High efficiency engine r&d on combustion with ultra low emissions for ships (Hercules)

Project Information

HERCULES

Grant agreement ID: 506676

Project closed

Start date 1 March 2004

End date 30 September 2007

Funded under

• Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystems: thematic priority 6 under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006.

Total cost € 31 919 314,00

EU contribution € 14 999 944,00

Coordinated by

ULEME E.E.I.G
Germany

Objective

The HERCULES I.P. will develop new technologies to drastically reduce gaseous and particulate emissions from marine engines and concurrently increase engine efficiency and reliability, hence reduce specific fuel consumption, CO2 emissions and engine lifecy cle costs. Successive objectives for improvements to be available onboard ships are set for the years 2010 and 2020. These objectives will be attained through interrelated developments in thermodynamics and mechanics of "extreme" parameter engines, advance d combustion concepts, multistage intelligent turbocharging, "hot" engines with energy recovery and compounding, internal emission reduction methods and advanced aftertreatment techniques, new sensors for emissions and performance monitoring, adaptive cont rol for intelligent engines. Advanced process models and engineering software tools will be developed, to assist in component design. Prototype components will be manufactured and rig-tested. Engine experimental designs will be assessed on testbeds to vali date the new technologies and confirm the achieved objectives. Full-scale shipboard testing of chosen systems will demonstrate the potential benefits of next-generation marine engines. The work is structured in 9 Workpackages, with 18 Tasks and 54 Subproje cts. The Consortium includes engine makers, component suppliers and equipment manufacturers, compounded by renowned universities and research institutions, as well as, world-class shipping companies. The partners hold 80% of the world market in marine engi nes and hence are the keepers of today's best-available-technology.'

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › mechanical engineering › tribology › lubrication
• natural sciences › physical sciences › thermodynamics
• engineering and technology › materials engineering › coating and films
• engineering and technology › electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering › electronic engineering › sensors
• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › energy and fuels

Programme(s)

• FP6-SUSTDEV - Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystems: thematic priority 6 under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006.

Topic(s)

• SUSTDEV-2.1.1 - New technologies and concepts for all surface transport modes (Road, Rail and Waterborne)

Call for proposal

FP6-2002-TRANSPORT-1
See other projects for this call

Funding Scheme

IP - Integrated Project

Coordinator

ULEME E.E.I.G

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Stadtbachstrasse, 1 ; AUGBURG ; Germany
• Total cost: No data

Participants (43)

ABO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY

Finland

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Domkyrkotorget 3 ; TURKU
• Total cost: No data

AALBORG INDUSTRIES A/S

Denmark

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Gasvaerksvej 24 ; AALBORG
• Total cost: No data

ABB TURBO SYSTEMS LTD.

Switzerland

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Bruggestrasse 71a ; BADEN
• Total cost: No data

ADAPTIVE MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY OY

Finland

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Yrityspiha 5 ; HELSINKI
• Total cost: No data

BODYCOTE H.I.P. LIMITED

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Carlisle Close, sheepbridge ; CHESTERFIELD
• Total cost: No data

CHALMERS TEKNISKA HOGSKOLA AB

Sweden

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Sven Hultinsgata 2 ; GOTHENBURG
• Total cost: No data

DAIDO INDUSTRIAL INDUSTRIAL BEARINGS EUROPE LTD

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Winterhay Lane ; ILMINSTER
• Total cost: No data

DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUER LUFT UND RAUMFAHRT E.V.

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Linder Hoehe ; KOELN
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EIDGENOESSISCHE MATERIALPRUEFUNGS- UND FORSCHUNGSANSTALT

Switzerland

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Ueberlandstrasse 129 ; DUEBENDORF
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EIDGENOESSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE ZUERICH

Switzerland

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Raemistrasse 101 ; ZURICH
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FEDERAL MOGUL FRIEDBERG GMBH

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Engelschalkstrasse 1 ; FREDBERG
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GERMANISCHER LLOYD AG

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Vorsetzen 32-35 ; HAMBURG
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HAPAG-LLOYD CONTAINER LINIE GMBH.

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Ballingdamm 25 ; HAMBURG
• Total cost: No data

HELSINKI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

Finland

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Otakaari 1 ; ESPOO
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INDUSTRIALE SRL

Italy

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Via San Quirico 19 ; GENOVA
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IST INGENIEURGESELLSCHAFT FUR STRUKTURANALYSE UND TRIBOLOGIE MBH

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Roermonderstrasse 395 ; AACHEN
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JOWA GERMANY GMBH

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: HOHEN LUCKOW
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KEMMERICH GUMMERSBBACH ELEKTROMOTOREN

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Hueckeswagenestr. 120 ; GUMMERSBBACH
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KRISTEN NAVIGATION INC.

Greece

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Syngrou ave. 354 ; ATHENS
• Total cost: No data

LUNDS UNIVERSITET

Sweden

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Paradisgatan 5c ; LUND
• Total cost: No data

M. JURGENSEN GMBH & CO KG

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Markschell 3 ; D-24966 SORUP
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MAHLE GMBH

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Pragstrasse 26-46 ; STUTTGART
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MAN B&W DIESEL A/S

Denmark

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Teglholmsgade 41 ; COPENHAGEN
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MAN B&W DIESEL AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Stadtbachstraase 1 ; AUGSBURG
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MIBA GLEITLAGER GMBH

Austria

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Dr.-MITTERBAUER - Str 3 ; LAARKIRCHEN
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NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS

Greece

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Heroon Polytechniou 9 ; ZOGRAFOS
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O.M.T.-OFFICINE MECCANICHE TORINO S.P.A.

Italy

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Via Assarotti 10 ; TORINO
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PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUT

Switzerland

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: VILLIGEN PSI
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PBS TURBO S.R.O. VELKA BITES

Czechia

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: VELKA BITES
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PETER BROTHERHOOD LTD

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Werrington Parkway ; PETERBOROUGH
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A.P. MOLLER-MAERSK A/S

Denmark

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Esplanaden 50 ; COPENHAGEN
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SICK MAIHAK GMBH

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Dr.-Zimmermann-Strasse 18 ; MEERSBURG
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TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

Finland

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Korkeakoulunkatu 10 ; TAMPERE
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UNIVERSITAET HANNOVER

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Welfengarten 1 ; HANNOVER
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VTT VALTION TEKNILLINEN TUTKIMUSKESKUS

Finland

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Vuorimiehentie 3 ; ESPOO
• Total cost: No data

WALLENIUS MARINE AB

Sweden

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Swedenborgsgaten 19 ; STOCKHOLM
• Total cost: No data

WAERTSILAE CORPORATION OY

Finland

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: John Stenbergin Ranta 2 ; HELSINKI
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WARTSILA SCHWEIZ AG

Switzerland

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Zurcherstrasse 12 ; WINTERTHUR
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WOODWARD INTERNATIONAL, INC.

United States

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 306 South State Street ; DOVER/DELAWARE
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BODYCOTE VARMEBEHANDLING A/S

Denmark

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Herlev Hovedgade 15 A ; HERLEV
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METSO POWDERMET AB

Sweden

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Kontorsvagen, Brukskontoret ; SURAHAMMAR
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UNIVERSITAET KARLSRUHE (TH)

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Kaiserstr. 12 ; KARLSRUHE
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DAROS PISTON RINGS AB

Sweden

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Teknologivagen 5 ; MOLNLYCKE
• Total cost: No data