Objective
The project HERCULES-B is the Phase II of the HERCULES programme, conceived in 2002 as a 7-year strategic R&D Plan, to develop the future generation of optimally efficient and clean marine diesel powerplants. The project is the outcome of a joint vision by the two major European engine manufacturer Groups, MAN Diesel and WARTSILA, which together hold 90% of the world’s marine engine market. The research objectives in HERCULES-B focus on the drastic reduction of CO2 emissions from maritime transport, considering the existing and foreseen composition of the world fleet and fuel infrastructure. The principal aim in HERCULES-B is to reduce fuel consumption of marine diesel engines by 10%, to improve efficiency of marine diesel propulsion systems to a level of more than 60%, and thus reduce CO2 emissions substantially. An additional concurrent aim is towards ultra low exhaust emissions (70% Reduction of NOx, 50% Reduction of Particulates) from marine engines by the year 2020. Today diesel propulsion systems power 99% of the world fleet. HERCULES-B targets the development of engines with extreme operational pressure and temperature parameters, considering the thermo-fluid-dynamic and structural design issues, including friction and wear as well as combustion, air charging, electronics and control, so as to achieve the efficiency / CO2 target. To achieve the emissions target, combustion and advanced aftertreatment methods will be concurrently developed. To improve the whole powertrain, the interaction of engine with the ship, as well as the use of combined cycles in overall system optimization, will be considered. The project HERCULES-B structure of work comprises 54 subprojects, grouped into 13 Tasks and 7 Workpackages, spanning the complete spectrum of marine diesel engine technology. The project HERCULES-B has a total budget of 27M€, a duration of 40 months and a Consortium with 32 participants.
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FP7-SST-2007-RTD-1
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86224 AUGSBURG
Germany
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Participants (31)
9000 Aalborg
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8605 KAPFENBERG
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2800 Kongens Lyngby
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2628 CN DELFT
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90763 FURTH
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8600 Dubendorf
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8092 Zuerich
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10587 Berlin
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93420 VILLEPINTE
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4663 LAARKIRCHEN
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157 72 ATHINA
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5232 VILLIGEN PSI
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59501 VELKA BITES
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40880 RATINGEN
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SE-73521 Surahammar
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33720 Tampere
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33101 TAMPERE
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80333 Muenchen
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76131 Karlsruhe
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57076 Siegen
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30101 FORSSA
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02044 VTT ESPOO
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65170 Vaasa
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8401 Winterthur
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86316 FRIEDBERG
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5401 BADEN
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70211 KUOPIO
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02150 Espoo
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86153 Augsburg
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8051 TC HATTEM
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03601 KARKKILA
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