CHEK - a EU Horizon 2020 Research project

Decarbonizing Shipping

CHEK - deCarbonising sHipping by Enabling Key technology symbiosis on real vessel concept designs - will develop a digital Future Proof Vessel (FPV) design platform and demonstrate decarbonisation by technologies operating in symbiosis.

The demonstrations will be performed on a cruise ship and a bulk carrier

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.

About the project
The project developed and demonstrated two bespoke vessel designs – a wind energy optimised bulk carrier and a hydrogen powered cruise ship – equipped with an interdisciplinary combination of innovative technologies working in symbiosis to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 99% and achieve at least 50% energy savings.

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.
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