Novel methods of spill containment and debris mitigation on water surfaces

控制水面溢油和减少碎屑的新方法。该项目旨在开发一种新的碎片缓解和溢油控制技术，该技术可以隔离和阻止溢油扩散，并在不使用物理边界的情况下将表面污染物重新定向。当漂浮的碎片堵塞冷却取水设施时，发电厂的意外被迫关闭会造成巨大的运营风险和资金损失，并影响电力供应的可靠性。作为该项目的一部分，实验室演示原型将被放大，以展示工业应用，如缓解发电厂进水口的堵塞和河口的漏油遏制。预期结果是降低电力供应部门的运营风险，改善能源安全。

Novel methods of spill containment and debris mitigation on water surfaces. This project aims to develop a new technology for debris mitigation and spill containment, which isolates and stops spreading spills and redirect surface pollutants without using physical boundaries. Unexpected forced shutdowns of power plants, when floating debris blocks cooling water intake facilities, cause substantial operational risks, capital loss and affect the reliability of the electricity supply. The laboratory demonstration prototype, to be built as part of this project, could be scaled-up to demonstrate industrial applications such as the mitigation of blockages in water intakes of power plants and oil spill containment in estuaries. Anticipated outcomes are reduced operational risks in the electricity supply sector, and improved energy security.