Call
TKI MARITIEM
Call for Proposals for projects
in the TKI MARITIME
Start date: 24 January 2013
Version: January 2013
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Contents
Contents ........................................................................................................................................ 1
Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 3
Budget............................................................................................................................................. 3
Objective ....................................................................................................................................... 4
Programme description ................................................................................................................... 5
Utilisation ....................................................................................................................................... 6
Users .............................................................................................................................................. 6
User committees ............................................................................................................................. 6
Reports ........................................................................................................................................... 6
Intellectual Property policy (IP policy) .............................................................................................. 7
Assessment procedure .................................................................................................................. 8
Admissibility requirements ............................................................................................................... 8
Assessment relevance .................................................................................................................... 8
Preselection .................................................................................................................................... 9
Assessment by referees .................................................................................................................. 9
Applicants' rebuttals ........................................................................................................................ 9
Jury procedure and decision making ............................................................................................... 9
NWO Code of Conduct on Conflicts of Interest .............................................................................. 10
After awarding ............................................................................................................................. 11
Start and start date of the project................................................................................................... 11
Continuation .................................................................................................................................. 11
Extension ...................................................................................................................................... 11
Termination and end date.............................................................................................................. 11
Cessation ...................................................................................................................................... 12
Other information ......................................................................................................................... 12
Contact.......................................................................................................................................... 12
Links ............................................................................................................................................ 13
Guidelines for applicants ............................................................................................................. 14
Main and co-applicants.................................................................................................................. 14
Main and co-applicants with a temporary position.......................................................................... 14
Who may not apply? ...................................................................................................................... 15
Drawing up and submitting the research proposal ......................................................................... 15
Admissibility requirements ............................................................................................................. 15
Resubmission of research proposals ............................................................................................. 15
Explanation of the application form.............................................................................................. 16
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Summaries ......................................................................................................................... 16
Current composition of the research group ......................................................................... 16
Scientific description ........................................................................................................... 17
Utilisation plan .................................................................................................................... 17
Intellectual property ............................................................................................................ 18
Positioning of the project proposal ...................................................................................... 19
Financial planning ............................................................................................................... 19
References ......................................................................................................................... 27
Abbreviations and acronyms ............................................................................................... 27
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Appendix 1................................................................................................................................... 28
Co-funding requirements for MARITIME 2013 ............................................................................... 28
Appendix 2................................................................................................................................... 31
Explanation for filling in an FP (Financial Planning - Excel file). This form should
be submitted as a separate attachment in PDF format together with the factsheet. ....................... 31
Appendix 3................................................................................................................................... 32
Example form "Declaration and signature by applicant". ................................................................ 32
Appendix 4................................................................................................................................... 33
Assessment................................................................................................................................... 33
Assessment by referees ................................................................................................................ 33
The jury uses the following evaluation scale: ................................................................................. 33
Appendix 5................................................................................................................................... 36
Timeframe ..................................................................................................................................... 36
Appendix 6................................................................................................................................... 37
Explanation of relevance to the TKI Maritime Innovation and Research Agenda............................ 37
Innovation agenda of the Maritime Sector ..................................................................................... 38
Ocean resource recovery .............................................................................................................. 39
Clean ships ................................................................................................................................... 42
Smart ships ................................................................................................................................... 44
Smart harbours ............................................................................................................................. 45
Research agenda of the Maritime Sector ....................................................................................... 46
Hydrodynamics ............................................................................................................................. 47
Maritime Structures & Materials ..................................................................................................... 50
Maritime systems and processes................................................................................................... 53
Maritime design and building technique ......................................................................................... 55
Maritime operations ....................................................................................................................... 56
Impact on the marine environment ................................................................................................ 59
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Introduction
In February 2011, the Dutch Cabinet initiated a new companies policy. Nine top sectors
were designated in the Dutch economy in which investments will be made to improve
the competitive strength of the Netherlands in these areas and consequently to boost
our prosperity. The new policy means: fewer grants in exchange for lower taxes, fewer
and simpler rules, wider access to industrial funding, improved use of the knowledge
infrastructure by the private sector and an improved link with the tax system, education
and diplomacy for the benefit of the private sector.
This policy forms part of the government's ambition to realise:
 a top 5 position for the Netherlands in the world's knowledge economies (in 2020);
 a rise in the Dutch R&D efforts to 2.5% of GDP (in 2020);
 Top Consortia for Knowledge and Innovation (TKI) in which both public and private
parties participate to the tune of more than € 500 million, of which at least 40% of
the funding comes from the private sector (in 2015).
At the Cabinet's request, leading entrepreneurs and researchers from the nine
appointed top sectors defined joint roadmaps at the end of 2011 and made proposals
for the formation of Top Consortia for Knowledge and Innovation (TKIs) in which
demand-driven research will be realised to boost the Dutch economy. Within the TKI
Maritime, various rounds of consultations have resulted in a Maritime Innovation and
Research Agenda. This Innovation and Research agenda provides the direction in
which research focused on the TKI Maritime should develop in the next few years.
NWO has committed itself to the new companies policy by encouraging applicationoriented, fundamental scientific research for purposes of furthering the various top
sectors. This call for the TKI Maritime (hereinafter MARITIME 2013) gives substance to
NWO's contribution to the Top Sector Water.
Two NWO units work together in the MARITIME 2013 call.
 Technology Foundation STW (STW) (NWO lead party for MARITIME) 1
 NWO Earth and Life Sciences (ALW)
In this Call for Proposals, the guidelines that proposals should satisfy in the context of
MARITIME 2013 are described and the methods for submission, selection and
management are explained.
Budget
The total STW/NWO budget for MARITIME 2013 research projects amounts to € 4.5
million and is earmarked exclusively for research projects that fit within the TKI Maritime
Innovation and Research Agenda. This budget for MARITIME 2013 will be used for two
types of projects - namely, technical-scientific projects and multidisciplinary projects
with a link to the impact on the marine environment. For the financing of these research
projects, private co-funding (in cash and in kind) is required in addition to the NWO
contribution.
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Wherever NWO is stated in the text, STW and ALW are jointly intended; wherever STW is stated,
Technology Foundation STW is intended as the lead party and/or executor for this programme.
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Objective
Within the Top Sector Water, the Maritime Sector is a vital motor and booster for a
strong Dutch economy. The Netherlands is the maritime centre of Europe and has the
strongest maritime cluster in the world. The total direct turnover is € 26.3 billion and the
sector employs 185,000 people. The Maritime cluster's ambition is to expand this
strength based on the "The Netherlands: World Leader in Maritime" Maritime Innovation
Contract with the motto "Safe, sustainable and economically strong". So the Maritime
cluster wishes to combine the economic and social challenges. The following
Innovation themes have therefore been selected:
 Capturing resources from the ocean (raw materials and offshore energy)
 Clean ships (fuels, fuel savings and omissions)
 Smart ships (special ships, defence, security)
 Smart ports (interaction between ships and seaport infrastructure)
TKI Maritime has presented a cohesive Innovative and Research agenda for this, as
cooperation is necessary in the entire chain of "Fundamental research ↔ Applied
research ↔ Valorisation" if innovative ships and offshore structures are to be realised.
This demands excellent research in the following six maritime knowledge areas:
 Hydrodynamics
 Structures and materials
 Systems and processes
 Design and construction technology
 Maritime operations
 Impact on the marine environment
The entire framework of the Maritime Innovation Contract is illustrated below:
The associated Innovation and Research agenda can be found in Appendix 6.
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Programme description
MARITIME 2013 was set up to encourage excellent fundamental and applicationoriented research within this Innovation and Research Agenda in order to strengthen
the Netherlands' competitive position in this area. An important aspect of this is the
collaboration between knowledge institutions and industry. This is expressed, for
example, by the requirement for in-cash co-funding by the sector of at least 25% of the
STW/NWO contribution and, possibly, for an in-kind contribution as well.
The projects to be submitted must also make an explicit contribution to at least one of
the topics on the Innovation and Research Agenda. Projects where that is not the case
or not sufficiently the case will be excluded from the procedure. Therefore, in cases of
doubt, applicants should contact the STW contact person for this call or the TKI
Maritime registrar (see Appendix 6).
Within the MARITIME 2013 programme, the topics of the Maritime Innovation and
Research Agenda are subdivided into two compartments in the following manner, each
with a separate budget:
Multidisciplinary projects
with a link to the impact on the marine environment
Technical-scientific projects
1.5M€
3 M€
In the "Multidisciplinary projects" compartment, a minimum of two researchers from the
maritime knowledge areas work together, and at least one of them realises research
into the impact on the marine environment. The objective of this compartment is to
make a link between the influence of maritime operations on the marine environment
and related maritime knowledge areas. This insight is important for ensuring a "licence
to operate". Examples of possible project topics in this compartment are:
 "Deep-sea mining": one of the researchers looks at the cutting process on the sea
floor under hyperbaric circumstances (the Systems and Processes knowledge
area), while the other studies the effect of this operation on the sea floor.
 "Underwater noise from ships underway": one of the researchers looks at the
source of the noise such as cavitation (the Hydrodynamics knowledge area), while
the other studies the effects of cavitation noise on mammals.
 "Emissions from engines running on LNG": one of the researchers looks at the
reduction of methane sludge in engines (the Systems and Processes knowledge
area), while the other studies the influence of LNG engine emissions on the
environment.
 "Safe operations in ice": one researcher looks at the forces exerted by ice on ships
under Arctic conditions (the Maritime Operations knowledge area), while the other
studies the influence of ice-breaking operations on animals in the environment.
Applicants must state in their proposal which compartment they are submitting to (see
Guidelines for applicants).
The best research proposals in terms of quality will be awarded funding.
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Utilisation
In addition to excellent science, STW/NWO wants to promote the use of knowledge.
STW/NWO uses the term "utilisation" to designate the entire range of activities whose
purpose it is to maximise the chance of research results being used by third parties. To
promote utilisation in addition to scientific quality, a user committee is set up for each
project.
STW/NWO expects the applicants to actively cooperate in the support of utilisation and
to support STW's aim of transferring knowledge to users. Users, user committees and
intellectual property play a crucial role in utilisation.
Users
Research users are defined as natural persons or legal entities (national or
international) who can apply the results of the research.
A distinction can sometimes be made between direct users and end users. In that case,
the identification of end users alone is not enough. The explicit intention is to involve
potential technology users and end users outside one's own circle and outside the
applying researchers' research area from the beginning of the project until its end. The
users must be able to apply the knowledge from the research in the (medium) long
term. (Potential) users must be named in the utilisation section of the research
proposal.
User committees
To encourage the actual and effective transfer of knowledge from the research to users,
STW and/or ALW set up a user committee for each research project in consultation with
the project leader. Main and co-applicants / (sub) project leaders, the researchers
involved (temporarily assigned to the project) and potential users (or their
representatives) participate in the user committee meeting. The project leader chairs
the meetings and STW provides secretarial services. At least four users must be
members of the users committee, and at least 50% of the users should come from
industry. The members of the users committee are appointed by STW. With their
participation, the members commit themselves to the conditions included in the "Task
and working method of STW user committees" (including those with respect to
confidentiality of information and how to deal with the project's results). For research in
progress, STW can change the composition of the user committee if there is reason to
do so.
The committee can advise the project leader about the direction of the research to
facilitate the application of the results. The project leader always bears the final
responsibility for the realisation of the research described in the funded project plan.
Reports
The project leader reports on the progress of the project twice annually in writing, after
which the user committee meets to discuss the progress. By exception and at the
decision of STW, the frequency of the user committee meetings may be decreased.
Utilisation of the research results is a fixed topic of the discussion. This includes
collaboration with (potential) users, knowledge protection and commercialisation of the
knowledge.
The results of the project are confidential until STW decides otherwise or until STW
gives permission for publication. A publication is the public disclosure of results in any
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manner such as, for example, a text (including publications, abstracts, mentions on a
website), image or picture or audio carrier with the exception of the public disclosure
arising from (the application for) a patent. The members of the user committee are the
first to have insight into the research results, i.e. before publication. STW submits draft
publications to the user committee for advice concerning whether or not the publication
contains a patentable discovery and/or whether there are utilisation possibilities. If
measures for knowledge protection are necessary, such as the submission of a patent,
STW may decide to delay the publication for a maximum of nine months.
Intellectual Property policy (IP policy)
STW's IP policy is applicable to MARITIME 2013.
The most important principles of STW's IP policy are:
 The ownership of the research results from the study jointly resides with STW and
the research institution(s) where the research is conducted.
 Protection of the research results, confidentiality and publications. STW places
considerable importance on the protection of knowledge in order to achieve
knowledge transfer. When users join the user committee at the start of or during the
course of the research, the users commit themselves to the confidentiality of the
research results. The researcher is required to notify STW immediately of any
inventions.
 Via STW, the project leader submits draft publications to the user committee for
advice concerning whether or not the publication contains a patentable discovery
and/or whether there are utilisation possibilities. If measures for knowledge
protection are necessary, such as the submission of a patent, STW may decide to
delay the publication for a maximum of nine months.
 Members of the user committee are the first to receive information about the results
of the research. Membership in the user committee or a contribution to the research
does not automatically give the user the right to apply the results or to
commercialise them.
Option rights and the provision of licence:
 Users or groups of users who, in STW's estimation, make a substantial financial
contribution to the project have the right to an option to the use/application of the
project results during the duration of the project. STW will, in any case, not consider
a contribution substantial if it is less than 10% of the total financing awarded to the
project (required financial resources plus in-kind contributions).
