The University of Stavanger and SINTEF Community are co-organizing a workshop titled “Reuse/Repurpose of Offshore Decommissioned Steel Platforms for Construction and Infrastructure Industries” on October 7th, 2024.
We are pleased to invite you to this exclusive workshop aimed at bringing together key stakeholders from across offshore and construction/infrastructure industries to foster collaboration and generate innovative ideas. Emphasis will be placed on identifying the challenges and opportunities related to repurposing offshore steel structures for their application in construction or other infrastructure projects, as well as exploring the potential that scientific-based solutions that could tackle such challenges, necessary to maximize societal, environmental, and economic benefits. This event is designed to facilitate networking, brainstorming, and the creation of (mini-)consortia that could potentially apply for regional, national or EU grant opportunities.
This topic is closely aligned with the principles of the circular economy and plays a significant role in advancing the green transition and reducing emissions—key priorities at both national and global levels. The consortium will work to engage relevant research groups at UiS, SINTEF Community, and other national stakeholders in order to pursue upcoming national and international funding opportunities, such as Horizon Europe, EEA, and NFR (IPN, KSP and others).
The details of the workshop are provided below:
Date: 07.10.2024 (Monday)
Workshop Place: University of Stavanger, Kjølv Egelands Hus, KE-C 285 “Asset Lab”, – MazeMap
Parking place: Guest Parking at UiS
Time: 12.00-15.30 Starting with lunch
Tentative Agenda:
12.00-12.45 Lunch
12.45-13.00 Welcome/introduction round, introduction to IMBM and Introduction to the REUSE project
13.00-14.00 Presentations by different actors (public, industry and university) about ongoing projects and possible grant opportunities
14.00-14.10 Break
14.10-15.15 Group brainstorming exercise and discussion with tea/coffee
15.15-15.30 Recap/summing up
We look forward to hearing from you. You can sign up for the workshop by October 1st, 2024, using the Workshop On Reuse of Offshore Assets for construction and Infrastructure Industries (office.com)
UiS Contacts:
Sudath C. Siriwardane, PhD
Professor
Department of Mechanical, Structural Engineering and Materials Science
Faculty of Science and Technology
University of Stavanger – UiS
Office : +47 518 32 177
Mobile: +47 467 90 309
Email: sasc.siriwardane@uis.no
SINTEF Community Contact:
Klodian Gradeci, PhD
Senior Business Developer
SINTEF Community
Architectural Engineering