Project website: https://www.projectchek.eu/

Time period: June 2021 to May 2024

Funder: Horizon 2020 (Grant agreement ID: 955286)

Total budget:  9,999,996.25 EUR

Short description:

The project will develop and demonstrate two bespoke vessel designs – a wind energy optimised bulk carrier and a hydrogen powered cruise ship – equipped with an interdisciplinary combination of innovative technologies working in symbiosis to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 99% and achieve at least 50% energy savings.
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Rather than “stacking” novel technologies onto existing vessel designs, the consortium is proposing to develop a unique Future-Proof Vessel (FPV) Design Platform to ensure maximised symbiosis between the novel technologies proposed and taking into consideration the vessels’ real operational profiles, rather than just sea-trial performance. The FPV Platform will also serve as a basis for replicating the CHEK approach towards other vessel types such as tankers, container ships, general
cargo ships and ferries. These jointly cover over 93% of the global shipping tonnage and are responsible for 85% of global GHG emissions from shipping.
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In order to achieve real-world impact and the decarbonisation of the global shipping fleet, CHEK will analyse framework conditions influencing long-distance shipping today, including infrastructure availability, legislation and business models and propose solutions to ensure the proposed vessel designs can and will be deployed in reality.
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A Foresight Exercise will simulate the deployment of the CHEK innovations on the global shipping fleet with the aim of reaching the IMO’s goal of halving shipping emissions by 2050 and contributing to turning Europe into the first carbon-neutral continent by 2050, as stipulated by the European Green Deal.

Partners:

• VAASAN YLIOPISTO -FI
• WARTSILA NETHERLANDS BV -NL
• WARTSILA FINLAND OY -FI
• CARGILL INTERNATIONAL SA -SU
• MSC CRUISES SA -SU
• MSC CRUISE MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITED -UK
• LLOYD’S REGISTER EMEA IPS -UK
• WORLD MARITIME UNIVERSITY -SW
• SILVERSTREAM TECHNOLOGIES (UK) LTD. -UK
• HASYTEC ELECTRONICS GMBH -DE
• DELTAMARIN OY -FI
• CLIMEON AB -SW
• BA TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED -UK
• DELTAMARIN SP. Z O.O. -PL
• YARA MARINE TECHNOLOGIES AB -SW