 The right of use/application itself will be obtained via a licence agreement, transfer
agreement or a know-how agreement. This may be a so-called second agreement
after an option agreement, but both the option and the licence may be established
in a single agreement. In general, users will be given the possibility to apply the
knowledge and methods developed in the project to their normal operations, but
specific agreements must be made about this beforehand in a licence agreement or
transfer agreement.
A licence agreement or transfer agreement contains in any case agreements as to:
 (non-) exclusivity
 royalty-free research and educational licence
 normal market remuneration
 anti-graveyard clause or best efforts obligation to application or commercialisation
 reporting requirements
 indemnification/liability
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Assessment procedure
STW and NWO-ALW work together in MARITIME 2013. STW conducts the assessment
procedure together with NWO-ALW, and STW bears the responsibility for this. Projects
awarded funding are included in the STW management organisation (hereinafter
referred to in the text as "STW"). All proposals are subject to the same rules concerning
the application and assessment procedure and management (including intellectual
property rules).
Submission period and assessment period
Research proposals may be submitted between 24 January 2013 and 23 April 2013. If
the request meets the admissibility requirements and submission criteria, STW shall
take the research proposal into consideration. An assessment period of 6 months is
aimed for (see Appendix 5 for the overall timeline). If a very large number of proposals
are submitted and preselection is necessary then the assessment period can become
longer.
Admissibility requirements
STW confirms the receipt of the research proposal. Then, using the admissibility
requirements, STW determines whether the research proposal can be taken into
consideration. If the requirements set and accessibility criteria are not satisfied (see
section ‘Guidelines for applicants’) or the information required is incomplete, then the
applicant will be given the opportunity to complete the research proposal within 10
working days. The submission criteria are:
 The subject of the proposal should explicitly contribute to the TKI Maritime
Innovation and Research Agenda;
 The size of the grant requested from STW/NWO does not exceed €500,000;
 The total project costs are not more than €1,000,000 and the co-funding is not
more than 50% of the project costs;
 The total co-funding (in cash plus in kind) is at least 35% of the project costs
applied for (see Appendix 1);
 At least 25% of the total requested from STW/NWO funding is in the form of in-cash
co-funding (see Appendix 1);
 All pieces of evidence requested for the project proposal should be sent together
with the application. If identical or very similar research proposals are submitted to
other NWO calls then this must be stated in the proposal.
The only proposals admitted to the assessment procedure are those that, after a
possible modification within the set period of 10 working days, satisfy the admissibility
and submission requirements.
The main applicant will hear whether or not the research proposal is being considered
within about 20 working days of the project's registration.
Assessment of relevance
Admission to the next stage of the procedure partly depends on how well the proposal
fits into the TKI Maritime Innovation and Research Agenda.
Relevance is determined prior to the start of STW's assessment procedure. The
proposal must state clearly how the project proposal will make an explicit contribution to
the TKI Maritime Innovation and Research Agenda. Not only does this concern the
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research objectives stated in Appendix 6, but also the application of the research
results to the maritime sector.
On the basis of this explanation, STW determines whether a proposal fits within the
Innovation and Research agenda or not. If there are any doubts about the relevance,
STW will coordinate with the TKI Maritime board.
The TKI Maritime board assesses the doubtful cases and, if the proposal does not fit
into the Innovation and Research Agenda, must give reasons for this and have this
reasoning be signed by the chairman of the TKI, together with the chairman of the TKI
Maritime Knowledge Programme Council. In the event of a possible conflict of interest,
a replacement will have to be found for the assessor concerned.
The STW Board adopts the relevance decision made by STW or the TKI Board within
the priority research themes.
Preselection
If at least four times more proposals are submitted than can be funded, STW/NWO
retains the right to perform a preselection. With an available research budget of about €
4.5 million and a maximum NWO contribution of €500,000 per project, it will be possible
to fund around nine proposals. Preselection takes place via an assessment committee
that evaluates proposals for their scientific quality and utilisation quality. STW/NWO
appoints this committee after consulting the TKI Maritime board about the potential
members.
Assessment by referees
Proposals that were assessed during the preselection procedure as being of sufficient
quality, or if no preselection was conducted, then all proposals, will be submitted to
about three national/international experts in the discipline concerned. These referees
are from academia, industry and large research institutes. Referees remain
anonymous. They assess the proposal using specific questions about the scientific
quality and the utilisation (see Appendix 4). Applicants are advised to anticipate these
questions in the research proposal.
STW compiles the remarks of the separate referees, anonymised and possibly
paraphrased, into a so-called "protocol initiation".
Applicants' rebuttals
The STW office sends the "protocol initiation" to the main applicant with a request to
respond to the referees' comments. This party provides a response - in English - to
each question or comment. The referees' comments together with the response from
the applicants forms, in its entirety, the protocol that the jury members use in the
consideration of their assessment.
Jury procedure and decision making
STW makes use of independent multidisciplinary juries consisting of 10-12 members.
These are highly qualified and/or experienced persons with an affinity for technology
development. The jury members are nominated by STW, ALW and the TKI Maritime
board and come from universities, companies or large research institutes.
The jury procedure is done entirely in writing, without any consultation among the jury
members. A jury member does not know who the other jury members are in the same
round of funding. Jury members usually receive around 20 research proposals with the
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associated protocol. Each jury member gives each proposal two scores that carry equal
weighting, one for the scientific quality and one for the utilisation (perspective) (see
Appendix 5).
Proposals can only be considered for funding if both the utilisation quality criterion and
the scientific quality criterion together score no more than 7.0. Appendix 4 contains an
explanation of the meaning of the quality scores.
Depending on the number of applications, STW may make use of parallel juries for this
call.
The final decision is made by the STW Board. The Board makes granting decisions
based on the prioritisation of the research proposals per compartment. The principle
here is the ranking determined on the basis of the jury scores. Unfortunately, in
practice, the total available budget is not expected to be sufficient to finance all of the
good-quality proposals. The Board does not judge the scientific quality of the research
proposals.
Upon awarding funding, the Board may set additional conditions. For example, these
may involve intellectual property, co-funding by (potential) users, large investments
and/or special infrastructural facilities.
Detailed information about the jury procedure for both the jury members(s) and the
applicant can be found in "Guidelines for Jury Members" (www.stw.nl). These
guidelines also apply to the jury members for this call.
NWO Code of Conduct on Conflicts of Interest
STW/NWO invites active researchers from other research institutions and specialists
from other knowledge intensive organisations to participate in the assessment
procedures. These persons are themselves involved in current or new research and are
usually part of large organisational associations and research networks. Therefore any
form of conflict of interest, or even its appearance, should be avoided when assessing
research proposals .
To offer the applying parties a fair and transparent assessment, STW/NWO abides by a
code of conduct on conflicts of interest. The code of conduct identifies the possible
forms of conflict of interest and indicates which measures are to be taken to prevent
conflicts of interest. The parties to whom the code of conduct applies are: referees, jury
members, committee members, members of decision-making bodies and STW/NWO
employees.
The complete text of the code of conduct on conflicts of interest that STW/NWO uses
can be found at: www.nwo.nl/nwohome.nsf/pages/NWOP_6CYFSB.
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After awarding
(see also STW's General Funding Conditions at http://www.stw.nl/en/applicant
Projects awarded funding are included in the STW management organisation
(hereinafter referred to in the text as "STW"). Project leaders and staff must state in all
their communications related to the project (such as publications and presentations)
that STW and NWO are the financiers.
All projects shall be treated equally. This means, for example, that the rules concerning
intellectual property will be the same for all projects. STW's General Funding
Conditions, including intellectual property rules, apply to MARITIME 2013 and the
projects awarded funding.
The main applicant is the project leader. For large projects separate project component
leaders need to be designated. If funding is awarded, each research institution involved
receives an award letter with appendices in which the legal and financial conditions for
the funding are stated and which must be signed for approval by each research
institution separately. The credits for materials, travel and investments are initially
awarded for no more than two years. The personnel credit for each position is awarded
initially for no more than three years. STW reserves any remaining monies for
continuation after two years.
Start and start date of the project
The credits awarded only become available after the necessary documents have been
signed and received by STW and after all of the award conditions set have been met. If
this latter is not the case, due to negotiations under way about intellectual property, for
example, written permission may be requested of STW to allow the project to start.
Without written permission, any financial risks are for the account of the applicant(s).
The start date of the project is the date on which the first issuance of the awarded
resources is made. This is usually not the date of the award. Usually it concerns the
appointment of the first staff member at the project's expense.
Continuation
For projects with a duration of three years or more, the user committee will inform STW
about the continuation of the projects on the basis of the progress. STW will then make
a decision about granting the credits reserved at the time of the award.
Extension
An extension after the termination of a project is only possible to a very limited extent.
Expectations with respect to utilisation are the determinant factor in this. Against the
background of a utilisation perspective, remaining financial resources for the projects
can be used for the extension of one personnel position (1 fte) for a period not to
exceed three months.
Termination and end date
The end date of a project is the date on which the last temporary appointment is
terminated.
The project leader then receives two final forms from STW for completing the project
both in terms of content and financially. Unused credits lapse after the termination of
the project. The summaries requested in the final form are used for publication in the
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STW utilisation report. STW issues a utilisation report annually in which projects are
reported on five and 10 years after their start.
Cessation
Cessation of a project by STW before the official ending date is possible if the
requirements and/or financing conditions are not or are no longer met or if the scientific
quality of the research and/or utilisation of the results of the research are below par.
Other information
Contact
The contact person for this call is:
Technology Foundation STW
Dr Ruben Sharpe
telephone
+31 30 600 1275
e-mail
r.sharpe{at}stw.nl
internet
www.stw.nl
NWO Earth and Life Sciences
Dr Josef Stuefer
telephone
+31 70 349 4472
e-mail
j.stuefer{at}nwo.nl
internet
www.nwo.nl
STW's General Funding Conditions apply to MARITIME 2013.
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Links
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STW General Funding Conditions
http://www.stw.nl/en/project-leader
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The most important principles for STW's Intellectual Property policy (IP policy):
http://www.stw.nl/en/applicant
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Task and Method of Working User Committee
http://www.stw.nl/en/applicant
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Guidelines for jury members
http://www.stw.nl/en/applicant
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Code of Conduct on Conflicts of Interest:
http://www.nwo.nl/nwohome.nsf/pages/NWOP_6CYFSB
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Fixed rate in salary tables:
http://www.stw.nl/en/applicant
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Standard amounts for lodging costs abroad:
http://www.stw.nl/en/applicant
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Standard amounts for capitalising the co-funding of personnel costs (‘hourly rate for
third-party in-kind contributions in the form of man hours’):
http://www.stw.nl/en/applicant
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Iris:
https://iris.stw.nl/iris
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How does Iris work? (user's manual):
http://www.stw.nl/en/applicant
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The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO):
http://www.nwo.nl/
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Guidelines for applicants
The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO; see also www.nwo.nl)
provides indirect government funding in the form of grants. The costs for temporary
personnel appointed by the research institute for the project, and project-specific costs
for materials, travel and/or equipment are eligible for funding. The research institute is
responsible for co-funding from direct government funding and with this it bears
responsibility for the necessary infrastructure and the supervision of the project staff.
If a main applicant/co-applicant cooperates with other institutions ineligible for grants
via NWO - for example, with TNO or with a foreign university - than the ineligible
institutions are responsible for their own expenses.
The maximum grant that can be requested in the call is € 500,000.
Main and co-applicants
If funding is awarded then the main applicant becomes the project leader and bears the
final responsibility for the realisation of the research, including the utilisation plan. Coapplicants must have an active role in the realisation of the project and may be
appointed as a project component leader if there are multiple participating research
institutions.
Who may act as a main or a co-applicant?
 Professors and university (senior) lecturers with permanent positions at
o Dutch universities (or with equivalent positions at university medical
centres)
o KNAW and NWO institutes
o Netherlands Cancer Institute (NKI)
o Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics in Nijmegen
o The ERSF Dutch-Belgian Beamline at Grenoble
 Researchers with a "tenure-track" appointment. STW defines a "tenure-track"
appointment at one of the research institutions mentioned as an appointment for
experienced scientific researchers with the likelihood of a tenured contract and
professorship in the future. The "tenure-track" appointment must be recorded in
writing and must be financed by the research institution's structural resources. STW
shall verify whether the appointment satisfies these conditions and whether it is
guaranteed for the duration of the project.
Main and co-applicants with a temporary position
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Primary applicants and co-applicants who work part time must have sufficient
university facilities and budget available in any case to be able to execute the
project properly.
Primary applicants and co-applicants must conduct STW research in the time that
they work for the research institution. If this is not the case, then the other
employee must sign a waiver so that ownership of the knowledge is safeguarded
for STW and the research institution(s).
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Who may not apply?
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Staff with a zero-time appointment
Temporarily employed staff (e.g. postdocs)
Emeritus professors
Staff from institutes with an applied or technological objective such as TNO, the
Large Technological Institutes (LTIs) and the non-university portion of Wageningen
University and Research Centre
Staff of research institutions financed in a public-private fashion by a targeted grant
The staff of foreign research institutions
Drawing up and submitting the research proposal
A research proposal must be submitted electronically via Iris, STW's electronic grant
request system. For submitting research requests and for the Iris manual, please go to
https://iris.stw.nl/.
Admissibility requirements
The application consists of two parts:
1. a factsheet containing key information about both the applying party(/parties) and
the application (incl. name and address information, the title of the research, a
summary in English, the designation of the programme compartment for which the
applicatoin is being submitted and an explanation of the proposal's relevance);
2. the application form on which the other information requested must be stated. At
the same time you submit the factsheet electronically, you include the completed
application form in unprotected PDF format as an attachment (see the manual How
does Iris work?). Other associated attachments should be included separately and
in PDF format (unprotected). The factsheet and attachments will be viewed as the
research proposal.
