Hydrogen and wind for the vessels of the future – significant EU funding for the University of Vaasa for low-carbon shipping research | University of Vaasa

Hydrogen and wind for the vessels of the future – significant EU funding for the University of Vaasa for low-carbon shipping research | University of Vaasa

A consortium led by the University of Vaasa is about to receive significant funding from the EU's Horizon 2020 programme for a research project that promotes low-carbon shipping by combining several energy technologies and innovative ship design. The CHEK – deCarbonizing sHipping by Enabling Key technology symbiosis on real vessel concept designs – project involves, in addition to the University of Vaasa, World Maritime University, Wärtsilä, Cargill, MSC Cruises, Lloyds Register, Silverstream Technologies, Hasytec, Deltamarin, Climeon and BAR Technologies.