Subheading
Decarbonising
Shipping
CHEK is a European Union’s Horizon2020 funded project that proposes to reach zero emission shipping by disrupting the way ships are designed and operated today.
Rather than “stacking” novel technologies onto existing vessel designs, the consortium proposed to develop a unique Future-Proof Vessel (FPV) Design Platform to ensure maximised symbiosis between the novel technologies proposed, taking into consideration the vessels’ real operational profiles, rather than just sea-trial performance. The FPV Platform will also serve as a basis for replicating the CHEK approach towards other vessel types such as tankers, container ships, general cargo ships and ferries. These jointly cover over 93% of the global shipping tonnage and are responsible for 85% of global GHG emissions from shipping.
In order to achieve real-world impact and the decarbonisation of the global shipping fleet, CHEK analysed framework conditions influencing long-distance shipping today,including infrastructure availability, legislation and business models and proposed solutions to ensure the proposed vessel designs can and will be deployed in reality.
A Foresight Exercise simulated the deployment of the CHEK innovations on the global shipping fleet with the aim of reaching the IMO’s goal of reaching net-zero shipping emissions by 2050 and contributing to turning Europe into the first carbon-neutral continent by 2050, as stipulated by the European Green Deal.