HyMethShip
The aim of the research project HyMethShip is to drastically reduce emissions and improve the energy efficiency of waterborne transport at the same time. The project will develop and test a system for marine propulsion that is capable of reducing CO2 emissions by more than 97%, using renewable methanol as the energy carrier and implementing pre-combustion carbon capture. The system will be demonstrated onshore at full scale.
- 13 partners
- 6 countries
- Private, public and academic sectors involved
- 9 million Euro budget
- Selected for funding by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
- Project period: 2018 until 2021
The consortium consists of 13 partners from 6 EU member states. It includes 2 universities, an engine research centre, component and plant manufacturers, a shipyard, a shipping company, a classification society and scientific partners.
SSPA is leading the work on ship design, responsible for the ship integration of the HyMethShip system and technologies. SSPA is also contributing to the safety, economic, and environmental assessments.
Read more at the project website: www.hymethship.com
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