Dr. Ir. Bert Groenendaal

SIOEN Industries NV - Fabriekstraat 23 – 8850 Ardooie Email: bert.groenendaal@sioen.be

De ontwikkeling van geavanceerd technisch textiel voor zeewiercultivatie

Een schoolvoorbeeld van cross-sectorale innovatie

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Founded in 1960; headquarters in Ardooie (BE)

3 divisions: Coating, Apparel and Chemicals

Ca. 325 Mio EUR turnover in 2014

World market leader in coated textiles

European market leader in protective clothing

Activities:

Spinning and weaving of technical textiles

Coating via different technologies

Confectioning towards (semi)final products

SIOEN at a glance

“Protection through innovation”

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Our products

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“Diversity drives innovation”

Frans Johansson

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Our R&D programme focusses on the global needs (“grand challenges”) for

the next 5 - 20 years and where technical textiles can contribute to these

needs:

▫ Demographic evolution

▫ Safety

▫ Climate

▫ Energy

▫ Ecological awareness

Our R&D strategy

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Development of the flexible lamp in collaboration with Philips

Development of the winterization unit in collaboration with the Intl Red Cross

Examples of multisectoral approach

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Development of advanced textile based seaweed cultivation substrates …

Examples of multisectoral approach

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The need

Agriculture -> seagriculture

More food/feed and energy for strongly growing global population

Renewable and sustainable energy

Sustainable/biobased materials

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Marine science meets maritime industry – March 29, 2012

State of the art

2014: 25 Mio tons

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The concept

Development of substrates based on advanced 2D textiles to facilitate open sea cultivation of aquatic biomass (seaweed), having a high-potential as source for our future supply of food (additives), feed, biochemicals/biomaterials and biofuels/energy

Advanced textiles for open sea biomass cultivation (AT~SEA)

1 ha seaweed field

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Work program: FP7-NMP-2011-SME-5

FP7 project number : 280860

Duration: 36 months

Participants:

The team

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Preparation and incubation of macro algae

Preparation, confectioning and installation of advanced textiles

Seaweed cultivation& harvesting

Transport and storage of seaweed

Seaweed conversion

Mooring engineering

AT~SEA

HORTI, OCEAN,SAMS

BEXCO, MARINTEK

SIOEN, CTB, EURO,TECNORED, DEVAN

ECN, OCEAN,SAMS

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Selection of results

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Advanced textile substrates

Development of advanced textile substrates:

Materials/chemistries

Textile structure

Textile finishing/coating

Testing and evaluation:

Lab level

Tank level

At sea

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Advanced textile substrates

Ireland Norway Scotland

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Cultivation tests on a variety of 1 m2 textile substrates at sea

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Objective: study the cultivation of seaweed (Saccharina L.) on 11 different types of 1 m2 textile substrates

1m2 substrates at sea

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1m2 substrates at sea

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Demonstration phase

o Deployment in October 2014 in IRE, SCO and NOR o 10 pcs of 2 x 10 m substrates deployed per site Saccharina L o Textile buoys o Growth monitoring, harvesting, 10 m3 storage test, …

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Conclusions & outlook

o Success of AT~SEA project lies in the multidisciplinary approach project: chemists, materials scientists, textile engineers, biologists, marine engineers, etc. product*: much more than just a piece of textile => system

o AT~SEA project will be converted into AT~SEA Technologies

start-up company in which 8 out of 11 partners will participate commercialization of turnkey seaweed farms => system

* Patented award winning technology: o PCT patent application o Essenscia Innovation Award 2013 o TechTextil Innovation Award 2015 o Nomination for Scottish Aquaculture Award 2015 (final selection in June)

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AT~SEA final event

What: AT~SEA final event “Technical and economic aspects of large scale seaweed cultivation in Europe”

When: Tuesday June 9, 2015 from 9.00 – 18.00

Where: Royal Academy of Belgium for Science & Arts Hertogstraat 1 Rue Ducale - 1000 Brussels (Belgium)

More info & registration: http://www.atsea-project.eu/finalevent

Presentations by: Philippe Muyters – Flemish minister for Work, Economy, sports and Innovation Clara de la Torre, Director of Research and Innovation Directorate at the EC Piers Hart – World Wildlife Foundation and many others

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