Experimental and Numerical Modelling of Deep-Sea-Mining-Generated Turbidity Currents

Renewable energy installations and energy storage solutions require significant quantities of critical raw materials such as nickel, cobalt and rare earth metals. The supply chains of these raw materials face many difficulties, such as the continuous decrease of mineral ore grades on land. In view of these complications, the motivation to...

Near-Field Analysis of Turbidity Flows Generated by Polymetallic Nodule Mining Tools

The interest in polymetallic nodule mining has considerably increased in the last few decades. This has been largely driven by population growth and the need to move towards a green future, which requires strategic raw materials. Deep-Sea Mining (DSM) is a potential source of such key materials. While harvesting the ore from the deep sea by a...

Experiments and 3D CFD simulations of Deep-Sea Mining plume dispersion and seabed interactions

Growing markets for sustainable technologies such as solar panels, wind turbines, and electric cars require an enormous amount of raw materials that might not be available from sources on land. Exploitation of seafloor mineral resources could secure the supply of raw materials for the future. However, proposed deep-sea mining (DSM) systems will...