications like filtration, separation, reinforcement, drainage, and containment.
The document summarizes a Zeetex seminar that took place on January 23rd, 2014 in Kortrijk, Belgium. The objective of Zeetex is to create a platform for developing innovative textile products for marine and maritime applications. There are four themes: safety, fishing/aquaculture, protection, and shipbuilding/sailing. Zeetex aims to detect opportunities for innovation, stimulate textile product development, and help connect companies, but does not provide direct funding. Services include free materials testing and assistance with partnerships, funding searches, and project proposals. The partners involved are Flanders Maritime Cluster, UP-tex, Aquimer, and Centexbel.
This document summarizes a presentation given by Mikaël Laurent on the uses of textiles during oil spills. It discusses how Cedre, the Centre of Documentation, Research and Experimentation on Accidental Water Pollution in France, provides technical expertise on textiles for oil spill response. The presentation outlines the main uses of textiles for containing, collecting, and cleaning up oil. It also describes the principles of France's organization for oil spill response at sea and on land, and notes the specific market for oil spill response equipment.
The document discusses tidal energy and DEME Blue Energy's involvement in the sector. It describes tidal energy resources and the two main technologies used: tidal barrages and tidal currents. Tidal barrages use basins that fill and empty with tides, while tidal currents involve turbines that capture the kinetic energy of tidal flows. DEME Blue Energy supports the development of tidal energy projects, including providing services for promotion, financing, and developing more advanced tidal turbine technologies to harness tidal energy on a commercial scale.
2. Historiek
• Idee is ontstaan uit een project
voor opwekken van artificiële
golven in 2006.
• 2011 oprichting Laminaria Bvba
met Discessio, Geert en Steven
Nauwelaerts.
• Augustus 2011 start IWT
haalbaarheidsstudie in
samenwerking met Power-Link.
– Testen van de diep water Laminaria
technologie op schaal 1:10.
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3. Historiek
• Zomer 2012 ontwikkeling van de ondiep water
Laminaria technologie met testen op schaal 1:10.
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• Uitbreiding van
Laminaria in 2013
met CEIP onder
leiding van Peter
De Smet.
4. Planning
• Mei 2013 start van een IWT innovatieproject met
als partner MultiTech.
– Testen van de ondiep water Laminaria technologie op
schaal 1:4, met de nadruk op de stormbeveiliging en
de powerpoint tracking.
– Mei en juni 2013 ontwerp van het 1:4 prototype voor
testen op zee.
– Juli, augustus en september 2013 constructie
prototype.
– Oktober 2013 droogtesten met prototype.
– November 2013 aanvang testen op zee.
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5. Planning
• Oktober 2014 afsluiten innovatieproject.
• November 2014 start full-scale testen.
• 2015 onderzoek naar schaduweffecten in wave
farm opstelling.
• Oktober 2015 afsluiten full-scale testen.
• 2016 opstarten productie.
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6. Samengevat
• Er is een klein efficient team opgebouwd.
• Eenvoudige technologie met als sterkste punt
de stormbeveiliging.
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