Imagine if you could upgrade your car's engine or add a solar roof in stages without buying a new vehicle. This project does that for ships, creating a 'plug-and-play' system for green tech like sails, batteries, and new fuels. It gives ship owners a clear roadmap to lower pollution step-by-step as technology gets cheaper.
Shipowners face high financial risks and technical uncertainty when transitioning to green fuels. They need a way to reduce emissions without replacing their entire fleet at once.
Eight market-ready vessel designs (4 new, 4 retrofits) and a modular system for integrating fuel cells, sails, and carbon capture.
If you are a shipping operator dealing with strict emission laws — this project developed 8 market-ready vessel designs that reduce GHG emissions by at least 30% by 2030. This allows you to upgrade existing ships via retrofits to avoid fines.
If you are a shipyard dealing with unpredictable demand for green ships — this project developed a modular assembly-to-order approach. You can now build ships that allow owners to add or replace fuel cells and carbon capture modules in phases.
If you are a port operator dealing with urban air pollution — this project developed integrated energy treatment systems including cold ironing. This enables ships to plug into the grid, reducing port-side emissions.
Based on available project data, specific pricing is not provided, but the project focuses on quantifying investment decisions to help shipowners maintain a reasonable investment risk.
Yes, the project targets 8 market-ready vessel designs, including 4 retrofits and 4 newbuilds, covering inland, short, and high-seas shipping.
Based on available project data, the specific licensing model is not mentioned, though the project involves 15 industry partners and 10 SMEs.
The project is designed to keep fleets in line with imposed regulations by reducing GHG emissions by at least 30% by 2030 compared to 2008 levels.
The project runs from 2025-01-01 to 2027-12-31, with technologies intended to be market-ready by the end of the project period.
The consortium is heavily industry-driven, with 15 industrial partners (79% of the group) and 10 SMEs. This high ratio of commercial entities across 8 countries suggests the project is focused on commercial viability and market adoption rather than pure academic research.
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Contact us to connect with the 10 SMEs developing these modular shipping components.
