POLAR

Arctic regions and their natural gas resources will become very important in the future but their exploitation belongs to major challenges for humans and technologies. The main goal of the overall project POLAR (Production, Operations and Living in Arctic Regions) is to develop peripheral systems (LNG tanker, LNG FSPO, LNG platform), living and service modules as well as ship and offshore structures that can be used in subpolar and polar climate zones. The POLAR project is divided in three joint projects. The University of Rostock cooperates in the second and third joint project with many industrial partners.

  1. Ship and Offshore Structures
  2. LNG- and Tank Systems
  3. Living and Service Modules

The POLAR project (funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research) has been initiated to develop new markets by joining the expertise of companies and federal states of Germany.

The Chair of Ship Structures is dealing with the correct dimensioning of the fixation of peripherals and tank systems as well as living and service modules on LNG tankers and offshore platforms used in subpolar and polar climate zones. Especially, the Kara Sea is of high interest for the gas industry. Therefore, the goals to develop appropriate structural systems for LNG tankers and platforms are bonded to these climate zones (see Table 1 and Table 2).

Contact:
Prof. Dr. Eng./Hiroshima Univ. Patrick Kaeding, Dipl.-Ing. Josefine Kistner

Funded by:
Federal Ministry of Education and Research

Table 1: Goals for LNG Tankers and LNG FPSO

  Goals State of the Art
Goals for LNG Tankers and LNG FPSO up to -50°C up to -30°C
Goals for LNG Tankers and LNG FPSO ca. 10 month/year ca. 6 month/year
Coating ca. 10 years ca. 5 years

Table 2: Goals for LNG platforms

  Goals State of the Art
Operation Temperature up to -50°C up to -30°C
Operation Period ca. 12 month/year ca. 12 month/year
Coating ca. 15 years ca. 5 years