Although this is not required, it is appreciated if you can suggest five potential
references for your proposal in a separate attachment. These reference suggestions
are not part of the request.
Only those research proposals submitted electronically will be taken into consideration.
The proposal may be a maximum of 12 A4 pages (minimum font size Arial 10 or
comparable font), excluding the bibliography and attachments. In the event of
participation by multiple research institutions, the maximum number of pages is 15. The
application must be drawn up in English. The addition of extra subchapters is allowed
at Section 4.1 of the application form.
All of the information requested must be filled in completely and correctly. Incomplete
forms or exceeding the maximum space allowed can lead to your application not being
taken into consideration.
Resubmission of research proposals
Research proposals that have been rejected in a previous NWO selection procedure
may not be simply resubmitted. It also holds that, whenever identical or very similar
project proposals are submitted to NWO or other granting parties, mention of this must
be made in the project proposal.
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Explanation of the application form
1.1 Further details main applicant
Name and address of the main applicant are on the factsheet (Dutch naming
conventions). State the supplementary information, incl. English naming convention for
the organisation/organisation part, appointment percentage and confirmation of the
employment contract.
1.2 Further details co-applicants
Here, state the name and address information of the co-applicants with both their Dutch
and English names. Also state the additional information here, including the
appointment percentage and confirmation of the employment contract.
1.3 Title
State the title of the project here and any abbreviated title.
1.4 Keywords
State the key words here that are specific to the research and discipline, including
popular scientific terms.
2. Summaries
The summaries must be clear for non-specialists such as the jury members. Jury
members will base their evaluation primarily on the opinions of experts as established
in the protocol, the summaries and the utilisation section. These sections should
therefore written in an understandable and concise fashion in order to convince jury
members.
In addition, these sections may be used by STW for publication purposes; the
confidentiality of the information shall always be taken into account.
2.1 Research summary
Describe the problem statement, the research and the expected results on a half sheet
of A4 paper.
2.2 Utilisation summary
Provide a description of the utilisation on a half sheet of A4 paper. Indicate here what
the jury should know about the utilisation, its approach and the probability that this will
be achieved.
2.3 Summary for STW’s website
Add a general English-language summary for the STW website (10 lines with a number
of key words; pay attention to any risks with respect intellectual property).
3. Current composition of the research group
Here, state the composition of the team that will conduct the research and how the
responsibilities and tasks are distributed.
 If multiple research institutions participate in a project, indicate who the intended
project component leaders are in addition to the project leader.
 If multiple research institutions and/or research groups are involved in the project,
you should also indicate which of the co-applicants takes the lead for each
research institution and/or research group and who is responsible for the
supervision of the researchers.
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Should there be a temporary appointment of a main applicant/co-applicant of less
than 0.4 fte, the proposal must state who are among the permanent staff will take
responsibility for daily supervision of the project employees.
In all cases, the project leader is responsible for the coordination and
communication among the participating institutions/research groups/researchers.
4. Scientific description
An expert in the field ("expert reviewer") must find enough information here to be able
to assess the quality of the research proposal.
4.1 Research contents/Introduction
Describe the scientific principles and the content of the project. Illustrate the methods
and techniques you will use to tackle the problem, which knowledge is already
available, what must still be developed and which instruments or models you will deploy
for this. It is not enough simply to state the scientific problem statement here.
4.2 Existing infrastructure
Specify the research institutions/departments/research groups here where the research
will physically take place. This information will be used to establish whether the
research can be conducted at the stated research institutions. Equipped laboratory
space and the necessary devices are included in the available infrastructure.
4.3 Time plan and division of tasks
Describe here the proposed research planning for the coming years. For each line of
research, indicate the phases and clearly and unambiguously describe the steps (subobjectives and/or final objectives) and the expected results. If various lines of research
are dependent on each other, indicate this. A schematic representation of the research
planning is required. The total duration of the research plan may not exceed six years.
5. Utilisation plan
The utilisation plan must be clear for people without specific prior knowledge.
Provide enough detail so that referees and jury members can assess the term in which
any application outside science may take place.
5.1 The problem and the proposed solution
 Describe the problem that you intend to solve and indicate for whom this represents
a problem. Indicate the social and economic consequences of this problem not
being solved
 Describe how the expected research results will contribute to the solution of the
problem.
 Indicate the length of time after the start of the research in which the expected
research results may lead to an entirely new method or a new product, process or
service. Describe the market for this. This concerns non-scientific applications.
 STW considers the delivery of open source software code as being a publication
and not a utilisation. However, in such cases it may benefit the utilisation. The
utilisation plan must indicate how the support of the utilisation can be achieved.
 Indicate whether the research results can be part of a standardisation or of
standards-setting. If so, describe this.
5.2 Potential users
Indicate the contact information here (name of the organisation/company and contact
person, address, telephone number, e-mail address) for companies and institutions that
wish to participate in the user committee. Indicate which roadmap you will use to
ensure that the results of the research are actually applied by users. If third parties are
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necessary during the course of the project, it is important that they have given their
permission for cooperation.
Also state here whether users have indicated their willingness to accept an invitation to
the user committee or to cooperate in another way. If users have indicated their
willingness to make a contribution to the project, you can state this briefly here. The
justification of the co-funding with respect to the budget is further elaborated at Point
8.5.
Explanation
Research users are defined as natural persons or legal entities (national or
international) who can apply the results of the research. A distinction can sometimes
be made between direct users of the developed knowledge, usually companies, and
end-users, who buy the products from those companies. Both have their own role in
the innovation chain and must be named in the utilisation plan.
After the research proposal has been awarded funding, a minimum of four users must
be appointed to the user committee, and at least 50% of the users should come from
industry. STW may make an exception here - for example, if one user provides a very
significant contribution to the intended project (see STW's General Funding
Conditions at http://www.stw.nl/en/applicant). Just as with other proposals, research
proposals from a medical faculty or university medical centre must have potential
users. At least one of the users must be a company.
5.3 Past performance
Indicate whether the research team has achieved successful utilisation in the past.
Indicate whether scientific results have been marketed. Indicate whether applications
have been achieved in connection with NWO or otherwise.
6. Intellectual property
State all information relevant to the research proposal here with respect to STW's IP
policy. Providing the requested information is mandatory.
Explanation
NWO must have clarity beforehand about hindrances to the free use or deployment of
the results. Should it transpire that there are hindrances to the implementation of the
NWO IP policy, NWO will set supplemental conditions. If it transpires during the
realisation of the project that the project leader neglected to notify NWO of such
relevant information, then NWO can delay the project until the hindrances are
removed. In this, NWO can request insight into contracts and/or patents. Contracts
may not conflict with the NWO IP policy. If it transpires that NWO cannot avail itself
freely of the results from the NWO research, NWO can decide not to award funding to
the project or to stop it.
6.1 Contracts
State here whether there are existing contracts (including material transfer agreements,
licences, cooperation agreements) with third parties with respect to the research topic.
6.2 Patents
Provide a summary of patents and/or patent requests here by those intended to be
involved in the project in the area of the project proposal. Indicate whether the patents
and/or patent requests are in the name of the research institution(s) involved or in the
name of third parties. If the research institutions involved have relevant patents,
indicate whether agreements have been made with third parties about these. Indicate
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whether there are patents and/or patent requests that are a hindrance to the utilisation
of the expected research results. Should there be such a hindrance, give reasons as to
whether there are still sufficient opportunities to protect the expected research results
with a patent. If patenting the research results is not opportune, give the reason for this.
7. Positioning of the project proposal
Describe here the extent to which the research proposal distinguishes itself from
current research initiatives. Consider both the national and the international context
here. Also state the relevant cooperative partnerships with other (inter-) national
research groups.
7.1 Uniqueness of the proposed project
Indicate the areas in which the research proposal is original and innovative.
7.2 Embedding of the proposed project
Provide additional information about embedding the described research plan within the
research group's and/or section's current initiatives.
Indicate whether the research proposal is part of or allied with a research programme in
which the applicant's (s') research institution participates. If so, indicate which research
programme this involves.
7.3 Request for support elsewhere
State whether financing for this research proposal or parts of it has been requested
elsewhere If so, state which granting party (parties) have been approached and
indicate the status of the application at the moment of its submission to STW.
Explanation
If it transpires after the awarding of funds that financial support has been promised or
given by another party without STW having been informed of this, this can lead to an
adjustment of the amount or the withdrawal of the funding.
8. Financial planning
Provide an argument here for the necessity of both the requested personnel credits and
for the necessary materials and investments in equipment.
Explanation
STW reimburses the salary costs of temporary personnel, material costs
(consumables, small instruments and accessories), travel costs and the cost of
investments (expensive equipment) to the extent that these can be assigned directly
to the MARITIME 2013 project.
8.1 Personnel positions
State the required temporary personnel positions here. You can request temporary
personnel positions for:
 PhD student
 postdoc
 PDEng trainee
 other scientific personnel (including associate researchers, masters students,
engineers)
 non-scientific personnel (including technical assistants)
 Casimir candidates
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Explanation of Temporary Personnel Positions
You may request temporary personnel positions for a maximum of four years in the
case of a full-time appointment. State the position category, the duration of the
appointment, the part-time percentage and the associated amount. For each position,
STW uses a previously determined fixed maximum rate for each appointment year
(see http://www.stw.nl/en/applicant). For the establishment of these rates, STW
complies with the fixed rates from the most recent "NWO/VSNU agreement on
assigned employment", without a surcharge for unemployment risk. In the context of
this agreement, personnel rates for the positions are established annually, after an
agreement about the prognosis for the multi-year development of personnel rates.
The rates that apply at the moment of awarding are maintained for the duration of the
STW project. If personnel rates are changed during the selection procedure, STW will
follow those new rates upon awarding funding. This carries no consequences then for
the users' mandatory contribution level.
For staff appointed to associate personnel positions during the course of the project
(for continuation or extension, for example), the rates that apply at that moment are
applicable.
For postdoc, scientific and non-scientific personnel positions, STW accepts no
unemployment obligation if the duration of the appointment is less than 12 months
and/or the candidate has more than one year of relevant work experience from a
previous equivalent appointment. The research institution appoints the personnel and
carries the responsibility of being an employer.
Explanation of Permanent Staff
A main applicant/co-applicant's salary or a surcharge to this or the salary or
surcharge for other persons with a permanent position or who are otherwise
continuously linked to the institution where the research takes place is not eligible for
grants. Exceptions to this are the temporary appointments to a project of technical
assistants (non-scientific personnel) or of scientific personnel with an appointment on
a project basis. Non-scientific personnel with an existing employment contract with
the research institution at standard non-scientific personnel rates may be temporarily
appointed at the expense of a MARITIME 2013 project if they have specific and
special expertise necessary for the realisation of the proposed research. Scientific
personnel with a "project appointment" at the research institution at standard scientific
personnel rates may be appointed temporarily at the expense of a MARITIME 2013
project as long as they are not registered as a main applicant/co-applicant at
STW/NWO. In these cases, STW accepts no unemployment liability.
Explanation of Secondment
Temporary researchers are appointed to the research institution where the research
is to be conducted. Because STW places the condition that knowledge acquisition
must take place primarily at the research institution, the secondment of university
researchers to a company or other research institutions is only possible for limited
duration, i.e., a maximum of 50% of the size of the appointment. STW's prior written
permission is required for this. With an eye to the STW IP policy, a secondment
agreement will be concluded. In such cases, an applicant may request flexible
consideration of this 50% limit by appealing to the STW office with justifications.
Criteria for this are: 1) that the use of the external party's required infrastructure is
necessary; 2) that there is a sufficiently academic environment at the actual party for
interaction with and support of the researcher; and 3) that the project leader and or
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researcher's supervisor is also present at the relevant external location for part of
his/her time.
Explanation of PDEng trainee
Temporary personnel positions may be requested for a PDEng trainee (certified
education - Professional Doctorate in Engineering). This position should be requested
in conjunction with a larger study (one or more other scientific personnel positions).
The PDEng trainee is employed by the applying institution and can conduct work
activities within the research at a company for a specified time period (on the basis of
secondment).
The following conditions apply to the PDEng position:
 The embedding of the PDEng position and/or the "Technological Designer
Programme" behind this must be described in the research plan and the
utilisation paragraph.
 For full-time appointments, the maximum duration is two years.
 The personal rate for a PhD students applies for the PDEng position (first 24
months). Personnel costs are booked as personnel credit.
 For the PDEng position, equipment and/or travel credit may be requested as part
of the regular credit to be requested
 Secondment at the relevant company is a maximum of 50% of the total size of the
appointment.
 The contribution of the company involved with the PDEng position is k€ 50,000
(assuming one fte for 24 months). This contribution must be booked in the project
budget as in-cash co-funding to be settled with STW.
 Upon the award of funds to the project, the company involved must conclude a
(secondment) agreement in which the ownership of the results of the research
conducted at the company remains with the applying institution and STW in
accordance with STW's IP policy.
 STW can make agreements with the company involved about acquiring an option
to the results of the research. If multiple users make a substantial contribution to
the research, STW consults with the company involved and these other users
about the possibilities for a shared option, for example, or an option on partial
results.
Explanation of Casimir candidate
One scientific personnel position may be filled by an academically trained R&D
employee of a Dutch company or a company with a Dutch office which conducts R&D
(100% private sector). The following conditions apply to this:
 For full-time secondment a maximum two-year duration applies and for a PhD
programme three years. Part-time secondment (a minimum of 50%) is possible.
