Objectives
- Accelerate the development of innovative energy storage systems
A multidisciplinary approach will be adopted in order to accelerate the development of innovative energy storage systems to complement the use of batteries for zero-emission vessels. - Develop a validation process
Validation process will benefit from existing demonstrator/simulation facilities:- ETEF lab (University of Trieste): power HiL/full scale test demonstrator with a DC microgrid emulating with high-fidelity a shipboard power distribution networ
- ShIL lab (University of Genova): control HiL experiments.
- Validate the technology in a relevant environment (Technology readiness level - TRL 5)
The proposed technologies have been already validated at lab scale (TRL 3) in previous EU, national and international projects. We aim to bring them to TRL 5 by the end of the project.
Impact
The V-Access project will enhance the development of innovative energy storage systems in order to complement batteries for zero-emission vessels.
Project Partners
14 partners from the UK, Italy, Norway, Estonia, Germany, and Greece:
- 4 top-level academic institutions;
- 3 research and technology organisations, with expertise in energy storage, power electronics, shipboard power systems, marine transport, and marine vessels;
- 3 shipbuilders, with expertise in a wide range of vessels and electrical system integration;
- 2 industrial technology providers of energy storage devices; and
- 2 ship classification societies, with extensive expertise in marine standards, independent assessments, and certification of safety risks and methodologies for risk mitigation.
See the project website for more information
Financed by Horizon Europe under Climate, Energy and Mobility, Grant # 101096831
