Summary
- Profile Type
- Technology offer
- POD Reference
- TOGB20250514017
- Term of Validity
- 14 May 2025 - 14 May 2026
- Company's Country
- United Kingdom
- Type of partnership
- Research and development cooperation agreement
- Commercial agreement with technical assistance
- Investment agreement
- Targeted Countries
- All countries
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General information
- Short Summary
- The UK-based SME seeks to establish a partnership agreement or an investment agreement with pipeline operators wanting to deliver new hydrogen or biomethane pipelines and interested in supporting the full scale trials and qualification testing of the MASIP pipeline system which is used to manufacture and install larger diameter high pressure pipelines with helical optical fibre.
- Full Description
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Current pipeline construction relies on outdated, labour-intensive methods with high costs, limited monitoring, and vulnerability to risks such as hydrogen embrittlement and climate-driven ground movement. These systems also lack the digital capabilities and resilience required for modern energy infrastructure.
A UK-based SME has developed the Mobile Automated Spiral Intelligent Pipeline (MASIP) system—a patented, next-generation solution for manufacturing, installing, and operating pipelines for hydrogen and other fluids. Leveraging advanced forming and winding technologies from the automotive sector, MASIP forms high-strength steel strips with an interlocking structure around a polymer liner, enabling large-diameter, high-pressure polymer-based pipelines for the first time. Integrated optical fibre and environmental coatings are applied using a mobile machine, creating a pipeline with a continuous digital “nervous system” for real-time monitoring.
The company seeks a commercial partnership with a pipeline operator for trials and aims to raise £2 million in investment to support commercialisation. - Advantages and Innovations
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• Minimizes labour and machinery needs through automation.
• Reduces logistical costs associated with transporting large prefabricated segments.
• Less intrusive setup reduces land disturbance, ideal for protected or remote areas.
• Pipeline is formed directly on-site, allowing real-time customization to terrain and operational needs.
• Suitable for various pipeline types: water, gas, oil, or CO2 transport for CCS (carbon capture and storage).
• The carbon footprint is reduced by 75% and the time for construction is potentially halved. - Technical Specification or Expertise Sought
- Pipeline operators who are willing and have expertise to support full scale qualification trials and possibly the building of a hydrogen minigrid.
- Stage of Development
- Available for demonstration
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
- Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
- Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
- Goal 13: Climate Action
- IPR status
- IPR granted
- IPR notes
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MANUFACTURING PROCESS:
UK Patent GB2433453 Granted 13.7.2010
US Patent US8955362 Granted 13.02.15
IN(India) Patent 291080 granted 27.12.17
US Patent Application No. 18/537,282
UK Patent Application No. 2218759.5
Filing Date: 8ᵗʰ December 2022
HELICAL DISTRIBUTED SENSING:
UK Patent GB2593146 Granted
Hong Kong Patent 40059290 Granted
US Patent 11959 597 B2 granted 16 April 2024
HELICALLY REINFORCED PIPE STRUCTURE
UK Patent GB2496137 granted 2.09 2015
US patent US9689513B2 Granted 27.6.17
EP (Europe)patent EP2776751 Granted 20.01.16
CN (China) patent CN201280053609 granted 30.3.16
Partner Sought
- Expected Role of a Partner
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To provide market entry as a pipeline operator and technical and financial support for the qualification testing programmes.
We are looking for partners who can contribute to the qualification testing and demonstration work to enable this new pipeline system to play an effective part in building new hydrogen or biomethane pipelines – for example either as the main grid pipeline with spurs to renewable sites and to large end users (such as green steel plants or fertilizer plants) or as a part of “islands” within an existing regional pipeline grid where new connections are needed. Other use cases could be vulnerable areas such as crossings or soil instability where short sections (eg 200m) are needed with enhanced digital monitoring. Partners who understand the essential role of buried pipelines in making the net zero transition a reality. This should include one or more pipeline operators as well as potentially some research partners and other supply chain partners such as suppliers of distributed sensor systems and AI modules for large data interpretation. Investment partners would also be welcome. - Type and Size of Partner
- Big company
- Other
- SME 50 - 249
- University
- R&D Institution
- SME <=10
- Type of partnership
- Research and development cooperation agreement
- Commercial agreement with technical assistance
- Investment agreement
Dissemination
- Technology keywords
- 04001005 - Transport and storage of gas and liquid fuels
- 04001006 - Transport and storage of hydrogen
- Market keywords
- 06008 - Energy Storage
- 06011 - Energy for Transport
- 06001005 - Storage and transportation
- 06009 - Energy Distribution
- Sector Groups Involved
- Renewable Energy
- Energy-Intensive Industries - Materials
- Construction
- Energy-Intensive Industries
- Targeted countries
- All countries