Outlook
and
Next Steps
In order to address the uncertainties summarized
in Sub-chapter 11.2, the second phase
of the project must serve to bridge the gap between
the results of this feasibility study and
the implementation of the technology. In this
phase, we propose a series of up-scaling tests,
working towards a large-scale operational
pilot. To be more cost-efficient, The Ocean
Cleanup acts as a facilitator for the research,
outsourcing most of the fundamental research
to institutes, and collaborating with offshore
and engineering companies to cover the applied
research. Figure 11.9 illustrates the stepby-
step relation between the project initiation
phase (July 2012 to May 2013), the preliminary
engineering phase (Phase 1 - May 2013 to May
2014), followed by Phase 2, in which the engineering
will undergo further iteration and
validation steps (starting in 2014). This section
will summarize how we plan to get the concept
from feasible to executable: the pilot phase.