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H2020Individual fellowship2017–2019

ODes aCCES · Optimal design and control of cruise ship energy systems

Horizon 2020 — Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Duration
2017-01-03 → 2019-01-02
EU contribution
€175,420
Participants
1
Scheme
MSCA-IF

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Results in brief

Optimal design and control of cruise ship energy systems

International shipping is one of the major contributors to different categories of pollution, including greenhouse gas emissions. In these regards, international shipping is estimated to contribute today to approximately 2% of global CO2 emissions. The International Maritime Organization officially released in 2018 its goals for the reduction of CO2 emissions from shipping: 50% by 2050, and full decarbonisation by 2100. In this context, cruise ships make up a special category, for different reasons: • The cruise shipping sector is growing much faster than the rest of the shipping industry. The number of passenger has grown from 18 million in 2009 to 28 million in 2018. • Cruise ships are very large energy consumers. • Cruise ships have also a very complex power plant, as a result of the different needs arising from different final uses • Cruise ships are particularly relevant for the shipbuilding industry in Europe: most other ship types are for the largest part built in China, Korea and Japan, while cruise ships are still today almost entirely built in Europe. • Cruise ships have a very direct connection with the end-users, making them a particularly favorable subject for green marketing. For these reasons, the work of this project focused on the optimization of design and control of cruise ship energy systems. The objective of this project was to take state-of-the-art methodologies from other sectors, such as the automotive or the process industry, and adapt them to the specific demands of ship systems and to apply them to cruise ships, in order to propose holistic solutions for the minimization of the greenhouse gas emissions from these ships.

Data: CORDIS, © European Union

Project objective

This project aims at improving the energy efficiency of cruise ship energy systems by applying principles of process integration while taking into account the issues related to system optimal control. In particular, the project aims at providing: - Detailed information on the main challenges and requirements for the application of the concept of simultaneous optimisation of design and control to ship energy systems design. - An estimation of the energy savings potential related to the application of the aforementioned optimization concept to cruise ships. The project’s aim should be seen as part of broader efforts in reducing anthropogenic CO2 emissions and in reinforcing the competitive strength of the European cruise and shipbuilding industries, which have been facing, in recent years, an increasing number of challenges in terms of fluctuating fuel prices, stricter environmental regulations, and concerns about global warming. The project will also allow a significant development of the experienced researcher in advancing his career as an expert in energy systems engineering by providing him with competence in the fields of process integration and control systems engineering.The project will develop in three main phases. The first to phases will include the application of the process integration and the control system engineering perspectives separately, in order to reduce the complexity of the problem. The two aspects will be combined in the final part of the project. This procedure will be applied to a number of case studies in order to make sure that potential challenges to the application of the presented methodology to real cases will be identified, and to ensure the validity of the results.

Original text from CORDIS.

Participants

  • ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE · LausanneCoordinatorSwitzerland

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Data: CORDIS, © European Union