Clean Maritime

The following projects were awarded a grant:

  • Project Title: FC-BATShip Fuel Cell-Battery Hybrid Ship: Advanced power-energy management solution for zero emission marine propulsion systems
  • In support of the UK Governments maritime emissions targets, our project vision is to build within the consortium the capability and knowledge required to develop and optimise a zero emission propulsion system design for marine applications.
    • Lead Organisation: Babcock International Group
    • Consortium: Fuel Cell Systems, Plug Power, University of Warwick Manufacturing Group
    • Project value: £407,219.00
    • Funding award: £195,407.00
  • Project Title: WaveMaster Zero C
  • This project is to identify the best zero carbon propulsion solution for an SOV (hence WaveMaster Zero C) and thus future large vessels. The project will review biofuel, hydrogen, ammonia, methanol and battery concepts against a traditional marine diesel design. This will assess both vessel and landside operation considerations, capturing technical, environmental and financial challenges.
    • Lead Organisation: Bibby Marine Services Ltd.
    • Consortium: Consortium: Damen Shipyards, Lloyd’s Register, Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, Peel Group, Square 5
    • Project value: £374,106.00
    • Funding award: £ 208,528.00
  • Project Title: Energy Saving Technology (EST) Asset Leasing Models
  • Energy Saving Technologies (ESTs) are commercially available to improve vessel efficiency. However, technical and economic barriers remain which in some cases limit EST wholesale adoption. This Project seeks to investigate different commercial models that can be used to accelerate the adoption of ESTs in the global shipping fleet.
    • Lead Organisation: BMT
    • Consortium: –
    • Project value: £54,321.06
    • Funding award: £27,160.53
  • Project Title: SALMO: Sustainable Aquaculture Leading to Marine Opportunities
  • In this project, they will develop and validate methods for safely processing waste from salmon farming, other UK aquaculture and the UK live-catch fishing industry, into renewable fuel suitable for marine application. The project combines fuel chemistry innovation with environmental and commercial process design and will include a field demonstration.
    • Lead Organisation: Green Fuel Research
    • Consortium: London South Bank University, University of Cardiff
    • Project value: £326,096.74
    • Funding award: £243,814.69
  • Lead organisation: Electrification and Storage of Energy on Coastal General Cargo Vessel
  • The project’s goal is a proof of concept demonstrator (TRL 6 – 7) of energy storage on a British-flagged general cargo vessel, working in the north European short sea.
    • Lead Organisation: Intrada Ships Management
    • Consortium: –
    • Project award: £107,312.27
    • Funding award: £ 67,424.89
  • Project Title: Flow Batteries for Marine Application (FLO-MAR)
  • The FLO-MAR project will assess the feasibility of deploying flow batteries in vessels and will compare their attractiveness against other energy storage options such as lithium-ion batteries and hydrogen.
    • Lead Organisation: Marine South East (Commercial) Ltd.
    • Consortium: Houlder Ltd., Lloyds Register. Swanbarton Ltd
    • Project value: £119,868.00
    • Funding award: £69,446.82
  • Project Title: First Fully Electric Domestic Passenger Vessel in the UK
  • The project will develop new solutions for fully electric propulsion for Domestic Passenger Vessels, under in-service conditions. PBT will operate a test vessel, with an energy storage system designed and built by EVParts, running new Magtec electric motors, with an electric-drive optimised propeller.
    • Lead Organisation: Plymouth Boat Trips
    • Consortium: EVParts, Plymouth University, Teignbridge Propellers, University of Exeter, Voyager Marine Ltd.
    • Project value: £236,633.00
    • Funding award: £105,500.00
  •  Project Title: TorQ
  • The project is to design and manufacture an innovative new, zero emission, inboard electric engine Rigid Inflatable Powerboat. The boat will be manufactured using recycled and reusable materials, where possible. The Boat will be environmentally friendly both in manufacture and in use delivering; Zero CO2, particulate emissions, quite above and below the waterline benefiting both user and the environment, considerably more reliable than internal combustion equivalents which require regular servicing.
    • Lead Organisation: RS Sailing
    • Consortium: –
    • Project value: £653,500.00
    • Funding award: £250,000.00
  •  Project Title: STEAM (Sustainability Through Efficient Actions in Maritime)
  • STEAM will take a novel approach to improving energy efficiency in shipping by optimising in-voyage, operational decision making through a new scalable technology application of Behavioural Economics.
    • Lead Organisation: Signol
    • Consortium: University College London (UCL) – Energy Institute
    • Project value: £163,791.56
    • Funding award: £129,846.56
  • Project Title: Advanced Zero Emission Ammonia Engines for Future Marine Applications
  • The work involves fundamental experimental comparison of two new promising ammonia combustion system solutions that offer a pathway to decarbonised and zero emissions marine engines.
    • Lead Organisation: University of Nottingham
    • Consortium: MAHLE Powertrain Ltd., Shell
    • Value award: £453,736.91
    • Funding award: £97,336.91