Result description
The result that we want to achieve with this project is to create a zero-discharge ship. Our innovation results in a waste by-product that is already clean (particularly important for plastic), saving recycling plants 30% of the time, cost and water and compressed air used as the material is already clean and dry, ready for recycling.
In addition, ships veering off-course for waste delivery purposes add at least extra 2 tons of CO2 per year. Sanistabilizer will remove the need for extra miles for waste delivery, therefore reducing the CO2 footprint of these journeys.
Incinerators also produce CO2, as well as other greenhouse gases such as SO2, nitrogen gases or dioxin. Each tn of waste burn produces at least 1.43 tn of CO2With Sanistabilizer, there will be no need for incinerators or the gases to produce from ships.
Addressing target audiences and expressing needs
- Grants and Subsidies
We are looking forward a grant/investment in order to reach TRL8
- Public or private funding institutions
- International Organisations (ex. OECD, FAO, UN, etc.)
- Private Investors
R&D, Technology and Innovation aspects
We have now developed a prototype of Sanistabilizer. Our innovation has been demonstrated working in a relevant environment, and by using waste from ships in our internal tests with the prototype. We have evaluated Sanistabilizer in simulated environment and it is ready to operate in real conditions, thus we consider our product is at a TRL6. By analysing our activity, and requirements to reach TRL9, we compiled our development roadmap. Our product is close to TRL7, which is why the investment required to reach TRL7 is much lower than that needed for TRL8. We have mapped our approach based on the objectives and development plan. We will start by upgrading the current prototype, by completing missing features for safety, cleaning and automation of the controls through the electrical panel (WP1). Following this, we will test the next version of Sanistabilizer (WP2). We will begin with internal tests and analysis of the required modifications. Next, we will carry out two rounds of pilots on ferries and cruise ships. From these we will draw up a case study, containing an analysis of the tests, which is to form the basis of our certification studies. We will take these case studies on board, modify the design accordingly, order the materials and construct Sanistabilizer v2.0 (WP3), which will be ready for commercialisation. Whilst the technical development is ongoing, we will carry out marketing, IP (WP4). WP 4 will also include regulation and patent studies, contacting new potential customers, attending specialty events, and preparing marketing materials in accordance to our commercialisation strategy. Project management activities will be carried out as part of WP5.This will cover all legal, financial, technical and commercial aspects.
The Sanistabilizer project will be focused on the dry and wet and waste management market, as per the type of waste our technology is processing. Dry and wet account for 71% of all waste by weight (with the other 29% hazardous and medical waste). The market size of dry and wet is €221 bn (of the total waste market size of €494 bn by 2026, 11% CAGR)
From the overall waste management market, 11% is the outcome generated from waste management on ships, or a Total Available Market (TAM) of €23.4 bn, and from those, €2.9 bn are generated only from cruise ships and ferries (12% of the fleet) – our Serviceable Available Market (SAM).
- Global
Result submitted to Horizon Results Platform by SANITRADE SRL
