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Oil Spills – Using DTOs to detect and predict the fate of oil spills around Crete, in the North Aegean Sea and the Eastern Mediterranean. The pilots combine satellite observations, social media data with advanced oceanography and machine learning. Aquaculture – A pilot for the aquaculture industry in North Africa as well as in Norway will provide operational support for day-to-day planning as well as warning and decision support in case of events that threaten fish welfare and biomass production. A pilot for mussel aquaculture is developed for Italy. Insurance – The Aquaculture Risk Management platform pilot will serve as a holistic risk assessment tool to stakeholders along the Norwegian aquaculture value chain, combining historic, current, and projected data.
Wave energy One of the interesting pilot sites is operated by
Iliad partner Eco Wave Power, which is testing and validating various wave sensors collecting the wave data from the location of its 100kW Wave Energy Converter in Jaffa Port, Israel. Eco Wave Power’s technology will assist in providing countries with an innovative reliable clean energy source. From an ecological point of view, wave energy is a key renewable energy source for climate change mitigation. The data collected by the project can be used to conduct the future efficient site assessments for wave energy converter technology implementation. This data is helping to advance Wave Energy Converter technology to identify the energy generation potential for sites around the world under various sea states.
Insurance Iliad partner Genillard from Germany is looking into
aquaculture risk metrics. Marine operators and coastal communities face risk issues that can or cannot be insured. To better understand risk, a state-of-the-art risk management process must be adhered to that facilitates mitigation, adaptation, or insurance. Iliad is analysing historic data from existing repositories. By defining risk scenarios at areas more vulnerable and of higher risk, the exposure to extreme events will become more transparent. The consortium consisting of lead Genillard, SINTEF, and BLB, is currently developing a tool for risk modelling and forecasting disaster scenarios to allow constant risk monitoring. This will create new business models for synchronizing needs regarding risk management and risk prevention measures of insurer and insured, incorporating both natural and man-made events.
Coastal sediment transport Iliad’s Estonian partner TalTech is looking into ways
to help the Naissaar Port tackle a sediment transport where sand accumulates in the entry channel of the harbour. The aim is to estimate probabilities and nature of sediment transport and wave patterns better for planning future development of the port. The project is developing a coastal sediment transport model incorporating waves, hydrodynamics and harbour- specific mapping to aid the harbour design process. A field work campaign was already performed in the Gulf of Riga to gather data for the purpose of sediment transportation modelling development.
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“The pilot sites will enable us to demonstrate the value of the DTO approach by engaging with a variety of stakeholders and topics,” said Iliad Coordinator Charalampos Ipektsidis, from Netcompany-Intrasoft. “The Iliad Project has assembled a broad and diverse user community of existing and new users that are using the project’s innovative technological solutions to address the particular challenges each one of them is facing.” The pilot DTO’s are being co-created directly with
stakeholders across energy, fisheries, aquaculture, marine traffic, environmental/pollution monitoring, biodiversity, insurance, harbour safety, plastics, sediment transportation, oil spill, jellyfish, swarms, among many others. The quest to develop a comprehensive network of Digital Twins of the Ocean (DTOs( supports the European Union’s efforts as part of the EDITO (Environmental Data and Information Transfer Operational) projects towards developing a cohesive European DTO. The Iliad project is uniquely positioned to significantly bolster the overarching objectives of the EU Mission Ocean initiative. The Mission Ocean initiative seeks to protect and restore the health of our oceans and waters by 2030, a noble and ambitious goal necessitating innovative approaches to environmental stewardship and resource management.
Iliad’s cutting-edge DTOs provide an essential tool for achieving this, offering a dynamic platform for real- time monitoring, simulation, and predictive analysis of marine ecosystems. By providing stakeholders with advanced tools for decision-making and planning, Iliad facilitates proactive measures in conservation efforts and sustainable use of ocean resources, aligning closely with Mission Ocean’s vision of achieving good environmental status of all marine waters.
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This project has received funding from the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme under grant agreement No 101037643. The information and views of this website lie entirely with the authors. The European Commission is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains.
Top: Interactive tools to help optimise wind energy operations is also a key area
Above: Eco Wave pilot in Jaffa Port. The project will look at harnessing wave and tidal energy
Below: The pilot demonstrates new ways of environmental monitoring
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