Capturing the value of new technology How technology Qualification supports innovation

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1 Capturing the value of new technology How technology Qualification supports innovation Avanserte Marine Operasjoner - Fra operasjon til skip og utstyr Dag McGeorge Ålesund, 1

2 Contents Introduction - Cheaper, faster, more predictable - Innovation and flexibility - Rules basis Technology Qualification - The DNV TQ Process Examples Conclusions 2 2

3 Cheaper, faster, more predictable In a competitive environment, making the business cheaper, faster and more predictable creates advantages Enabler: prescriptive Rules/Standards 3 3

4 Meeting increased expectations Inventions tend not to fit prescriptive Rules Another approach is needed - Flexible accommodate new technologies DNV-RP-A203: Industry-leading approach - Provides flexibility to capture the value of new technology Goals - Ensures the design fulfils functional requirements and operational needs - Manages risks from pre-contract and through to building and operation 4 4

5 Rules basis DNVs offers up-to-date prescriptive rules for proven technologies Further, Pt.1, Ch.1, Sec.1 B600 states: 610 Alternatives to detailed requirements in the rules may be accepted when the overall safety and reliability level is found to be equivalent or better than that of the rules Design Conventional Novel Cheap, fast, predictable Prescriptive rules Function based rules (Pt.4 Ch.1) Capturing the value of new technology Approval 5 5

6 Highlights: Bottom-up vs holistic Top-down 6 6

7 DNV Qualification Process Qualification Basis Technology Assessment Threat Identification Develop Qualification Plan Analysis and Testing The expectations to the technology What s new and needs qualification? Concept Improvement What can go wrong and what is the risk? Plan of how to address the threats? Work the plan Performance Assessment Technology Deployment 7 Compliance with the Qualification Basis? 7

8 Example: Spherical LNG tanks The rules required double barrier Not possible with spherical tanks Equivalent safety against leakage was demonstrated 8 8

9 Example: distributed power generation Potentially safer than traditional solutions But the adopted solution must be safer and proven to be so 9 Courtesy of: Ulstein verft ABB Marine STX Europe 9

10 Example: The completely new thing A flexible LNG powered ship requires a reformer to ensure consistent fuel quality to the engine Such reformer is outside the scope of current rules Completely new requirement need to be established LNG tank Variable LNG Reformer Uniform LNG 10 10

11 Example: Post-certification of LARS 1. Design approval Does the design meet today s rules? 2. Manufacturing review Enhanced expectations to QA procedures, documentation, traceability and production site. 3. On-board survey and testing Manufacturers test procedures 4. Periodical survey 11 Courtesy of RRM 11

12 Conclusion Innovate or die! But you may as well innovate and die! Goal is to innovate and not die: you must manage the risks of innovation - The principle of equivalency and function based rules allow for fast innovation - Technology qualification helps you manage the associated technology risks and capture the value of new technology - Solve problems as early as possible when costs are low - Create confidence in technology Success factors: - Understand when you deviate from the proven track - Take actions to identify the deviations and associated risks - Consider business risks early on - If business proves attractive: use technology qualification to manage technology risks 12 12

13 Safeguarding life, property and the environment