 The intended candidate should have worked for a minimum of one year at the
employer from the above-mentioned private sector (temporary or permanent
appointment).
 The request should include a short description of the intended candidate's work
experience and expertise. On the presumption of the necessary work experience,
a given candidate must be able to complete a PhD programme within three man
years. In addition to the Casimir position, at least one other scientific personnel
position must be requested with at least the same size of appointment.
 The Casimir candidate must have access to the university infrastructure and the
Casimir position must be an integral and necessary part of the proposed
university research. The Casimir position is in the service of achieving the project
objectives and utilisation. This must be described in the research plan.
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With respect to personnel costs for the Casimir position, the university may
submit the secondment costs actually compensated to the company as an
expense to STW. This amount may be up to a maximum of the personnel rate for
a postdoc position applicable to the relevant appointment size. These costs
should be booked as material credit in the project. STW accepts no
unemployment liability for the Casimir candidate.
Equipment and/or travel credit may be requested for the Casimir candidate as
part of the regular credit to be requested.
With an eye to the STW IP policy, a secondment agreement will be concluded
upon awarding funding for the project.
8.2 Consumables
Provide a specification here of the costs for consumables, small instruments and
accessories and the costs of domestic travel according to the standards applicable in
your organisation. The amounts mentioned in the budget are exclusive of Dutch VAT.
Explanation of material credits
Items that MAY be included in material credit:
 Materials that have no more economic value after use. So this concerns
consumables, small instruments and accessories.
 Specified compound entries. Amounts or rates paid for a fixed duration (for
example "bench fees" and "fees for standard analyses") must be justified. Within
the rates that STW accepts, only the cost of consumables may be submitted as
an expense to STW.
 Personnel costs for Casimir position (see item 8.1 for the explanation).
 Costs for domestic travel.
 Costs for project-specific courses for STW researchers that are necessary for the
realisation of the research.
 Posters for the dissemination of knowledge at congresses and symposia.
 Preclinical studies. The condition here is that the project staff themselves are
responsible for the majority of the work activities (including sampling, analyses).
Items that MAY NOT be included in the material credit
 Entries such as "miscellaneous", "unforeseen" and unspecified "bench fees".
 Patent costs. In such cases, STW will see whether and to what extent STW will
bear these costs.
 Costs for publications or costs for the purchase of books and/or journals.
 Thesis printing costs. There is a separate compensation scheme for this (see
http://www.stw.nl/en/project-leader).
 Costs for general courses that are part of the generic education of researchers
and of the generic education of a PhD student (incl. English, presenting, literature
search, laboratory animal science, the use of isotopes).
 Costs for desktop computers, laptops or notebooks etc. for administrative
purposes (text and data processing) and costs for the use of a computer.
 Generic software. STW presumes that generic software is available via campus
licences.
 Costs associated with the use of computing facilities at SARA. These costs may
possibly be carried by the NWO e-Science Centre in Amsterdam
(http://www.esciencecenter.nl/).
 Costs for the use of existing infrastructure (depreciation costs), salary costs for
permanent staff, housing costs, overhead and administrative and technical
support to the extent that these are part of the customary package of facilities at
the research institution.
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Costs (with the exception of material costs) for university facilities (including
greenhouse space, laboratory animal facilities, specialist research facilities).
Clinical trials.
8.3 Travel abroad
State the costs for foreign travel here. The foreign travel credit is intended to cover
costs associated with participation in congresses and symposia abroad. In addition,
visits for a longer time period can be requested.
Explanation of short trips abroad
For temporary project employees, STW uses maximum standard amounts (€ 2000
year/fte) that may be submitted for short trips abroad. Costs for foreign travel by
applicants and co-applicants may also be submitted up to the standard maximum
amounts as long as these costs are directly related to the realisation of the proposed
research and as long as convincing arguments are submitted for this. In principle, for
non-scientific personnel, no travel cost reimbursement may be requested.
If more money is submitted as expenses than the maximum standard amount per
year, this cannot be accepted unless clear arguments are presented for this on which
STW and the referees can base their assessment.
Explanation of exchange visits
Temporarily appointed project staff, in the context of an STW project, may carry out
research at a foreign research institution for a limited time (a maximum of six
months). In addition, in the context of a MARITIME 2013 project, it is possible to
involve a foreign researcher who then visits the research institution and actively
participates in the realisation of the project.
Conditions for foreign travel up to a maximum duration of six months:
 This type of travel abroad must be known by STW at the time the project proposal
is considered and must be part of the research planning so that referees can
include this in their review.
 The condition for exchange is that the knowledge that is brought in by the visit is
either unavailable or insufficiently available at the research institution where the
research is being realised. Upon acceptance, STW checks whether this will
actually result in strengthening the knowledge base for the project.
 STW reimburses the travel costs, research costs and a standard amount for
accommodation expenses. No (extra) salary costs will be reimbursed. For the
establishment of the standard amounts for accommodation expenses, see
http://www.stw.nl/en/applicant.
 Any issues concerning intellectual property are covered via a suitable agreement
(waivers/confidentiality) before the journey is made.
8.4 Investments
Provide a specification here of the investment costs and a detailed overview of the
necessary equipment. Investments are defined as the use of durable scientific
equipment for which depreciation of the economic value takes place. The cost of
investments are included in the budget exclusive of Dutch VAT.
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STW presumes that, when purchasing durable equipment, the research institution
uses a quote procedure and takes the government's tender guidelines into
account.
When purchasing second-hand equipment, the original invoice must be
submitted.
Requests to have STW co-finance equipment prorated to its use is allowed. This
must be established in writing after the awarding of funding.
Computers that are part of the scientific equipment and specific software that is
used exclusively for the project may be submitted as an investment expense.
Computer capacity necessary to the research and that is demonstrably beyond
the norm may be submitted as an investment expense.
The equipment is and remains STW property. After termination of the project, the
equipment remains at the research institution. Formal transfer of the ownership of
the equipment is possible without further reimbursement. A term of five years
after the purchase is used for this.
The research institution is responsible for the connection, operating costs and
maintenance of the equipment purchased (service costs and repair).
STW makes a distinction between the use of existing facilities within the research
institution and investments in new facilities for the specific purposes of an STW
project. In the case of operating costs and for smaller investments, STW only
reimburses the costs of consumables. These costs may be submitted under
material credit. STW will nonetheless reimburse the complete costs of investment
items supplied by internal services in those cases where a disproportional claim is
made on that given service, as long as convincing arguments are submitted for
this. This is done at the STW office's discretion.
If it transpires in the course of time that the costs for investments described the
proposal are lower than was budgeted, the remaining resources shall flow back to
STW/NWO.
STW may refuse purchases that are not budgeted beforehand.
8.5 Contribution from users
State the financial, personnel related and/or material co-funding here that the users
make available for project purposes. Information about the calculation of the
(mandatory) supply of co-funding can be found in Appendix 2.
Explanation of co-funding criteria
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STW uses the in-cash co-funding to cover a portion of the project costs. After
awarding funds, STW sends an invoice to users who have promised a financial
contribution. After receipt, the money is assigned to the project.
STW accepts the efforts of personnel and material contributions as co-funding on
the condition that these are capitalised and that they are an integral component of
the project. This must be clear from the description and the planning/phases of
the research
STW is the main financier of the projects. Project applications whose users' cofunding exceeds the amount at NWO's expense will not be considered.
STW presumes that issuers of co-funding have an interest as a user and,
therefore, as a party for the application of the research results outside science.
Co-financiers always participate in the user committee.
Government institutions can play various roles within the projects, namely: (1) as
a research partner (without entitlement to STW or NWO funding), (2) as the
executor of a specific assignment (in conformance with market rates) or (3) as a
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user. Government institutions may act as a user under the same conditions as
private users.
The co-funding to be provided by users must be confirmed in a letter of support.
The letter of support should be written in English. This letter must explicitly state
the authorised financial or capitalised material or personnel-related contribution.
The amounts mentioned in the letters of support must correspond with the
amounts in the budget drawn up.
Letters of support are always addressed to the project leader and not to STW. After
awarding funds to the research proposal, the STW office will ask the user for
confirmation of the co-funding ("confirmation of third-party obligation") and, in relevant
cases, record any further agreements in a contract.
Explanation of criteria with respect to in-kind co-funding
A portion of the research may be conducted by third parties. A condition for this is that
the expertise be provided in the form of man hours that are not already available at
the research institute(s) and that these be deployed specifically for the project. For
support by third-party personnel, STW uses fixed rates to capitalize the number of
man-hours deployed (a maximum of 1250 direct hours/years/fte) for a senior or junior
researcher. For the current rates, see http://www.stw.nl/en/applicant.
 You must calculate committed material resources using cost price. Commercial
rates will not be accepted. For committed equipment, you must take any
depreciation already taken and the intensity of use into account.
 Commitments in the form of the supply of services are allowed only if the service
can be tracked as an identifiable new effort. The service must not already be
available at the research institutions where the research is realised.
Instances may occur where parties wish to book services already provided (for
example, a database, software or lines of plants) as in-kind co-funding. Acceptance
may not be presumed in such cases. You should contact STW about this. Further
consultation will determine whether a concrete value can be established for this
delivery.
Not permissible as co-funding:
 STW guards against improper mixing of funds: co-funding may never derive from
direct or indirect (NWO, KNAW) funding. Thus, co-funding may never derive from
the applicants’ or co-applicants’ research institution or from institutions that can
apply to STW or NWO for funding.
 Discounts on commercial rates for materials, equipment and/or services.
 Costs related to overhead, support, consultancy and/or participation in the user
committee.
 Conditional costs for services: No conditions may be placed on the provision of
co-funding. The provision of co-funding may also not depend on reaching a given
phase in the research plan (e.g. a go/no-go moment).
 Costs not reimbursed by STW (e.g. clinical trials, costs related to the
commercialisation of the results from the research).
 Costs for equipment if one of the main objectives of the research requests is the
improvement of/creation of value with this equipment.
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8.6 Cost breakdown
Fill in the Financial Planning (FP) form which can be found at
http://www.stw.nl/MARITIEM-2013 and indicate on this the financial contribution and/or
capitalised contributions. Make sure that the capitalised contribution amounts in the
budget and in the letters of support correspond with each other.
If a project is to take place in multiple research institutions, then indicate the division of
the budget for each research institution on page 2 of the FP.
An explanation of the form can be found in Appendix 3.
Also state in the project requests:
 the total project costs;
 the total private in-cash contributions;
 the total in-kind contributions; and
 the total contribution requested from STW/NWO.
This form should be sent in PDF format as a separate attachment to the factsheet.
Explanation
Each research institution concludes a financing agreement with STW for its portion of
the budget.
Considering the administrative burden on STW, division of the budget for each
research group within one and the same research institution is not possible.
Any research proposal whose budget does not comply with the required co-funding
will not be considered.
8.7 Letters of support
Add the letters of support in English confirming the co-funding to be provided as
separate attachments to the factsheet in PDF format. A letter of support is mandatory in
instances where co-funding is provided by users. STW advises applicants to ensure
that users endorse the importance of the utilisation plan for their business operations in
particular.
These letters must explicitly state: 1) the importance of the research proposal to the
organisation, 2) the importance of the utilisation plan for the company's operations, 3)
the committed financial funding and/or the specified, capitalised material and/or
personnel contribution.
The amounts mentioned in the letters of support must correspond with the amounts in
the budget drawn up.
The letters of support must be in English. Letters of support should be addressed to the
project leader and not to STW. The letters must be signed by an authorised signatory
and be printed on the co-financier's letter paper. For the submission of a research
proposal, a copy or scan of the letter is sufficient.
STW will not approach people and organisations who have signed letters of support
(Code of Conduct on Conflicts of Interest).
After the awarding of funds to the research proposal, STW will ask the user for
confirmation of the co-funding ("confirmation of third-party obligation") and, in relevant
cases, record any further agreements in a contract.
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9. References
9.1 Selection of key publications research group
State here the research group's (research groups') most important publications with
respect to the proposal. Also state any relevant, published patents.
9.2 List of publications cited
State here any publications cited. Mark in bold font those publications in which
members of the applying research groups have been involved.
10. Abbreviations and acronyms
It is important that both experts and jury members can read the proposal easily.
Therefore, abbreviations and acronyms should be explained at least once. This may be
done in the text itself or in a separate list. In the summaries, use abbreviations as
sparingly as possible.
Declaration and signature by the applicant
By filling in all the requested information on the form (see Appendix 3) "Declaration and
signature by the applicant", available at http://www.stw.nl/MARITIEM-2013, you pledge,
also on the half of the co-applicants, that you have completed the application truthfully.
This form is a mandatory part of the application and must be sent in as an attachment
to the factsheet in PDF format.
Finally
In cases of uncertainty or doubts about costs to be submitted that are not mentioned in
this brochure, you are advised to contact the STW office prior to submitting your
application.
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Appendix 1
Co-funding requirements for MARITIME 2013
The maximum STW/NWO contribution for MARITIME 2013 is € 500,000 per project.
Besides the STW/NWO contribution, co-funding from users is compulsory.
The starting point for the co-funding requirements is that STW/NWO funds a maximum
of 65% of the total project costs (therefore the co-funding amounts to at least 35% of
the total project costs), and that in-cash co-funding amounts to at least 25% of
STW/NWO's contribution to the project. The remaining co-funding may be in the form of
in-kind co-funding (Figure 1). Furthermore, the minimum required co-funding of 35%
should be provided by companies and knowledge institutions that may not act in the
capacity of applicant for STW or NWO projects.
