The TwinShip data decarbonisation project – to be sponsored by the European Union and run from 2025-2028 – will involve a consortium comprising more than a dozen service providers.
The project aims to improve access to reliable data and enable smarter shipping decisions related to decarbonising fleet operations.
The need for decarbonisation is well acknowledged in the maritime industry. However, investment decisions are often delayed due to a lack of accurate cost, performance and emission estimations for new and/or retrofitted ship designs.
This is especially relevant when it comes to new sustainable fuels and energy-saving solutions.
On board the TwinShip project will be ship design and shipping companies, classification societies, ports, research and academic bodies, and technology group Wärtsilä.
Using the expertise of partners, the project will develop a Decision Support System (DSS) which can be used when planning different setups of machinery, propulsion and energy-saving devices for newbuilds and retrofits.
Anders Öster, General Manager, Research Coordination & Funding, Wärtsilä Marine, said, “Industry collaboration is essential if the shipping industry is to meet its emissions reduction goals, and this TwinShip project is an extremely important initiative that we at Wärtsilä are keen to support.
By working together under this project’s cooperative umbrella we can make a real contribution to a decarbonised future.”
Cost, performance and emission data will be based on best possible domain knowledge and further improved through advanced AI-based algorithms that can analyse vast amounts of real test data.
Project results will be validated through four pilot vessel demonstrations.
The project will set ambitious benchmarks for supporting the industry with its target of reducing Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions.
The TwinShip project will utilise and build further upon the outcomes of Wärtsilä’s previous and ongoing EU-funded projects, such as SeaTech, CHEK, Green Ray and Ammonia2-4.
Read more on decarbonisation in the December issue of gasworld global
