Plastic Composites as Construction Material offshore - Completed
Goal
Light weight and non corrosive plastic composites are only sparsely used on offshore platforms. This can be seen as paradoxical, considering how widely used plastics are throughout a long range of applications onshore (buildings, cars, process plants etc.) and considering the massive focus the offshore industry has on corrosion and weight issues at offshore installations.
The project will identify and describe status, barriers and opportunities for the use of plastic composites as construction materials for offshore installations. The project will further more identify what kinds of plastic composites there is a need for offshore.
The project will result in a concrete proposed solution for an alternative to a traditional steel solution - for example air inlet for an offshore ventilation system. This will be carried out in close co-operation with the offshore industry.
Description
Project participants include Maersk Oli & Gas, Fiberline Composites, Cowi, Promecon, Plast Center Danmark, Aalborg University Esbjerg and FORCE Technology with Offshore Center Danmark as project coordinator.
Contact details of participants can be found here.Mile Stones
Results
The project aims at two main results:
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A screening of the market posibilities
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A concrete product produced in plastic composite, installed on a Danish offshore platform
After project completion, the project team decided to continue the cooperation established during the project. To obtaion this wish, a network group was formed where previous project members have the opportunity to meet at regular intervals.
News magazine, ON/OFF News, featured an article about the outcome of the project in November 2009.
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