STW/NWO contribution
(65%)
Min. co-funding
(35%)
min. cash co-funding
(25% x 65%)
Figure 1
To ensure that no unlimited rise in the compulsory in-cash contribution occurs in the
case of increasing in-kind contributions, the contributions are defined as follows:
 financial contributions are used to cover part of the project costs and they therefore
form part of the necessary financial resources together with the NWO contribution;
 in-kind contributions are understood to be capitalised personnel and/or material
contributions from users.
Example calculations for research proposals for MARITIME 2013
 Imagine you submit a project for which the total project costs (including all cofunding) are € 725,000. In this case the maximum STW/NWO (in-cash) contribution
is €471,250 (65% of the total), and the co-funding at least €253,750 (35% of the
total), of which at least €117,813 (25% of the NWO contribution) is in cash. The
remaining €135,937 in co-funding may be provided in kind.
 Imagine you request a total of €625,000 in cash for personnel costs, material costs,
travel and investments. Assuming the minimum required co-funding in cash, then
that amount is comprised of an STW/NWO contribution of € 500,000 (80%) and €
125,000 (25% of the STW/NWO contribution) in-cash co-funding. However, this still
does not satisfy the minimum co-funding requirement of 35%. If the co-funding
requirement is satisfied completely with in-cash resources, then a supplement of €
93,750 is sufficient. But the remaining required co-funding amounts to € 144,200 if
this consists entirely of in-kind co-funding. This is because the addition of in-kind
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co-funding results in an increase to project costs and the 35% co-funding
requirement applies to the total project costs (including in-kind co-funding).
If the total amount of financial resources required by your application amounts to more
than € 625,000, then this cannot be covered by the sum of the maximum NWO
contribution (€ 500,000) and the minimum requirement for in-cash co-funding (25% x €
500,000 = € 125,000). In that case, the difference must be made up by additional incash co-funding (Figure 2).
STW/NWO contribution (65%)
= 500 k€
Min. co-funding
(35%)
Min. cash co-funding
(> 25%)
= financial resources - 500 k€
Figure 2
Depending on the required financial resources, it is also possible that the necessary incash co-funding will exceed 35% of the total project cost. Here, it must be taken into
consideration that the total co-funding may never amount to more than 50% of the total
project costs (Figure 3). So the required financial resources may amount to no more
than €1,000,000, of which € 500,000 is contributed in cash from private resources.
STW/NWO contribution
( < 65%; >= 50%) = 500 k€
Min. co-funding ( > 35%)
Min. cash co-funding
(> 25%)
= financial resources - 500 k€
Figure 3
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The Financial Planning MARITIME 2013 form helps you determine whether your project
satisfies the financing requirements. You should always send in this form when you
submit a project proposal.
NB: In the event of any uncertainties, please to contact the STW office.
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Appendix 2
Explanation for filling in an FP (Financial Planning - Excel file). This form
should be submitted as a separate attachment in PDF format together
with the factsheet.
Explanation
 Personnel credits are filled in for each employment position. You fill in the total
costs for years 1,2 and 3, and the total costs for years 4 and beyond. In principle,
the personnel credit is assigned for no more than three years. STW reserves any
remaining monies for continuation after two years. For each position, you fill in an
employment position number, a personnel category, the size of the appointment,
the number of months and the associated rates (Sheet 3). Verify whether you have
the most recent personnel rates. These are established on 1 July of each year, but
adjustments in the meantime are possible.
 When calculating the size of the amount, take the size of the appointment into
account (personnel rates are based on 1 fte) and the year.
 Note: considering their salary structure, PhDs are always appointed using the rate
in month 1.
 Material credit and investment credit are filled in exclusive of Dutch VAT.
 Material credit, credit for foreign travel and investment credits are filled in as a total
for years 1 and 2, and as a total for years 3 and beyond. In principle, these credits
are assigned for no more than two years. STW reserves any remaining monies for
continuation after two years.
 The personnel credit, material credit, credit for foreign travel and the investment
credit jointly form the total required financial resources.
 For in-kind co-funding, you fill in the official name of the co-financier, a short
description of the material and/or personnel contribution and the capitalised
amount.
 For the aforementioned four credits, this co-funding is not included in the
calculation, but does count toward the total project costs.
 For co-funding in cash, you fill in the official name of the co-financier and the
amount that the co-financier has committed. This amount should be entered as a
negative amount.
 These financial contributions are used by STW to cover a portion of the project
costs. STW collects the financial contribution and this is then pledged to the project.
 A letter of support from the co-financier in English is required for all co-funding; this
letter must include a statement of the amount committed.
 Any research proposal whose budget does not comply with the required co-funding
requirement (graduated rates) will not be considered.
 Budget distribution (Sheet 2) is only possible in the case that various research
institutions apply.
 Indicate how the various credits should be distributed among the various
institutions. For the employment positions, the corresponding number on Sheet 1 is
sufficient. Also indicate how the in-cash co-funding will be distributed among the
various institutions.
 Unused credits lapse at the end of the project.
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Appendix 3
Example form "Declaration and signature by applicant".
This form should be submitted as a separate attachment in PDF format together with the factsheet.
Declaration and signing by the applicant:
All main applicant/co-applicants satisfy the criteria concerning ‘Who can act as a main
applicant or co-applicant?’
All required letters of support have been attached (separate attachments in PDF
format).
The form ‘Financial Planning’ is attached (separate attachment in PDF format).
If applicable: Funding for (parts of) this research proposal has been requested from
another funding body (this does not includes potential users).
If applicable: I agree to compliance with the Animal Experiments Openness Code.
Completely truthfully and signed (application including the answers to the questions
below and also on behalf of the co-applicant(s)
Surname and initials:
City:
Date:
Regarding STW's Intellectual Property policy, we ask that you answer the following
questions. Provide a brief motivation where necessary.
 Are there applicants or co-applicants who are involved with one of the users stated
or in parties to whom activities will be outsourced on a paid or unpaid basis? yes/no
If yes, then state the nature of the involvement (appointment, advisor, member of
board of directors, etc.).
 Knowledge generated during the project will become the joint property of the
knowledge institution(s) and STW. Are the intended user committee members who
provide co-funding aware of this? yes/no
 Are the users aware of the final version of the research proposal, of each other's
involvement and of possible positions regarding intellectual property? yes/no
 Have agreements already been made (verbal or contractually in writing) between
(one of) the users and the applying research institution(s)? yes/no
 Are there users who want contractual agreements if the project is awarded
funding? yes/no
 Will materials or methods/technologies/software of third parties be used for which
there are restrictions or company secrets? yes/no
 Will materials or methods/technologies/software of third parties be used that have
been obtained by the signing of a "material transfer agreement"? yes/no If yes,
which conditions have been imposed on the use?
 Are there relevant patents/patent applications of the research groups involved
and/or potential users? yes/no
 Are there relevant patents from parties not involved in the project application that
might hinder potential utilisation? yes/no
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Appendix 4
Assessment
Assessment by referees
The questions below will be put to the referees:
1.
Scientific quality
1.1. Is the team competent to carry out this research?
1.2. What is original and innovative about this proposal?
1.3. What is your assessment of the research method the applicant has chosen for
the scientific problem?
1.4. What is your assessment of the research programme (and, if applicable, the
coherence among the respective subprogrammes)?
1.5. What do you think of the phasing of the project?
1.6. Is the available infrastructure adequate?
1.7. What do you think of the number and nature (PhD, postdoc, etc.) of the
personnel positions requested?
1.8. What is your assessment of the size of the material, investment and travel
costs?
1.9. Do you have any comments about other scientific aspects of the application?
2.
Utilisation
2.1. What is your opinion of the applications previously realised by the team?
2.2. What do you think are the strong and weak points of the utilisation plan?
2.3. Imagine that the intended research results are achieved. What are your
expectations then about the feasibility of the application? When do you think
that will be realised?
2.4. How will this research and the intended result influence the Dutch economy
and its competitive position?
2.5. Which of the expected research results could possibly be patented and do you
think the researchers will come up against existing patents that could hinder
the utilisation?
2.6. Which (other) users do you know who could be involved in the research?
2.7. Users regularly contribute to the research costs. What is your assessment of
the balance between this contribution and their interest in the research being
successful?
2.8. Which practical applications do you foresee for industry, society, technology or
science that have not been described in the application?
2.9. How do you assess the degree of the proposal's relevance in the maritime top
sector's innovation and research agenda?
The jury uses the following evaluation scale:
Scientific quality
1. Excellent
 An excellent researcher or research team.
 A well-chosen problem.
 The method is particularly original and effective.
 Extremely urgent.
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2. Excellent to very good
3. Very good
 A competent researcher or research team.
 A significant problem.
 The method is original and effective.
4. A rapid approach is important.
5. Very good to good
6. Good
 An average researcher or research team.
 A routine problem.
 The project can be approached with the method, which shows some originality,
although other methods might be considered.
7. Good to average
8. Average
 It is by no means certain that this work is within the capacities of the researcher
and/or the research team: the proposal itself contains no obvious errors.
 A problem of average interest.
 It is questionable whether the project can be successfully conducted with this
standard method.
 The project can be postponed without consequence.
9. Average to substandard
10. Substandard
 The competence of the researcher or research team is considered insufficient.
 Grave errors or mistakes occur in the proposal.
 This outdated method is not right for this project.
 Do not conduct this project even if funds are still available.
Evaluation scale for utilisation
1. Excellent
 This will certainly lead to important new techniques or to very important
applications in industry, society or other sciences.
 This research is crucial for an evaluation of the consequences of the use of this
technology or technique.
 The utilisation has been well thought through and the approach guarantees a
high likelihood of the effective use of the results.
2. Excellent to very good
3. Very good
 This research will probably lead to important new techniques or to important
applications in industry, society, or in other sciences.
 This research is very desirable for an evaluation of the consequences of the
use of this technology or technique.
 The utilisation has been well thought through and the approach makes it
plausible that the good use will be made of the results of this work.
4. Very good to good
5. Good
 This work may possibly result in new techniques or in applications that might be
useful for industry, society or other sciences.
 This research is probably necessary for an evaluation of the consequences of
this technology or technique.
 The utilisation has been sufficiently considered; it will probably be able to be
improved during the course of the work. The results of this work are likely to be
able to be used.
6. Good to average
7. Average
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
Technically, this work might at some point be useful or it is conceivable that, at
some point, another science, industry or society might well make use of one of
the results.
 No one in particular is waiting for the results of this research, but they might be
useful if an evaluation must be made of the consequences of the use of this
technology or technique.
 The utilisation is inadequate. This must certainly be improved, otherwise the
use of the results of this work is unlikely to occur.
8. Average to substandard
9. Substandard
 Technically, the work is bad and superfluous - i.e., better or equivalent yet
cheaper techniques are already available.
 This research does not contribute to the use of this technology or technique,
although, by contrast, it adds to the confusion about the consequences of this
use.
 The utilisation is utterly flawed.
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Appendix 5
Timeframe
The STW office aims for an assessment period of 6 months. The overall timeframe is:
Date
Milestone
24 January
2012
Publication call for proposals MARITIME 2013
20 February
2013
Matchmaking meeting in Rotterdam
23 April
2013, 11:59 (noon)
Deadline for the submission of proposals via https://iris.stw.nl/iris
14 May
2013*
Results of the check for form requirements and submission criteria
*** ******
2013*
Results of the preselection (if applicable)
1 October
2013*
Results of the assessment procedure
*target dates
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Appendix 6
Explanation of relevance to the TKI Maritime Innovation and Research
Agenda
In no more than 200 words, justify the relevance to the TKI Maritime Innovation and
Research Agenda. Application of the research results in the maritime business sector
must be pursued.
The justification described on this form will be used as a first screening to determine
whether your proposal fits within the priority research themes of TKM Maritime.
Projects without arguments or with insufficient arguments will be excluded from the rest
of the procedure.
This form should be submitted as a separate attachment in PDF format together with
the factsheet.
The Maritime Sector's Innovation Agenda and Research Agenda are on the following
pages.
The entire Maritime Innovation Contract from 23 December 2011 "Netherlands: the
Maritime World Top (Safe, durable, economically strong)" can be found at:
http://www.topsectoren.nl/water/sites/default/files/documents/Innovatiecontract%20Maritiem.pdf
Examples of possible maritime research topics, Joint Industry Projects (JIPs) and
contact people in the maritime sector can be found on the following website:
http://stw.nl/nl/content/maritime-2013-open-call
Further information about the Maritime Sector and possible contact persons at maritime
companies and knowledge institutions can be requested from Marnix Krikke, TKI
Maritime registrar: Marnix.Krikke{at}cmti.nl.
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Innovation agenda of the Maritime Sector
The four Innovation themes are described in the following pages:
 Capturing resources from the ocean
 Clean ships
 Smart ships
 Smart harbours
In each case, the following question is answered: which innovations (services/products)
does the Maritime Sector which to achieve? The ambitions for the coming 5 and 10
years are then shown.
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Ocean resource recovery
Which innovations (services/products) do we want to have achieved?
Ocean resource recovery
Ambition for the coming five years (2016) Ambition for the coming 10 years (2021)
Deep-sea mining
Exploration at a water depth of 5 km
achieved with cores taken at a depth of
up to 100 m
Exploration at a water depth of 5 km
achieved with cores taken at a depth of
up to 100 m, but achieved more quickly,
cheaply and in situ (analysis at depth)
Environmental regulations - Building With ISA pioneering role
Nature: we have procedures to develop
systems and operations within
acceptable impact on ecosystems.
