SYNERGETICS – Synergies for Green Transformation of Inland and Coastal Shipping

March 15, 2023in Projects 0 Likes

BASIC  PROJECT  DATA

Project ID: PA1A172

Project website: www.synergetics-project.eu

NEED  AND  ADDED  VALUE  FOR  THE  DANUBE  REGION  STRATEGY

Inland and coastal shipping face great challenges with respect to a significant reduction of greenhouse-gas and air-pollutant emissions resulting from the requirements stipulated in the European Green Deal and the Taxonomy Regulation as well as the fact that improved environmental performance has become a feature of ever-increasing importance to the sector in order to remain competitive.
The existing fleet operating on European inland waterways and in the respective coastal areas displays a great potential for greening, which can be unlocked by proper means of retrofit. Currently, different undertakings with respect to greening in the shipping sector as well as other sectors have been carried out or are ongoing. However, the solutions are not brought together in order to facilitate a roll out on a large scale. The project aims at bringing together the relevant knowledge from different sectors, in particular the waterborne one.
The goal is the provision of a consistent catalogue of developed and ready to deploy retrofit solutions which would facilitate and accelerate the green transformation of inland vessels and coastal ships.

 

OBJECTIVE(S)  OF  THE  PROJECT

The key objectives of SYNERGETICS are:

  • demonstration of the potentials of retrofit technologies in greening the existing fleets by retrofitting four existing ships in the course of the project duration;
  • demonstration of the potentials of hydrodynamic improvements in greening of the existing fleets;
  • demonstration of the value of digital assets in greening the existing fleets;
  • integration of the knowledge on shipping decarbonisation and air-pollutant emission reduction technologies with experience gained in the pilot projects and in the demonstrations performed within SYNERGETICS, and establishment of the Catalogue of Greening Solutions;
  • provision of up-to-date Scenarios to Policy-Makers and the Handbook to Vessel Owners for an accelerated greening of inland and coastal shipping;
  • acceleration of the uptake of the greening retrofit solutions by streamlining regulatory procedures;
  • propagation of the use of the Catalogue, the Scenarios, and the Handbook developed within SYNERGETICS beyond Western Europe.

 

 

CONDUCTED  AND  PLANNED  PROJECT  ACTIVITIES

In SYNERGETICS a number of demonstrations will be carried out relating to:

  • hydrogen combustion in internal combustion engines;
  • methanol combustion in internal combustion engines;
  • innovative hydrodynamic improvements of the hull and the appendages;
  • electrification of ships by means of hybridisation of the main propulsion system;
  • electrification of ships by means of development of power management system for hybrid propulsion and onboard energy storage.

 

 

PROJECT  BENEFICIARIES  /  TARGET  GROUPS

Beneficiary:

  • DST – Entwicklungszentrum für Schiffstechnik und Transportsysteme e. V. (DE) (Project leader)

Direct target groups:

  • leading research institutions in the field of ship hydrodynamics and energy transition,
  • innovation centres and
  • shipping industry associations,
  • shipbuilding industry,
  • regulatory bodies,
  • vessel owners and
  • technology providers

 

 

STATUS  AND  TIMEFRAME

Start date: January 2023
End date: June 2026

 

 

FINANCING

Total budget:  7,162,920.68 EUR
EU funds: 4,184,312.03 EUR (Horizon Europe of the EU)
National funds: 1,840,965.63 EUR (funded by UK and Swiss funding bodies)

 

 

PROJECT  TEAM

Project leader:

DST – Entwicklungszentrum für Schiffstechnik und Transportsysteme e. V. (DE)

Address:

Oststraße 77
DE- 47057 Duisburg

 

Project Partners:

  • SPB – Stichting Projecten Binnenvaart (NL)
  • Scandinaos AB (SE)
  • MARIN – Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (NL)
  • Viadonau – Österreichische Wasserstraßen-GmbH (AT)
  • TTS – Transport Trade Services GmbH (AT)
  • Kanzlei Anzböck (AT)
  • EUFRAK – Euroconsults Berlin GmbH (DE)
  • CRS – Croatian Register of Shipping (HR)
  • OST – Ostschweizer Fachhochschule (CH)
  • Argo-Anleg GmbH (DE)
  • FPS – Future Proof Shipping (NL)
  • Mercurius Shipbuilding BV (NL)
  • ZES – Zero Emission Services (NL)
  • Compagnie Fluviale de Transport (FR)
  • Sogestran (FR)
  • Koedood Diesel Service BV (NL)
  • CMB – Revolve Technologies Ltd. (UK)

 

 

EUSDR  EMBEDDING

EUSDR  COMPLIANCE

META  DATA

Data provided by: viadonau (15.03.2023)

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