Durable ice-repellant coating process for aerospace and energy industries (ICEMART)

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Title
Durable ice-repellant coating process for aerospace and energy industries (ICEMART)

CoPED ID
229aafc3-204b-4553-a4d2-279aa4f22514

Status
Closed


Value
£1,634,806

Start Date
March 31, 2017

End Date
March 31, 2019

Description

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Ice formation on aircraft, wind turbines and power lines is a major cost to industry and an ongoing cause of fatal air crashes and accidents from ice-shedding. Current ice-mitigation technologies rely on mechanical breaking of the ice, electrical heating or application of de-icing chemicals. These are expensive, inefficient, unreliable, and damaging to the environment. The aim of the ICEMART project is to develop a novel passive ice-repellent coating that will prevent ice formation and adhesion without the need for active ice-management. This development will have far-reaching impact across a wide range of sectors, including aviation and energy where it could save hundreds of lives, eliminate the discharge of over 100 million litres of aircraft de-icing fluid, contribute to annual savings of £7bn in fuel and 80Mtonnes of CO2 from aviation and improve wind generation efficiency by 17%. ICEMART technology is based on a novel patented technique for obtaining multi-functional additives that can be incorporated into coating resins making them highly repellent to water and ice, whilst providing a tough and durable coating.

Subjects by relevance
  1. Wind energy
  2. Environmental effects
  3. Climate changes
  4. Development (active)
  5. Energy efficiency
  6. Aviation accidents
  7. Ice
  8. Emissions
  9. Costs

Extracted key phrases
  1. Durable ice
  2. Novel passive ice
  3. Ice formation
  4. Current ice
  5. Active ice
  6. Durable coating
  7. Repellant coating process
  8. Repellent coating
  9. Energy industry
  10. Coating resin
  11. ICEMART technology
  12. ICEMART project
  13. Aircraft de
  14. Wind generation efficiency
  15. Wind turbine

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