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Redefine energy Efficiency solutions for hydrogen powered SHIPs in marine and inland waterway

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A cleaner future for waterborne transport

The push towards zero-emission waterborne transport is driven by the need to address climate change. Reducing the impact of shipping on the environment is a top priority in the EU. The potential for sustainable and environmentally friendly transportation hinges on technological advances. In this context, the EU-funded RESHIP project will develop a comprehensive solution towards zero-emission waterborne transport. Focusing on the development of new devices and onboard technologies, the project aims to save energy and reduce the demands of hydrogen storage on ships. A multidisciplinary consortium will develop, demonstrate and validate technologies at technical, environmental, cost effective, safety and regulatory levels. RESHIP is a response to the Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Action call.

Objective

Under the framework of Zero Emission Waterborne Transport (ZEWT), hydrogen as the future fuel for ships offers an opportunity to zero the GHG emission. Nevertheless, the challenges for onboard hydrogen storage and utilisation obstruct this long desired revolution. Novel and effective technology solution is urgently needed.

The project, RESHIP, aims to redefine the onboard energy saving solutions for newbuilds and retrofits in marine and inland waterway with disruptive technologies in two distinct areas, Energy Saving Devices (ESDs) and onboard hydrogen utilisation. Regarding the ESDs, the project proposes to research and develop hydrogen compatible ESD solutions in standalone/combined applications, centered around Tubercle Assisted Propulsors (TAPs), to improve the vessel's propulsive energy efficiency and to optimise towards hydrogen power and drive system. With the novel and energy efficient hydrogen carrier technology HydroSil, RESHIP links the ESD technology to the research of the energy efficient onboard hydrogen utilisation technology to systematically reshape the hydrogen driven ships with a holistic energy saving solution. Together, RESHIP aims to achieve a minimum overall 35% energy saving and to half the hydrogen storage demands on space and/or weight, comparing to the state-of-the-art hydrogen powered vessels.

The proposal responds to the Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Action call on the topic “Innovative on-board energy saving solutions” (ID: HORIZON-CL5-2021-D5-01-10). The consortium gathers world-leading multidisciplinary experts and key patent holders with 13 partners from 9 EU countries, forging a complementary stakeholder group. The consortium covers two industrial sectors, shipping and ships together with hydrogen. The implementation of the developed technologies will be demonstrated and validated in technical, environmental, cost economical, safety and regulatory levels, bringing TRL from 2-3 to 5-6.

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Call for proposal

HORIZON-CL5-2021-D5-01

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Funding Scheme

HORIZON-RIA - HORIZON Research and Innovation Actions

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Net EU contribution
€ 722 750,00
Address
AVENUE LOUIS PHILIBERT TECHNOPOLE ARBOIS MEDITERRANEE
13100 Aix-En-Provence
France

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SME

The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
Yes
Region
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Bouches-du-Rhône
Activity type
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
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Total cost
€ 722 750,00

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Partners (4)

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Last update: 15 September 2022

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