Projects

Sustainability Through Efficient Actions in Maritime (STEAM) led by Signol Putting the right piece of information in the right hands at the right time and providing operators with timely nudges to improve performance in routine tasks. The project aims to directly target the behaviour of crews in order to improve fuel efficiency. In doing so,…

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Energy Saving Technology (EST) Asset Leasing Models led by BMT The project investigated the potential of asset leasing for accelerating the adoption of energy saving technologies in commercial shipping. Existing asset leasing arrangements from other industries were reviewed and a concept level Asset Leasing Model (ALM) was developed with input from industry stakeholders. The research…

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Flow Batteries for Marine Application (FLO-MAR) led by Marine South East Aimed to confirm the feasibility of using flow batteries for onboard energy storage, and to de-risk the further development and demonstration of a pilot flow battery, Marine South East compared vessel characteristics and performance for the different flow battery types against lithium-ion, and identified…

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TorQ led by RS Sailing The project aimed to design, test, and commission a fully electric RIB with optimised hull, propulsion and electric batteries, suitable for the marine environment. Despite various technical challenges and physical size constraints, RS Sailing designed and developed a 40-kW rim drive motor, which was evolved from the original belt driven.…

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LiveMaps: Sea led by Createc An infrastructure free GNSS alternative for the marine industry was developed by Createc, by using radar and maps. The capability forms a complimentary system alongside traditional navigation as well as a reliable backup in areas of GNSS denial or spoofing. During the project, an off the shelf radar was used…

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Portonomy – Integrating autonomous vessel activity with port operations led by Marico Marine The UK Government expressed the ambition that UK ports should become testbeds for autonomous vessel technologies, and Port Authorities are responsible for the safety of navigation within their Statutory Harbour Authority (SHA) areas. The Portonomy project developed a practicable consenting process to…

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