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Emission Monitoring for Ports, Ocean, Waterborne transport, and Environmental Resilience

Objective

EMPOWER delivers a step change in how emissions from maritime transport and port activities are measured, verified and acted upon in Europe. It enables reliable, traceable and enforcement-ready data to support FuelEU Maritime, the EU ETS and forthcoming IMO net-zero frameworks, lowering compliance uncertainty for operators while strengthening authorities' capacity to detect non-compliance.
EMPOWER integrates complementary technologies into one operational framework spanning ships, ports and nearby urban areas: next-generation onboard CEMS for regulated and emerging pollutants, shore/sea remote sensing and smart sniffers (including buoy and UAV support), and static networks for air-quality and noise. Metrological traceability and quantified uncertainty are embedded end-to-end through National Metrology Institutes, delivering regulatory-grade evidence.
A harmonised, tamper-proof data platform fuses multi-source measurements into auditable digital evidence packages, enabling automated verification and reporting to EU systems plus real-time decision support for ship operators, ports and verifiers. This reduces administrative burden and enables targeted, risk-based inspections and operational improvements.
EMPOWER also develops real-world engine test protocols and a vessel emission grading scheme to underpin port incentives, green port certification and low-emission corridors. Demonstrations across multiple vessel types and TEN-T ports ensure replication, uptake and measurable benefits for public health and environmental resilience.

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HORIZON-IA - HORIZON Innovation Actions

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Call for proposal

(opens in new window) HORIZON-CL5-2026-01

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Coordinator

PHYSIKALISCH-TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT
Net EU contribution
€ 682 150,00
Address
BUNDESALLEE 100
38116 Braunschweig
Germany
Region
Niedersachsen Braunschweig Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt
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Research Organisations
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Total cost
€ 682 150,00

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