Feasibility study into a portable wind turbine for ships which connects to the existing ships crane

Información del proyecto

Hi GEN Marine Turbin

Identificador del acuerdo de subvención: 745439

DOI

10.3030/745439

Proyecto cerrado

Fecha de la firma de la CE 3 Diciembre 2016

Fecha de inicio 1 Enero 2017

Fecha de finalización 31 Mayo 2017

Financiado con arreglo a

• SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine, maritime and inland water research, and the bioeconomy

Coste total

€ 71 429,00

Aportación de la UE

€ 50 000,00

Coordinado por

DA RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
Ireland

Objetivo

"This project is a technical, economic and commercial feasibility assessment into a portable wind turbine for ships (the Hi-GEN) which will cut reliance on auxiliary, fossil fuel generators when ships are at anchor or in port (referred to as ""downtime"").

Fuel costs and green house gas emissions are significant issues for the shipping and fishing industries, especially during downtime.

During downtime, ships use auxiliary fossil fuel generators to power the ships. Fossil fuel generators are expensive to run and produce harmful emissions including CO, CO2, CH4, NOX, PM, SOX and NMVOC.

Shipping emissions in ports are substantial accounted for 18.3 million tonnes of CO2 emission in 2011. External costs of port emissions for the largest 50 ports is estimated at €12bn.

Global fisheries accounts for 1.8% of total global oil consumption and international fishing contributes between 13 and 20 million tonnes of CO2 emissions annually. Yet fishing vessels spend between 44% and 70% of the year NOT at sea.

The objective of the overall project is to establish the Hi-GEN as a cost effective, environmentally friendly and preferred source of auxiliary power for commercial vessels during downtime. The overall objective of this study is to identify and consider all relevant factors into the economic and technical viability of the Hi-GEN.

The Hi-GEN is an innovative and novel low carbon technology. IP is owned by the Company and currently patent pending with UK and PCT. Every vessel in the world which has a crane could benefit from using the Hi-GEN. The benefits would be significant:

1. Vessel owners could make significant savings on operating costs and achieve an economic payback of between 2 and 4 years (see case study below)

2.Marine industries could save up to 32 million litres of fuel and 4.5 million tonnes of CO2 per annum, boosting the blue economy

3. The company could add 40 new jobs and €24m of revenue over 4 years; a fraction of the total market potential of over €2bn"

Ámbito científico (EuroSciVoc)

• ingeniería y tecnología › ingeniería ambiental › energía y combustibles › combustibles líquidos
• ciencias agrícolas › agricultura, silvicultura y pesca › pesca
• ingeniería y tecnología › ingeniería ambiental › energía y combustibles › energía renovable › energía eólica

Programa(s)

• H2020-EU.3.2. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine, maritime and inland water research, and the bioeconomy PROGRAMA PRINCIPAL
  
• H2020-EU.3.2.5. - Cross-cutting marine and maritime research
  
• H2020-EU.3.2.3. - Unlocking the potential of aquatic living resources
  
• H2020-EU.2.3.1. - Mainstreaming SME support, especially through a dedicated instrument
  

Tema(s)

• SMEInst-08-2016-2017 - Supporting SMEs efforts for the development - deployment and market replication of innovative solutions for blue growth
  

Régimen de financiación

SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1

Convocatoria de propuestas

H2020-SMEInst-2016-2017

Coordinador

DA RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY

• Aportación neta de la UEn: € 50 000,00
• Dirección: 168 CHARLOTTE QUAY RINGSEND ROAD ; 4 DUBLIN ; Irlanda
• Pyme Sí:
  Región
  Ireland › Eastern and Midland › Dublin
• Región: Ireland › Eastern and Midland › Dublin
• Tipo de actividad: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Coste total: € 71 429,00