| Ref.No: | 63251000 |
| Start date: | 01.01.2023 |
| End date: | 30.06.2026 |
| Approval date: | 07.12.2022 |
| Department: | NAVAL ARCHITECTURE & MARINE ENGINEERING |
| Sector: | SHIP DESIGN AND MARITIME TRANSPORT |
| Financier: | HORIZON EUROPE, E.C. |
| Budget: | 508.750,00 € |
| Public key: | ΨΞΛΠ46ΨΖΣ4-471 |
| Scientific Responsible: | Assist. Prof. NIKOLAOS THEMELIS |
| Email: | nthemelis@naval.ntua.gr |
| Description: | RETROFIT55 WILL DEVELOP A COMBINATION OF ENERGY-SAVING SOLUTIONS THAT CAN BE ADOPTED IN RETROFITTING AIMED AT ACHIEVING THE 35% REDUCTION OF GHG EMISSIONS. TWO NEW TECHNOLOGIES, I.E. WIND ASSISTED SHIP PROPULSION AND AN INNOVATIVE HULL AIR LUBRICATION SYSTEM, WILL BE DEVELOPED TOGETHER WITH OTHER SOLUTIONS THAT, ALTHOUGH BASED ON ALREADY MATURE TECHNOLOGIES, SUCH AS OPERATIONAL AND HYDRODYNAMIC DESIGN OPTIMIZATION AND SHIP ELECTRIFICATION, HAVE TO BE EXPANDED TO BE INTEGRATED WITH THE NEW SOLUTIONS AS WELL AS TO COPE WITH THE CONSTRAINTS POSED BY THE ORIGINAL SHIP DESIGN. THE FINAL OBJECTIVE OF RETROFIT55 IS TO CREATE AN ADVANCED WEB-BASED DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM (DSS), THAT FUSES TOGETHER DIGITAL TWINS OF THE DIFFERENT SYSTEMS INTO AN INTEGRATED DIGITAL SHIP MODEL. THE DSS WILL FEATURE A CATALOGUE OF RETROFITTING SOLUTIONS THAT ARE UP-TO-DATE AND READY TO BE DEPLOYED AT THE END OF THE PROJECT AND EASILY EXTENDABLE AFTERWARD WHILE DEVELOPED AND DEMONSTRATED AT TRL 7-8, SUITABLE FOR DIFFERENT SHIP TYPES AND OPERATIONAL CONTEXTS. THE DSS WILL ENABLE THE USER TO CONFIGURE THE RETROFITTING BY COMBINING DIFFERENT OPTIONS WHICH ARE SUITABLE FOR THE SPECIFIC SHIP TYPE AND COMPARING THEM IN TERMS OF LIFE-CYCLE COST, RETURN-OF-INVESTMENT AND SEVERAL KPIS, SUCH AS EEXI, CII. |
