Verde 2020

Offentlig prosjektsammendrag

In the VERDE project we are developing updated tools and new services that can help the shipping industry overcome some of the main barriers for higher uptake of energy saving and GHG emissions reduction technologies. This will be achieved by introducing a new framework for technology assessment and verification of fuel savings and emissions reduction. This framework will be used to change established practices for financing new technology, and will introduce a novel way of collaboration between ship owners, charterers, technology providers, financial institutions, cargo owners and third-party assurance providers. This will accelerate uptake of technology for the benefit of ship owners, charterers and technology providers, while reducing the risk for investors. Technical and operational measures such as alternative fuels, hydrodynamics, machinery and speed reduction will be considered. Technology assessment tools, based on AIS data and advanced models including machine learning are under development. Results submitted for publication so far indicate better results for machine learning than for the physical models used. More efforts are put into achieving a better understanding of how well machine learning can perform in comparison with physical models. Standardized methodologies for verification of the performance, fuel savings and emissions reductions from each technology will be established, and relevant clauses for charter contracts will be proposed. Recommended guidance for computational fluid dynamics of propulsion improvement devices have been proposed, and a paper has been published for hybrides on ocean-going ships.