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SAAB ANNUAL REPORT 2013 33
TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS FOR
ATTRACTIVE CITIES
Saab is running a project for attractive cities in collaboration with the
Inter-American Development Bank and the Swedish Energy Agency.
This is a long-term initiative aimed at using existing skills and technical
products to develop a product portfolio with solutions that promote
ef cient, safe and sustainable urban environments. Saab’s system
solutions can connect various sectors of society and create a platform
for ef cient decision-making, citizen dialogue and improved resource
utilisation.
The project entails setting up a system during 2013 and 2014 in
Linköping to demonstrate how the concept can work. The same sys-
tem will also be demonstrated in the Brazilian city of João Pessoa.
Demonstration focus areas are energy, traf c, water and environment.
C-LEANSHIP LOWERS SHIPPING
COMPANIES’ ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT
Fuel consumption and environmental impact are two of the most
central issues for the shipping industry. Vessel fuel consumption in-
creases 5 to 10 per cent as a result of fouling on the hull, meaning
millions of dollars in increased costs. Saab is a partner in the Danish
company C-leanship, which has developed an underwater robot to
wash ships hulls. The robot is a modi ed version of Saab’s under-
water robot, the Remote Operated Vehicle.
Ship owners can wash their vessels during normal port stops, re-
ducing energy consumption and environmental impact while also
cleaning the vessels in a safe, environmentally friendly way. In addi-
tion to reducing fuel consumption, this solution helps reduce the
spread of micro-organisms between different marine habitats and,
eventually, will offer an alternative to toxic antifouling hull paints
through regular washing.
During 2013 C-leanship initiated a collaboration with a shipping
company in Singapore. The robot will be tested in Swedish or Dan-
ish ports in February 2014 and will be put into use in Singapore dur-
ing the second quarter of 2014.
SAAB CONTRIBUTES WITH
TENTS AND CLEAN WATER TO
THE PHILIPPINES
In November 2013 the Philippines was hit by typhoon Haiyan,
decimating villages, towns and infrastructure. Saab contributed
with two water puri cation systems and 150 tents to the disaster
relief effort. Each water puri cation system supplies clean water
to 4,000 people every day, with the tents providing shelter for a
total of 600 people.
Saab was prepared to send staff from its permanent Project Relief
task force, which provides rapid on-site humanitarian response to
disasters. But as Red Cross staff in the country was in place to re-
ceive the water puri cation systems and tents, Project Relief as-
sistance was not necessary.
Saab’s expertise and experience within services and system solu-
tions for defence, disaster and rescue missions are essential ca-
pabilities for helping people and communities in need. Previous
Project Relief missions were carried out in Pakistan in 2010 and
Thailand in 2011.