Environmental impact assessment is
accepted protocol.
Mining forces are quantified and
production has been implemented in a
hyperbaric test environment
The associated design tools have been
developed (in a rural system).
Optimised cutting tools operational:
predictable cutting forces
Cutting tools further developed: minimal
energy consumption; minimal wear and
maximum uptime
Slurry separation at the surface;
quantification the vertical transport
(multiphase) of settling slurry Working
vertical transport system achieved.
Alternative systems developed Tools
ready to optimise vertical transport
Slurry separation has been implemented
on the seabed. Materials transport to the
surface. The design method is a
standard product.
Construction design tool ready to make
the optimised mining that riser
configuration.
The mining riser design method is a
standard product.
First mining operation with a prototype in
water depths of 1000 m
Mining operations with a prototype at
depths > 2000 m and/or standard
products at a depth of 1000 m
Selection criteria for good materials: new The use of new materials and prototypes
protocols for making materials that have tested
optimal wear properties and reasonable
tensile limits at high pressures
Fatigue life cycles accurate to within
50%: monitoring tools ready
Validation projects conducted/in the
process of being conducted. The
monitoring of fatigue life cycles is applied
as a standard.
Energy provision concept for high
capacity (10 MW) on the seabed.
Energy provision operational for high
capacities (10 MW) on the seabed.
Increased capacity and depths > 2000
m.
High output (10 MW), low rpm
Permanent Magnet (PM) motor ready for
application at great depths/high
capacities/open concept
PM motor is a standard product for deepsea applications
Inside into the ecosystem with deep-sea
mining also focused on possible
accelerated recovery of equilibrium in
ecosystems: focused in the first instance
on turbidity, noise, light, physical
disruption and toxic substances. Also the
effect of plume forming. Rapid analysis
to the performance of three ecosystem
impact studies on deep-sea mining: SMS
deposit field, phosphate field and mineral
Models available that can make a good
impact predictions on deep-sea
ecosystems. Removal of uncertainties in
the modelling in order to be able to do
predictions on the effects on an
ecosystem more accurately.
Standard protocols for keeping the
impact to ecosystems within acceptable
limits
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mud
Seabed infrastructure
Sustainable capture of energy at sea
Floating production platform
Design tools that can accommodate all
possible emergencies in conformance
with formal safety assessment in the
offshore industry.
Design tools accepted in regulations
Prototypes present for laying pipes and
cables and burying in Arctic areas
Project implemented in an Arctic area in
water depths of up to 50 m and a
prototype in water depths of up to 200 m.
Prototype composite pipelines or risers
developed.
Project implemented using composite
pipelines.
Develop a prototype transport/buffer
system for integration of energy
generation systems at sea.
Systems offered worldwide in
combination with sustainable energy
generation systems at sea
Concept systems developed for
complete underwater operations such as
installation, repair or removal.
Prototypes developed for complete
underwater operations (including subice) such as installation, repair or
removal.
Anchoring structures and methods
implemented in a manner optimised to
the environment.
Removal methods implemented in a
manner optimised to the environment.
Small-scale tidal energy park is
developed.
Tidal Energy park standard product
(Floating) wave energy converter
prototype
(Floating) wave energy converter
prototype as a standard product
Very large (floating) energy windmill
prototype in greater water depths (>15
m) in North Sea conditions.
Very large floating energy windmill park
in greater water depths (>15 m) in North
Sea conditions.
Ocean Thermal Energy Converter proof
of principle
Ocean Thermal Energy Converter
prototype
Freshwater recovery using stranded
energy prototype - proof of principle
Freshwater recovery using stranded
energy prototype
Prototype of a tandem moored LNG
transshipment
Tandem moored LNG transshipment
standard product
Arctic operation footprint
(carbon/environmental) quantification
Arctic operation footprint
(carbon/environmental) included in
regulations as a standard
All year around Arctic station keeping credible mooring concept system
designed
All year around Arctic station keeping credible mooring prototype
Large unmanned platform operations robust installations and decision support
developed
Unmanned production platform with
unmanned offloading operations
implemented
Reliable lifetime extension scope to find
Lifetime extension standard in rules and
regulations
Development of marginal oil/gas fields
using new business metals and floating
production concepts - proof of principle
achieved
Development of marginal oil/gas fields
using new business metals and floating
production concepts - prototype
developed
Stranded gas operation using new
technology (e.g. biochemical) - proof of
principle achieved
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Protein production achieved using
biotechnology at sea on a small scale
with floating production concepts
Protein production achieved using
biotechnology at sea with floating
production on a large scale (quantity
and/or dimensions)
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Clean ships
Which innovations (products/improvements/services) do we wish to have
achieved?
Clean ships
Ambition for the coming five years (2016) Ambition for the coming 10 years (2021)
Fuel savings
Precise measurements of consumption
available continuously (see KVNR
covenant)
Operations and designs are more
efficient by the feedback of results of
consumption measurements.
Wind-assisted propulsion has been
applied as prototypes.
For relevant types of ships, wind
propulsion is an optional supplement.
Methodology for the optimisation of the
design, component and configuration
selection is applied in conjunction with
energy management
Method is refined in the design process.
On-board energy storage/peak shaving
completed in the design and
implementation
Installed capacities have become
significantly smaller due to the
application of peak shaving and energy
management
Operator guidance available for journeyplanning in relation to arrival in the
harbour
Journey planning operator guidance is
applied as a standard.
Availability of operational optimisation of
working ships via built-in intelligence
Operational optimisation is applied as a
standard.
Insight into and reduction of energy
consumption by assistant systems
Significant reduction of assistive
systems' energy consumption is
achieved through the accumulation of
experience with energy management
systems.
Energy index for complex specials
available, based on an extensive
measurement database
50% reduction in energy consumption for
complex specials
The consequences of the design and
safety and execution of slow steaming
are managed.
Optimised designs, balanced for slow
steaming and safety requirements
25% reduction in frictional resistance
(wall roughness, antifouling,
environmental impact) achieved
25% reduction in frictional resistance
(wall roughness, antifouling,
environmental impact) applied
Application of fuel cells implemented for
greater capacities
Commercial use of fuel cells
Propulsion efficiency increased by 15%
Propulsion efficiency increased by 25%
Design models developed for improved
system integration for propulsion and
energy systems with a design for service
approach
Intelligent electronic systems
implemented for allowing all mechanicals
to work optimally together at all times for
maximum combined output
Conceptual development of alternative
high-efficiency propulsion systems (also
for inland waterway shipping)
Commercial application of alternative
high-efficiency propulsion systems
Integrated application of emission
reduction options implemented for types
of ships Exhaust gas cleansing
elaborated in prototypes
Standard application of exhaust gas
cleansers, also applied in combinations
with controlled interaction effects
Life cycle analysis and simulation are
accepted design tools.
Life cycle analysis and simulation are in
broad use.
Emissions (Nox, Sox, PM, ozone layer
depleting substances, methane,
ammonia, black carbon, GHG, ballast
water)
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Tier III requirements applied specifically
to systems instead of specifically to
components
Integrally approaching regulation
implemented
Controlled fuel quality, insight available
into the effects of heavy metals
Alternative fuel application for minimal
emissions.
Cost-benefit study of Waste Heat
Recovery System (WHRS) available.
Regulations are coordinated with WHRS
energy efficiency
Design for operations is developed for
principles in motor tuning/design
Design for operations principles of motor
tuning/design are included as a standard
in the design process and in the delivery
specs of motors
Emission performance of Dutch complex
specials significantly better than tier III
Use of alternative fuels, including LNG
Extensive emissions database available
including fuel quality as input
Other emissions are regulated: PM,
methane slip, ammonia slip
Elaborated designs are available for
LNG-fuelled ships
LNG-fuelled ships are applied as a
standard for a number of types
Accepted and implemented solutions to
reduce methane slip
Dual fuel motors optimised.
Retrofit applications achieved on the
basis of LNG fuel
In 2016, a significant portion of the fleet
has been adjusted to the standards
applicable at that point
LNG safety studies, normalized fuelling
systems, and trainings are completed
and available
Use of biofuels implemented, with
guaranteed shelf life of the fuels
(Improved) regulation for the introduction Internationally harmonised regulation is
of alternative fuels has been
available
implemented
Noise
LNG TTC implemented, R&D
programme started
LNG TTC has achieved a key position in
international industry.
Permanent magnet motors and pseudodirect drives (permanently activated
magnetic transmissions) developed
Permanent magnet motors and pseudodirect drives (permanently activated
magnetic transmissions) applied
Fuel for fuel cells practically applicable
on board ships.
Fuel cells used as primary propulsion
Identification of the sources of noise and Rational standards available for inboard
their impact on the environment available and outboard noise
First measures for reduction
implemented
Improve prediction models are available
for the design phase
Clean failure and end-of-life
Risk management implemented in the
design process and operations (Ship and
cargo and offshore)
Scenario modelling and new solutions for
emergency management developed
(container ships, cruise ships, LNG
ships)
Improved recyclable platform is
developed using intelligent materials
Prediction models are applied as a
standard in the design
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Smart ships
Which innovations (products/improvements/services) do we wish to have
achieved?
Smart ships
Ambition for the coming five years (2016) Ambition for the coming 10 years (2021)
Crew reduction
Reduction on board (cargo) ships by
20%
10% of the (freighter) vessels sail
unmanned
Decision support systems for critical
systems are available on board.
Decision support systems are available
for the vital systems.
Shore support, use of ICT for data
transfer and communication system
available
Shore support, use of ICT for data
transfer and communication system
applied to new platforms to be built
Reduction of maintenance costs on a
maritime platform by 10%
A 25% reduction in maintenance costs,
mainly through changes in the design
Remote monitoring capability, Condition
Based Maintenance (CBM), Remote
Access Monitoring and Control (RAMC) critical systems controlled remotely (from
onshore)
Remote monitoring capability, Condition
Based Maintenance (CBM), Remote
Access Monitoring and Control (RAMC) all vital systems controlled remotely
Multifunctionality of platforms using
modules - design tools developed and
available
Multifunctional platforms using modules application on a "demonstrator"
Reduction of maintenance costs
Expanding the functionality and
deployability of platforms
Platform functionality better aligned to
changing requirements (e.g. dredging at
a density of 1.6 t/m3 is possible)
10% reduction in downtime due to failure 25% reduction in downtime
and/or maintenance
Efficient and competitive construction in
the Netherlands
Safe ships and platforms
(Additional) increases in comfort and
safety of fast ships have been achieved
in concept - for example, advanced ride
control.
The developed methods and designs are
applied as a standard.
On three components, namely
management, assembly and production.
25% cost reduction on all these aspects
in comparison with foreign countries.
40% reduction in costs in comparison
with foreign countries.
5% of platform materials are smart and
new (e.g. composite upper structure)
10% of the material is smart and new
Goal-based legislation used as a means
to be able to apply new development
Goal-based legislation used as a means
to be able to apply new development internationally accepted
10% safer according to the EMSA
standard
The Netherlands the most safe maritime
nation in the world
Systems are available for remote
monitoring of tensions, loads and cracks
Systems are applied for remote
monitoring of tensions, loads and cracks
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Smart harbours
Which innovations (products/improvements/services) do we wish to have
achieved?
Smart harbours
Ambition for the coming five years (2016) Ambition for the coming 10 years (2021)
Transport concepts and systems from
the standpoint of cargo handling
Method available for linking cargo
streams to the available infrastructure
and ship concepts (inland
waterways/ocean going) with the
objective of optimising the throughput of
cargo streams
Harbour layouts and handling systems
adjusted to optimal linkage
The processing industry around the
harbour is optimally served from the
cargo streams to the harbour.
Optimally servicing the ships in the
harbour (refuelling and maintenance) as
a transportation resource - integration
with cargo handling
(Nautical) harbour design, new harbours
and refitting
Improved methods for describing the
manoeuvring behaviour of ships,
primarily in shallow water (a combination
of CFD and model tests)
Integrated methods, direct application of
CFD in simulations available, such that
optimum use of existing harbours is
achieved
Precise method to predict bank suction
and ship-to-ship interaction (straightahead sailing)
Idem in turns and under leeway.
Sailing through sludge can be modelled.
Method for sailing through sludge
integrated into simulator models
Validated models available for predicting
safety and harbours, including the effect
of mitigating measures (for ocean
shipping and inland waterway shipping)
Optimum and sustainable use
An integrated method is available for
real-time monitoring of shipping safety
and emissions. Including an application
for planning and evaluation.
Method integrated into an operational
system
Integral plan (methodology) available for
a harbour with minimum admissions
(consider shore power, green tugs, etc.)
The integral plan is generally applied.
Sustainable maintenance system
Sustainable maintenance system is
available at the harbours themselves that used.
does not hinder shipping.
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Research agenda of the Maritime Sector
The six maritime knowledge areas are described in the following pages:
 Hydrodynamics
 Structures and materials
 Systems and processes
 Design and construction technology
 Maritime operations
 Impact on marine environment
In each case, the following question is answered: Which research objectives does the
Maritime Sector which to achieve? What do they want to know/be able to do? The
ambitions for the coming 5 and 10 years are then shown.
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Hydrodynamics
Which research goals do you wish to have achieved? What do you want to
know/be able to do?
