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.
