Imagine trying to swap a gas-powered car engine for a giant battery or hydrogen tank while the car is already built. This project does that for massive cargo ships, testing how to safely use green fuels like ammonia and hydrogen to power the vessel. It's like creating a safety manual and a blueprint for the shipping industry to stop using heavy oil.
Shipping companies face strict 2040 emission targets but lack safe, validated blueprints for switching to hydrogen or ammonia. Retrofitting large vessels is risky and expensive without proven safety and efficiency data.
A physical H2 GenSet installation on a bulk carrier and a digital engineering platform for simulating sustainable fuel powertrains.
If you are a fleet operator dealing with strict FuelEU Maritime 2040 targets — this project developed a validated risk assessment and a physical H2 GenSet demo that reduces emissions on Capesize Bulk Carriers.
If you are a shipyard dealing with the technical difficulty of retrofitting old ships — this project developed a digital platform for engineering assessments of sustainable fuels to reduce design time and effort.
If you are a fuel provider dealing with the lack of safety standards for ammonia or LOHC handling — this project developed safety provisions and guidelines for bunkering and storage in EU ports.
Based on available project data, specific pricing is not provided, but the project analyzes technoeconomic feasibility as a key performance indicator.
The project is physically implementing an H2 GenSet on a Capesize Bulk Carrier and simulating four different types of oceangoing vessels to prove viability at scale.
Based on available project data, the project uses open-source tools for Multi-Criteria Decision Making and Multi-objective optimization within its digital platform.
Yes, it provides validated risk assessments to support regulation proposals for the EU, IMO, and ISO regarding sustainable alternative fuels.
The project runs from December 2023 to November 2027, aiming to accelerate adoption to meet 2040 targets.
The consortium is heavily industry-weighted with 6 industrial partners (55% ratio), including 2 SMEs, ensuring the results are commercially relevant. With 11 partners across 6 countries (DE, EL, IT, MH, NL, UK), the group combines academic research from 4 universities with practical engineering expertise, specifically leveraging a core team experienced in ammonia and liquid hydrogen projects.
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