Hydrodynamics
Research objective in 5 years
(2016)
Research objective in 10
years (2021)
Required for Theme:
Optimisation of hull and
appendages using inverse
techniques inspired by
aerodynamics
Clean ships
Reduction of resistance using
pneumatic lubrication: advanced
experiments and numerical
modelling of air chambers
Optimisation of the numeric
modelling of pneumatic
lubrication and pneumatic
lubrication in waves
Clean ships
Study of reduction of resistance
using a contact layer: the effect of
paints/biofouling (flat plate and/or
cylinders), air/water mixture
Being able to offer
recommendations in regular
vessel design with respect to
minimum surface resistance
Clean ships, smart ships
Resistance and propulsion Reduction of friction for purposes
of lowering fuel use through hull
design: viscous CFD calculations
possible for hull and appendages.
Fuel savings through the
Intelligent use: planning ETA
Clean ships, smart ships
intelligent use of the ship: various based on intelligent use of the
load conditions, the effect of sea ship
conditions
Improve propulsion for purposes
of reducing fuel consumption:
design/analyse new propulsion
system using CFD calculations
Optimise hull and propulsion
system (CFD calculations),
using efficient optimisation
theory
Clean ships, ocean resource
recovery
Knowledge and understanding of
cavitation and ventilation:
improved experiments, CFD
calculations on cavitation,
experiments on ventilation
Cavitation and ventilation:
detailed knowledge about the
erosive effect of air bubbles,
the influence of water quality
on cavitation (actual size and
at model scale), new CFD
techniques for the analysis of
cavitation dynamics and
ventilation in waves
Clean ships (fuel efficiency);
Smart ships (reduction of
maintenance and downtime)
Prediction of the noise production Analyse noise production
of propulsion systems is possible during the design process
using model measurements and
actual scale measurements, the
analysis of propulsion systems
with calculation methods.
Sea swell: behaviour in the Stabilise vessel motions:
waves
methods developed with good
modelling of forward speed for
increased resistance (within 20%
of the actual situation) and
extreme accelerations (primarily
for very fast ships).
Controlling vessel motions: the
development of knowledge about
local currents around stabilisation
fins and internal anti-sway tanks
Clean ships (fuel efficiency);
Smart ships (reduction of
maintenance and downtime),
Ocean resource recovery
Vessel motions: CFD
Smart ships (comfort and the
calculations for the analysis of improvement of deployability
the viscous effects of sea
in heavy waves/seas).
swell; added resistance within
10%.
Control: linked analysis of
ships and stabilisation
systems Good sway
attenuation prediction model
Smart ships, improvement of
deployability in heavy
waves/seas.
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Offshore hydrodynamics
Quantification of wave impacts
available for purposes of ship
design: improvement of the
knowledge about pressures and
forces from wave strikes
Wave impact: realistic (3-D)
numeric modelling of air
inclusion and air and water
available
Smart ships, ocean resource
recovery
Hydro-structural: fluid-structure
interaction (bidirectional!) can be
modelled; effects of fatigue can
be deduced
Hydro-structural: fluidstructure interaction
(bidirectional!) for the entire
vessel
Smart ships, ocean resource
recovery
Development of knowledge and
prediction of high and breaking
waves, also around ships: stable
and robust numerical modelling
Prediction model available for Smart ships, ocean resource
complex waves: short
recovery
cresting: numerical modelling
of extreme waves,
deterministic ways for the
generation of extreme waves;
waves from differing directions
The build up of knowledge about
multibody motions; linked
numerical models of multibody
systems
Numerical models for links
Ocean resource recovery
multibody systems; the
development of the interaction
model of multibody motions
under the influence of current
Dynamic Positioning (DP) control
and optimisation improved; an
understanding of currents,
interaction for harsh conditions
(including ice)
DP control and optimisation in Ocean resource recovery
harsh environments (large
waves, ice)
Safe transport of personnel is
predictable: knowledge of the
interaction of wind and structure
Interaction models integrated
into design tools
Ocean resource recovery
Knowledge of waves developed
with directional spread
Knowledge of extreme waves
developed
Ocean resource recovery,
smart ships
Understanding Vortex-Induced
Vibrations (VIV) and VortexInduced Motions (VIM) using
experiments and CFD (inc. for
risers and offshore structures).
Knowledge processed in
improved numeric modelling.
Understanding the hydroOcean resource recovery
elasticity of thin structures in
combination with the
application of new materials
under VIV and VIM conditions.
Knowledge of the attenuation of a Calculation techniques
swaying ship, including the
available in the design
effects of fluid cargo
process
Ocean resource recovery,
smart ships
The development of a wave
model for vessel motions in
shallow water including (large)
bottom effects
Benchmarks for vessel
motions available for shallow
water and restricted waters
Smart ships, smart harbours
Electrical turbines: analysis using
tools for propeller design
available
Optimisation of electrical
turbines
Ocean resource recovery
Wave energy: models available
as input for validation of wave
energy systems
Wave energy models
validated and optimised for
relevant energy systems
Ocean resource recovery
Aero-elasticity: linking
aerodynamic and hydrodynamic
codes (wind turbine design),
including controllers
Aero-elasticity: the complete
integration of aerodynamics
and hydrodynamics in the
design.
Ocean resource recovery
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Manoeuvring and nautical
principles
Modelling manoeuvring, primarily Risk models for ships
in shallow water, including the
manoeuvring in close waters
interaction between the vessel
and the surroundings in restricted
waters (including the effect of
half-open breakwaters)
Smart harbours
Modelling of the ship
manoeuvring with all propulsion
systems and appendages in a
single simulation including all
interaction effects
Simulations available in the
design phase of the ship
Smart ships
Passing and approaching ships:
knowledge of interaction effects
Knowledge of passing and
approaching ships in a close
environment (harbours,
narrow passages)
Smart harbours
Serious gaming simulations for
New training module
extreme conditions (punctured
prototype
ship/collision/grounding) including
realistic wave modelling
Computational
hydrodynamics:
RANS development for multibody operations (free surface,
overlapping moving grids)
Smart ships
Rapid RANS calculations
linked to larger simulation
programs
CFD developments for fluid
structure interactions, including
deformable geometries and grids
New CFD techniques available
for precise predictions
New CFD techniques in use
for detailed analysis
Optimisation with RANS:
exploration of designs
Optimisation with adjoined
methods or inverse methods
Development of flexible,
Manipulation of geometry
automatic manipulation of models integrated in solvers
Ice
Develop fundamental knowledge
of multiphase ice - water
interactions through laboratory
experiments, including the use of
simpler materials for sampling at
scale
Experiments deployable for
regular designs
Ocean resource recovery
Load on the structure under ice
conditions: simple models
available for simulation programs
Detailed modelling of iceOcean Resource Recovery
structure interaction, with the
modelling of various types and
compositions of ice
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Maritime Structures & Materials
Which research goals do you wish to have achieved? What do you want to
know/be able to do?
Maritime construction and
materials
Research objective in 5 years
(2016)
Research objective in 10
years (2021)
Required for Theme:
Environmental data (input for
design)
Good operational vessel
profiles (as input for the
design phase)
100% up to date vessel
profiles via on-line tracking
Clean/smart ships
Wave models for various sea
conditions
(winds/waves/current
correlations, including
confused sea)
Design
Idem
Knowledge of the deep-sea
environment (including
chemical aspects, corrosion,
currents)
Database of the deep-sea
environment for the top 50
locations of importance
Ocean resource recovery
Preliminary design tool, from
load -> structural response ->
testing against criteria
The same, but then tested
against actual material limits
and safety factors
Smart ships
Integrated design tool for
optimal deployability
Idem
Life cycle assessment model,
with operational profiles as
input
Idem
Design tool for hyperbaric
structures based on validated
material properties and limits
Materials (metals/composites) Validated knowledge of the
hyperbaric
behaviour/properties of
materials (to be developed
with the assistance of the
Hyperbaric Test Centre)
Ocean resource recovery
Adapted materials that
perform optimally under
hyperbaric conditions
Ocean resource recovery
Validated knowledge of
Arctic/cryogenic
behaviour/properties of
materials (to be developed
with the assistance of LNG
and TTC, for example)
Adapted materials that
Clean ships/ocean resource
perform optimally under Arctic recovery
and cryogenic conditions
Detailed degradation and
failure data of metals
(shipbuilding, high strength
steel, aluminium) and
composites
Adjust application criteria
(conservatively) for metals
and composites
Materials with strongly
improved wear resistance for
use in the dredging industry
and deep-sea mining
Smart ships, ocean resource
recovery
Ocean resource recovery
Development of impact
resistant sheet materials and
structures (explosions, highenergy impact)
Industrial application of
impact-resistant (sheet)
materials
Smart ships
Development of lightweight
structural materials with good
fire resistance
Broad industrial application of Smart ships, clean ships
lightweight structural materials
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Joints, joinery techniques
Structures
Validated models for the
behaviour of composites in
contact with oil and gas.
Ocean resource recovery
New materials for developed
corrosion protection and the
insulation of oil and gas
pipelines
Ocean resource recovery
Development of productionApplication of new, validated
friendly glue joinery
glued joints
techniques including failure
criteria, behaviour under
complex loads and associated
modelling
Smart ships, ocean resource
recovery
Development of acceptable
ageing methodologies for
glued joints
Smart ships, ocean resource
recovery
The development of faster
production-friendly joinery
technology based on metals
or multi-material pipelines
Ocean resource recovery
Development of simply
produced smart structures
Application of simple smart
structures with which the
production process can be
accelerated and made easier
and for which the cost price
can be reduced by 30%
Smart ships
Complex specials built faster
and cheaper
Smart ships
The fitting of heavy
components (foundations) on
lighter structures with
possibilities for
interchangeability
Optimisation of a mix of
Modularity and Integrated
structures for the complex
specials
Development of
unconventional structures for
new applications such as
renewable energy, seafloor
infrastructure and deep-sea
Ocean resource recovery
Insight into the "hardness" of
How do new materials
(traditional) specifications and translate back into design
the reconsideration of
requirements?
structural guidelines based on
deep insight into material
properties
Smart ships, ocean resource
recovery
Development of renewed
criteria for Human Limit Loads
Inspection, detection and
monitoring
The development of NDT
Operational application of
inspection techniques for
validated NDT inspection
glued joints in the construction techniques
process and operation
Smart ships, ocean resource
recovery
The development of in situ
monitoring techniques for the
quality of coatings
Smart ships, ocean resource
recovery
The development of
monitoring techniques for
structures with passive
sensors
Application of operational
monitoring techniques
Smart ships, ocean resource
recovery
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The development of sensor
technology and data
processing for conditionbased maintenance of
structures
Application of an on-line
recommendation system for
lifespan determination of
structures
Ocean resource recovery
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Maritime systems and processes
Which research goals do you wish to have achieved? What do you want to
know/be able to do?
Maritime systems and
processes
Research objective in 5 years
(2016)
Research objective in 10
years (2021)
System integration - modelling Insight into the processes of a Expansion to all common
and simulations
selection of dynamically linked system combinations
systems
Deep-Sea Mining Processes
Monitoring & Control
Arctic conditions
Required for Theme:
Smart ships
Integrated simulation models
available for selection of
linked dynamic systems
Expansion of simulation
models to all common system
combinations
Smart ships
Development of probability
models for assessing risks
and the possibility of failures
Validated probability models
for the assessment of risks
and the possibility of failures
Smart ships
Models for determining the
environmental impact of
statically working systems
Completely validated models
for determining the
environmental impact of static
and dynamic systems
Clean ships
Process description of surface Complete insight into the
disruption of the most
surface disruption of common
common materials at average materials at great depths
depths
Ocean resource recovery
Process description for
Validated design tools for the
vertical transport (two phases development of alternative
of slurry) including pumping at methods of vertical transport
depth
Ocean resource recovery
Material separation at the
surface
Ocean resource recovery
Material separation on the
seafloor; the conveyance of
fixed matter to the surface
Solutions for energy provision Solutions for energy provision
at average depths (up to 2000 at great depth and insight into
m)
the processes and risks
Ocean resource recovery
The behaviour of systems
under extreme pressure
Validated design tools for
systems working under great
pressure
Ocean resource recovery
Development of smart
sensors
Development of virtual
sensors
Smart ships
Prediction models of
reliability/availability, failure
behaviour based on sensor
information
Quantification of the reliability
of systems in the design
phase
Smart ships
Improved passive safety
Systems for active safety
Smart ships
The development of safe and
smart autonomous systems
Validated autonomous
systems
Smart ships
Systems for positioning
systems above and below
water
More accurate built-in
systems for determining
position underwater
Ocean resource recovery
Develop reliable sensor
system for Arctic area
conditions
Sensors that provide complete Ocean resource recovery
insight into extreme conditions
and the effects on systems
Determine limits for the
deployment of systems in the
Arctic environment
Design principles for systems
used with defined
performance in an Arctic
environment
Ocean resource recovery
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From data to information
Energy Generation,
Management, Storage
Human - Machine Interface
Methods for translating data
into information, more use of
mathematical techniques
Methods for determining the
data requirement for a given
information demand
Smart ships
Combining data from various
sources into new information
(data fusion)
A complete new packet of
services based on compound
data
Smart ships
Solutions for the broad
availability of data while
maintaining security
A proven structure of
communities for sharing data
selectively
Smart ships
Methods for peak shaving and Validated methods for energy
recovery of energy
management
Smart ships
Availability of efficient systems Solutions for new energy
for new energy sources
sources as a component of
hybrid systems
Clean ships
Solutions for cryogenic
technology at sea; transport,
transshipment and use
Economically attractive
solutions for cryogenic
technology
Clean ships
New methods for energy
storage
Proven design of advanced
energy storage systems
Clean ships
Insight into the feasibility of
autonomy: what are the
limits?
