SURICATES
Environmental protection and the implementation of measures is no longer an option, as climate change and social pressure call for the search for tools and solutions to conserve and deploy activities. Today only 1% of dredged marine sediments are reused. The European Suricates project aims to increase the reuse of these sediments to combat the risks of flooding and erosion.
Project budget: €8.01 billion
Project duration: 6 years (2017-2023)
Project leader: University of Lille, France
The partners of the European SURICATES project
The partners of the European project Suricates : University of Lille, France - Munster Technical University (MTU), Ireland - Deltares, The Netherlands - University of Strathclyde, Great Britain - Port of Rotterdam, The Netherlands - University College Cork (UCC), Ireland - IXSANE, France - Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM), France - Scottish Canals, Great Britain - Association pour la Recherche et le Développement des Méthodes et Processus Industriels (ARMINES), France - IMT (L'École nationale supérieure Mines-Télécom ) Nord-Europe, France - Pôle de compétitivité TEAM2, France - Syndicat mixte de portage du SAGE Rance Frémur (EPTB Rance Frémur), France
The objectives of the European SURICATES project
- To find solutions for authorities, erosion experts, port and waterway managers, to further reuse and revalue sediments from their ports, etc.
- Implement tools and techniques to account for the impacts territorially,
- Test the solutions deployed in concrete cases,
- Setting up a guide to reinforce and regenerate banks and beaches with sediments.
Pilot sites for testing the European SURICATES project
The European Suricates project has pilot sites in North-West Europe, in the Atlantic, in the North Sea and in the Channel, namely
- Port of Rotterdam (Netherlands)
- Scottish Canals (Scotland, Great Britain)
- La Hisse (Brittany, France)
Video of the test of the machine on a site with river sediments
The company Ixsane, a partner in the project, conducted tests with its experimental process for treating and dehydrating dredged sediments.
More information on sediment reclamation and the fight against flooding and erosion risks
European Suricates project website