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Provence-Alpes- Côte d’Azur MARINE CLUSTER
Julie PERSON – June 2013 - Beirut
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Who we are ?
 A twin French Sea businness and innovation Cluster since 2006
 PMP based in the South East of France In the Provence Region
 Non profit organization comprised of
 Big firms
 SMEs
 Laboratories & training centers
 Suppported by public and private funds
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Our Job is :
To encourage and support the development of
innovative collaboratives projects associating Cies
and research laboratories.
This mix makes the originality of the projects
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Maritime
security
and safety
Ports,
maritime
infrastructures
and transports
Shipbuilding
& ship repair
Environment
and
Energy marine
ressources
Coastal
management
& offshore
mining
Biological
marine
ressources
150 funded projects
Total budget : > 400M€
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Sustainable coastal cities
challenges, strategic domains
 Sustainable water cycle management:
supply, rain water run off, seasonality , salt
 Optimized use of energy:
cleaner, consumption peaks
 Waste follow-up & handling: volumes, valorization
 Mobility, transports (passengers & freight):
dedicated models
 Environmental supervision & protection
 Urbanity of coastal cities:
city-harbor interfaces, usages conflicts
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Some examples of projects
awarded by Pôle Mer
Marine Renewable Energy
Biological marine resources
Environmental and coastal management,
ecological engineering
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Example of Marine Renewable Energy
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An offshore project based in Marseille
 An initial pilot farm planned for
2016, ( 13 x 2,2 Mwatt ), 150 M€
 A gateway to the Mediterranean
markets
(French, Spanish, Italian, Turkish,
Maltese, Lebanon, Persian Gulf…)
and to the world
Contact : Michel OLLIER
ollier@polemerpaca.com
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Example of biological marine resources
SALINALGUE : CULTURE OF
MICRO ALGAE ON SALINE
CO2
13 partners
Dunaliella salina « red » algae
Budget : € 6.7 million
Biodiesel, Food for aquaculture, Beta carotene,…
Strong potential for
replication:
Europe, South America,
Middle East, Overseas.
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Example of environmental and coastal
management & ecological engineering
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Environmental context
High anthropogenic pressure, sensitive and dynamic territory
 High population growth
 Hot spot of biodiversity
 vulnerable coastlines
 A dynamic region
 Most important pleasureboat area in the world
 French higher population growth
 Port of Marseille: 1st French port
 Nice, Marseille and Montpellier: French windows of the
Sustainable Coastal City
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Environmental context
The Mediterranean is a "laboratory" area
 Target Zones, similar features:
 Persian Gulf countries
 Crowded coastal regions of Asia
 USA
 Brazil
Sustainable coastal development:
 Remediation of coastal construction
 Environmental restoration of degraded ecosystems
 Adapting to climate change
Example
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Eco-design applied to port infrastructure engineering
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GIRAC
A forecasting and management aid tool of the recreational and
bathing water quality
 improving bathing water by developing operational tools
enabling to know in real-time sanitation discharges and
their evolution with regard to meteorological conditions
 Coupling environmental monitoring of coastal waters and
modeling of coastal sewerage systems
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OPTIMA PAC
Optimizing energy performance and impact control on the
marine environment of seawater CAP
Monaco city
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GIREL
“Management Infrastructure for Coastal Rehabilitation Ecological ”
Objective: Improve ecological functions, such as fisheries functions
(larvae, juveniles, …), habitats,…
By natural or artificial habitats,
eco-concept of wharf, dikes,
connectivity between areas
Marseille Harbor
Our companies
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EXPERTS PRESENTATION
Port and Coastal Environment update
 Overview of some PMP companies’ technology
• Eco-design
reefs
of maritime infrastructure and artificial
• Post larval capture, culture and replenishment
• Algae transplantation
• Seagrass reestablishment
• Integrated management of coastal water quality
(sewer discharge and bathing water quality)
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ARCHITEUTHIS
Sustainable strategic program of the coastal zone – Al Fayaa
 Architeuthis is dedicated to underwater projects
With 28 years of experience in architecture, marine design and offshore
engineering we provide the best solution to :
- Artificial reef systems
- Marine habitats (above and under water)
- Sub sea vehicles
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a real expertise in oceanographic studies in the coastal zone and
a good working knowledge of Mediterranean coastal ecosystem
 ARTIFICIAL REEF DEVELOPPEMENT
 Using bamboo dry cane
 Floating or fixed hedges on the bottom
Interests
Screen bamboo protection against predators
Stabilization of the sea bottom
Using natural materials
Limitation of the hydrodynamics forces on the
bamboo structure
Replace the trophic function of the seagrass
Posidonia
 Nursery for juvenile fish
 filter-feeding shellfish
 Reversible system
 No visual impact
Lebanese PARTNERS: SES Sustainable Environment Services
www.ses-lb.com
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OCEANIDE
Port Agitating studies - Tripoli
 Coastal engineering
 Physic and numeric modeling
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Summerland Marina - Beirut
Conception studies & works following
3D picture of the project
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Thanks for your attention
Tel : + 33 (0)4 94 03 89 03
Web : http://www.polemerpaca.com
Bioressources: gandolfo@polemerpaca.com
Energy: ollier@polemerpaca.com
Environment: person@polemerpaca.com