Solutions for autonomous
systems
Smart ships
Designs for optimal systems
for remote operation
Designs of optimum systems
for the operation of semiautonomous systems at a
significant distance
Smart ships
Methods for determining limits Insights into space and
to the scale and type of
aeronautics translated into
information for the operator
maritime applications
Smart ships
Methods to keep people
deployable, including Arctic
operations
Smart ships
The integration of operational
and simulation environments
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Maritime design and building technique
Which research goals do you wish to have achieved? What do you want to
know/be able to do?
Maritime design and
building technique
Research objective in 5 years
(2016)
Design method
MOE MOP definitions
Application is standard
available for complex specials practice in Dutch industry
Smart ships, clean ships,
ocean resource recovery
An equivalent goal-based
Applied in a number of
regulation framework for three innovative designs
regulation topics (e.g. rescue
equipment, offshore wind
safety, fuelling safety and the
use of alternative fuels)
Smart ships, clean ships,
ocean resource recovery
Standardised information
architecture has been
developed
Research objective in 10
years (2021)
Applied in design and building Smart ships, clean ships,
processes
ocean resource recovery
Methodology by which the
final vessel design follows the
requirements of the functional
installations
Set-based design made
applicable
Smart ships, clean ships,
ocean resource recovery
Set-based design is applied
Engineering in seven days,
applied to distribution systems
Building and production
method
Required for Theme:
Smart ships, clean ships,
ocean resource recovery
Smart ships, clean ships,
ocean resource recovery
Design for use: analysis
models and data available
from the use phase
Models are used
Smart ships, clean ships,
ocean resource recovery
Objective measurement
method for the functioning of
temporary organisations
Application of the method in
the number of organisational
change processes
Smart ships
A number of concepts
developed for smart
(sometimes autonomous)
robots in the production
Two working concepts as
prototype
Smart ships
An established production
rationale is available
Applied in a production
environment
Smart ships
Modular ships: reusable
design models available for
the design process
Models and the modules are
applied
Smart ships
The development and
validation of productionfriendly joinery techniques
Techniques broadly applied
Smart ships
Better control of logistical
processes (across the entire
chain) through tagging and
tracing
Green building and
demolition: a quantitative
method has been developed
Smart ships
Methodology has been
applied
Smart ships
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Maritime operations
Which research goals do you wish to have achieved? What do you want to
know/be able to do?
Maritime operations
Research objective in 5 years
(2016)
Research objective in 10
years (2021)
Modelling in simulators and
on-board systems
Dynamic Positioning (DP) and
Tracking (DT): advanced
control techniques and feedforward for single body
completed
Dynamic Positioning (DP) and Smart ships, ocean resource
Tracking (DT): advanced
recovery
control techniques and feedforward for multi body
completed
Shallow water manoeuvring
Manoeuvring model for
model completed on the basis shallow water completed
of experimental data + CFD
based on CFD techniques
calculations
Required for Theme:
Smart ships, smart harbours
Simulation model available for Simulation model available for Ocean resource recovery
multibody interaction for small multibody interaction for
motions
(relatively) large motions
Ice modelling possible in
simulations/simulators with
global hull loads
Ice modelling possible in
simulations/simulators
including local hull loads
Smart ships, ocean resource
recovery
Modelling of passing and
approaching ships possible
steaming in a straight line
Modelling of passing and
approaching ships possible
including turn/drift
Smart ships, smart harbours
Prediction of motion behaviour
based on radar measurement
of waves with linear and longcrested waves
Prediction of motion behaviour Smart ships, ocean resource
based on radar measurement recovery
of waves with non-linear and
short-crested waves
Prediction of extreme
environmental conditions
(such as freak waves)
included in weather prediction
techniques
Smart ships, ocean resource
recovery
Modelling of "Arctic substrate" Expansion of basic model and Ocean resource recovery
when conducting certain
interactions
operations (trenching)
Human factors
Training and simulators
Crucial 'human factors' during
trainings and on-board
understood and measurable
Crucial 'human factors' during
trainings and on-board
monitored and analysed +
strategies to influence these
Smart ships, ocean resource
recovery
Quantification of the effects of
vessel motions on functioning
during sailing
Quantification of the effects of
vessel motions on functioning
during complex offshore
operations
Smart ships, ocean resource
recovery
First insights into the risks
with fewer people on board
Measures known to reduce
risks with fewer people on
board
Smart ships
The development of tools to
support people on board with
the performance of their task
Implementation of on-board
tools
Smart ships, ocean resource
recovery
Linking of grade simulators
(real-time) to multi-body
hydrodynamic models (fast
time) completed
Linking of bridge simulators to Smart ships, ocean resource
large model motions, including recovery
flooding analysis after a
collision
ICT technology available to
link bridge simulators to
ICT/satellite technology
available to link bridge
Smart ships, ocean resource
recovery
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Criteria for including/feeding
back of operations to design
Safety
Uptime/feasibility
On-board systems
various locations throughout
the world.
simulators on the ship and on
land
Detection and evaluation
system for unambiguously
recording performance on the
bridge
Technology for supporting and Smart ships, ocean resource
evaluating on-board training in recovery
a uniform manner
Method available for feedback Method available for feedback Smart ships
of operational criteria (based
of operational experience
on monitoring) to design
(based on monitoring and
human factors) to design
First version integration model Applicable integration model
for costs, admissions and
for costs, emissions and
safety in the design phase
safety in design phase
Smart ships
Validated motion criteria
available for safe sailing
Smart ships, ocean resource
recovery
Validated motion criteria
available for safe offshore
operations
First models developed for the These models are actually
prediction/quantification of
validated and can be applied
risks during sailing and
offshore operations and the
effect of mitigating measures
Smart ships, ocean resource
recovery
First models developed for
real-time
prediction/quantification of
risks during sailing and
offshore operations
Models applied for real-time
prediction/quantification of
risks during sailing and
operations
Smart ships, ocean resource
recovery
Safety models available
based on AIS data and
information about the
surroundings
Safety indicators are
presented on board.
Smart ships
Techniques available for
feasibility prediction based on
realistic scenarios
Techniques available for
feasibility prediction including
modelling of human reactions
Smart ships, ocean resource
recovery
Knowledge of ice
development in Arctic areas
Sensor and prediction
techniques available for ice
development prediction
Ocean resource recovery
Sensor techniques developed
for monitoring loads, motions,
tension and cracks
Sensor techniques applied
and validated for monitoring
loads, motions, tension and
cracks
Smart ships, ocean resource
recovery
Remote sensing techniques
identified for the determination
of environmental conditions
(waves, wind, current, ice) in
an arc of N km around the
vessel
First prototypes available for
Smart ships, ocean resource
remote sensing of
recovery
environmental conditions in an
arc of N km around the vessel
ICT and satellite technology
integrated for maritime data
transfer and communication
Operational support
Smart ships, ocean resource
recovery
Global methods developed for
Condition Based Maintenance
(CBM) and Remote Access
Monitoring and Control
(RAMC)
First working models applied
for Condition Based
Maintenance and Remote
Access Monitoring and
Control
Smart ships, ocean resource
recovery
Inventory of the possibilities
for steering a ship from the
shore when it sails into a
harbour
First ICT methods available
for taking over parts of the
operation of a ship from the
shore
Smart ships
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Overview of the possibilities of First tests with unmanned
the unmanned ship (partially
ships conducted and
unmanned)
evaluated
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Impact on the marine environment
Which research goals do you wish to have achieved? What do you want to
know/be able to do?
Impact on the marine
environment
Research objective in 5 years
(2016)
Research objective in 10
years (2021)
Required for Theme:
Ocean resource recovery Deep-sea mining
Designation of characteristic
ecosystem elements based
primarily on a knowledge of
the dynamics, structure and
function of ecosystems up to a
depth of 2.5 km (three cases:
SMS deposits, rock
phosphate and black
smokers)
Detailed knowledge about
deep-sea ecosystems based
on experiences gained in the
field, on the basis of which
uncertainties concerning
impact prediction can be
removed head-on.
Ocean Resource Recovery
Insight into the basic
characteristics of the
vulnerability of deep-sea
ecosystems (characteristic
ecosystem elements) to
intervention, based on
sensitivity and capacity for
recovery. Attention here is
focused on the important
pressures: turbidity, noise,
light, physical disruption and
toxic substances.
Quantified knowledge of the
vulnerability of deep-sea
ecosystems (characteristic
ecosystem elements, to
intervention, based on
experimentally determine
sensitivity and capacity for
recovery.
Ocean Resource Recovery
Models (or frameworks) on
the bases of which the first
concrete impact predictions
can be made and in which
uncertainties are treated in a
realistic manner.
Validated models for precise
impact predictions, where
uncertainty is significantly
reduced.
Ocean Resource Recovery
Insight into measures that can
accelerate the recovery of
deep-sea ecosystems (or
characteristic ecosystem
elements).
Insight into field-proven best
Ocean Resource Recovery
practices for the recovery of
deep-sea ecosystems after an
intervention caused by mining
activities.
Field experience with a basic
toolbox for deep-sea
monitoring (baseline
monitoring and the monitoring
of effects) aimed at rapid
"screening" of ecosystems,
ranging from simple sampling
to complex ROV and lander
systems.
Advanced toolbox for deepsea monitoring appropriate to
the level of detail for which
statements must be made
about the impacts and
capacity for recovery of deepsea ecosystems.
Ocean Resource Recovery
Governance for deep-sea
mining activities both within
and outside territorial waters
Implementation and
refinement of governance
models based on practical
experiences
Ocean Resource Recovery
Designation of characteristic
ecosystem elements based
primarily on knowledge of the
dynamics, structure and
function of Arctic ecosystems,
taking the properties of the
Arctic area (low temperatures,
short seasons) into account
Detailed knowledge about
Arctic ecosystems based on
experiences gained in the
field, on the basis of which
uncertainties concerning
impact prediction can be
removed head-on.
Ocean Resource Recovery
Ocean resource recovery Arctic
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Ocean resource recovery Energy
Clean ships - underwater
noise
Insight into the basic
characteristics of the
vulnerability of Arctic
ecosystems (characteristic
ecosystem elements) to
intervention, based on
sensitivity and capacity for
recovery. Attention here is
focused on the most important
pressures: turbidity, noise,
light, presence, physical
disruption and toxic
substances.
Quantified knowledge of the
vulnerability of Arctic
ecosystems (characteristic
ecosystem elements, to
intervention, based on
experimentally determine
sensitivity and capacity for
recovery.
Ocean Resource Recovery
Models (or frameworks) on
the bases of which the first
concrete impact predictions
can be made and in which
uncertainties are treated in a
realistic manner.
Validated models for precise
impact predictions, where
uncertainty is significantly
reduced.
Ocean Resource Recovery
Insight into measures that can
accelerate the recovery of
Arctic ecosystems (or
characteristic ecosystem
elements).
Insight into field-proven best
practices for the recovery of
Arctic ecosystems after an
intervention
Ocean Resource Recovery
Governance of offshore
activities in the Arctic area
(stakeholder involvement)
Implementation and
refinement of governance
models based on practical
experiences
Ocean Resource Recovery
Models for predicting the
(cumulative) environmental
effects of large-scale wind
parks at sea (both the
construction and the operation
and dismantling). The
question of scaling up based
on the current knowledge
about the effects of wind
parks at sea
Insight into the (cumulative)
Ocean Resource Recovery
environmental effects of largescale wind parks at sea based
on field measurements and
adjusted model instruments
based on these
Models for predicting the
(cumulative) environmental
effects of other energy
production at sea including
wave, tidal and thermal
energy generation.
Insight into the effects of other Ocean Resource Recovery
energy production and see
based on field measurements
and adjusted model
instruments based on these
Design of an ecosystem
based on marine spatial
planning in which functions
(including the functions of
nature, production and
economic functions) are
combined with each other
optimally
Application of this new
Ocean Resource Recovery
doctrine with respect to spatial
planning at sea
Insight into the effects of
underwater noise on the
marine environment, where
distinctions are made among
crustaceans, fish and
mammals. The source,
propagation and effects
(vulnerability) are important
Insight into the ecological
relevance of the effects of
underwater noise
Insight into measures to
Broad application of the
reduce the effects and amount methods developed
of underwater noise
generated
Clean ships
Clean ships
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Clean ships - ballast water
Clean ships - airborne
emissions
Clean ships - value chain
analysis
Analysis of the maritime
Selective monitoring of
sources of the noise. What is individual sources
the noise profile on how is this
builds up?
Clean ships
Insight into the possibilities for Focused reduction of
establishing standards, taking underwater noise
account here of the ways in
which standardisation can
help control underwater noise
Clean ships
Risk profiles for the
introduction of exotics, both
biofouling and ballast water,
using the principle of the
bioregions concept.
Adjustment of standards for
ballast water, taking the risk
profile of ships into account
Clean ships
The use of biotechnology and
nanotechnology for the
development of antifouling
and other solutions
By using innovative
Clean ships
techniques and insights into
risk profiles, the risk of the
introduction of exotics by
shipping is brought back to an
acceptable level.
An integral assessment of the
effects of shipping and
emissions, where trade-off
effects (e.g. the results of the
emission of wash water from
scrubbers vs. the emission of
Sox and Nox) are taken into
account.
Internationally accepted
modelling instruments for the
integrated assessment of the
effects of shipping emissions
Clean ships
Research into the
environmental performance of
alternative fuels (such as
biofuels, LNG and other fuels)
Continuation of the research
into the environmental
performance of alternative
fuels based on newly gained
insights
Clean ships
Suitable method developed
General application of LCA
for LCA; insight into the added wherever added value is
value (operational phase vs.
evident
construction and demolition
phase)
Clean ships
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