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The project concerns water engineering in offshore developments in marine and inland waters. The aim of the project is to market an original technology of driving medium- and large-diameter pipes. The new service will be implemented in previously problematic situations, that is when there is no fulcrum, which is typical of the aquatic environment and wetlands. The starting point for the development of this new technology were problems observed by KDM when carrying out pipe driving orders – over 25% of marine projects struggle with technical issues that lead to costly changes to designs. Our new solution guarantees 100% feasibility of driving pipes, as well as reducing project costs and increasing their predictability in this area. The new service will be used in the construction of water engineering facilities, hydraulic engineering structures, drilling platforms, offshore wind farms, shipyards, harbours, etc.
The project costs include the purchase of three devices which, if used jointly, will enable the provision of the new service: a large vibrating head, a small vibrating head, and a crawler drill, as well as a system for loosening and removing the excavated material. In addition, an advisory service will be purchased from a research unit to perform the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Carbon Footprint Analysis (CF). The Norwegian partner, Vinco Innovation AS, will prepare a strategy report for introducing the service to the Norwegian market which features numerous offshore projects.
The project brings about a reduction of water pollution by decreasing the amount of waste - in the form of steel pile covers - remaining in the water, by 608.60 tons per year. This will translate into a reduction of carbon emission by 1,125.91 tons due to the fact that steel will not be produced for the construction of the above covers. Fuel consumption will also be reduced in the transport of the new mobile machines as they are several times lighter.