Objective
The specific challenge for waterborne transport call MG4.1 is, “To support developments that make new and existing vessels…more efficient and less polluting”. A sound way to support developments is, to demonstrate solutions that are sufficiently close to market so that ship owners will consider these in their future investment plans. Following this reasoning LeanShips will execute 8 demonstration actions that combine technologies for efficient, less polluting new/retrofitted vessels with end users’ requirements. Demonstrators were selected for their end-user commitment (high realisation chance), impact on energy use/emissions, EU-relevance, innovativeness and targeted-TRL at the project end. Selected technologies (TRL3-4 and higher) address engines/fuels/drive trains, hull/propulsors, energy systems/emission abatement technologies. Technologies are demonstrated mostly at full-scale and evidence is provided on energy and emission performance in operational environments. The LeanShips partnership contains ship owners, shipyards and equipment suppliers, in total 48 partners from industry (81%) and other organisations. Industry has a leading role in each demonstrator. Target markets are the smaller-midsized ships for intra-European waterborne transport, vessels for offshore operations and the leisure/cruise market. First impact estimates show fuel saving of up to 25 %, CO2 at least up to 25%, and SOx/NOx/PM 10-100%. These estimates will be updated during the project. First market potential estimates for the LeanShips partnership and for markets beyond the partnership are promising. Project activities are structured into 3 layers: Basis layer with 8 focused demonstrators (WP 04-11), Integration layer with QA, Innovation Platform and Guide to Innovation (WP02), Dissemination and Market-uptake (WP03), and top Management layer (WP01), in total 11 Work Packages. The demonstrators represent an industry investment of ca. M€ 57, the required funding is M€ 17,25.
Field of science
- /natural sciences/computer and information sciences/data science/data processing
- /engineering and technology/environmental engineering/energy and fuels
- /engineering and technology/electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering/electronic engineering/sensors
- /social sciences/economics and business/business and management/commerce
Call for proposal
H2020-MG-2014_TwoStages
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Funding Scheme
IA - Innovation actionCoordinator
4202 MS Gorinchem
Netherlands
Participants (48)
3011 XB Rotterdam
20459 Hamburg
44600 Saint Nazaire
44340 Bouguenais
34121 Trieste
6708 PM Wageningen
9000 Gent
16121 Genova
16128 Genova
13512 Tallinn
Participation ended
10134 Tallinn
10111 Tallinn
92400 Courbevoie
44100 Nantes
20122 Milano
26723 Emden
75008 Paris
88045 Friedrichshafen
2150 Nordhavn
Participation ended
28006 Madrid
Participation ended
DE24 8BJ Derby
6009 Alesund
681 29 Kristinehamn
EC3M 4BS London
9934CK Delfzijl
9727 KB Groningen
41296 Goeteborg
Participation ended
3032BC Rotterdam
Participation ended
8271 RA Ijsselmuiden
Participation ended
36330 Vigo
1410 Waterloo
27809 Lemwerder
2030 Antwerpen
2070 Zwijndrecht
3313LB Dordrecht
2401LH Alphen Aan Den Rijn
9930AC Farmsum
Participation ended
3980 CE Bunnik
Participation ended
3183 Horten
800223 Galati
800223 Galati
65380 Vaasa
8017 JR Zwolle
1000 Bruxelles
26871 Papenburg
10145 Tallinn
8352 Elsau
90139 Palermo Pa