Testbed Leader: Maritime Center of Excellence
Rijeka, Croatia
Director (or representative): Damir Opsenica
Project Description
The innovative technology of green vessel powertrain will be demonstrated by the delivery of hydrogen-powered pilot vessel. Conceptual design and optimization will be performed in three main aspects: 1) renewable hydrogen propulsion, focussing on performance, safety, certification and supporting value chain infrastructure; 2) power management and control using advanced digital technologies coupled with build-up of the new digital data model; 3) extensive sea trials and data collection/operational performance optimization; 4) collection of know-how, lessons learned and preparation of road map for future commercialization.
More in detail the following activities will be performed:
Hydrogen propulsion vessel conceptual design, including screening of existing Adriatic commercial fleet, data collection and evaluation of ship operating profiles, propulsion and power management systems, emission performance and existing port infrastructure supporting full supply chain, hydrogen technology value chain assessment, technology solutions assessment and value proposition.
Retrofit ship design and engineering, including complete engineering for basic and detailed design, safety and operating performance analysis and assessment, preparation of certification and class documents, liaison with certifying authorities and definition of supporting port infrastructure and complete fuel supply chain.
Retrofit ship digital technologies development, including analysis of digital twin solution for hydrogen powertrains, development of digital technologies (digital signal processing, big data and artificial intelligence-based models for powertrain process optimization and new generation of power management, all of which is relevant for greener operations of existing fleet), sensor system secure networking and integration, development of digital twin for the complete retrofitted system and equipment and control system testing on testbed prior to installation.
Pilot project – shipyard retrofit activities, including Pilot vessel retrofit preparation (engineering and activities for removal of existing powertrain and controls), Pilot vessel retrofit execution (vessel preparation and installation of hydrogen propulsion powertrain and controls), Pilot vessel commissioning and sea trials with monitoring and optimization of the complete process.
Risk assessment relevant for the complete retrofit project.
Monitoring and follow-up after completion of the trial.