NEMOSHIP is an Innovation Action (IA) project awarded under the Horizon Europe programme. The project started in early 2023 and has a 4 years duration.
The ambition of NEMOSHIP is to develop, test, demonstrate new innovative technologies, methodologies and guidelines to better optimise large electric battery power technology within hybrid and fully electrical ships.
CONTEXT
Member States of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) adopted during the summer 2023 the IMO Strategy on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships, with enhanced targets to tackle harmful emissions.
The revised strategy includes an enhanced common ambition to reach net-zero GHG emissions from international shipping close to 2050, a commitment to ensure an uptake of alternative zero and near-zero GHG fuels by 2030, as well as indicative check-points for 2030 and 2040. More information is available on the IMO website.
Moreover, the co-programmed Partnership on Zero-Emission Waterborne Transport (ZEWT) is a Partnership in the framework of Horizon Europe. The Partnership aims to provide and demonstrate zero-emission solutions for all main ship types and services before 2030, which will enable zero-emission waterborne transport before 2050. Call topics are developed based on expert input and public consultations undertaken by the Waterborne TP. The research call topics are announced annually by the European Commission. NEMOSHIP was awarded under one of these call topics, namely “Exploiting electrical energy storage systems and better optimising large battery electric power within fully battery electric and hybrid ships“.
Electrification and electrical energy storage systems will be paramount, not only as a stand-alone system in full electric ships, but also as an enabler for all other technologies facilitating hybrid electric ships.
Challenges
The NEMOSHIP consortium have identified five main challenges in relation to the call topic:
Ensure the safety and knowledge of the crew during installation and exploitation of large batteries
Standardise installation and integration solutions within a wide range of ships and electrical grids (AC and DC)
Reach a competitive Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) compared to conventional fossil-based solutions
Improve the operational benefits of batteries while ensuring longer zero emission sailing
Upskill shipowners and operators in best decision making and operation
Objectives
The NEMOSHIP consortium has identified four specific objectives concurring to the overall project ambition:
This first objective is to prove the technical feasibility of a modular Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) enabling to exploit heterogeneous storage units to better address the needs of different operational profiles and ship types, as well as retrofitting/evolution constraints (notably hybridisation with high power and high energy storage units). It will need a dedicated power conversion architecture to take advantage of an individual control of each storage unit thanks to a dedicated power management system (so called BPMS for Battery Power Management System).
Related KPIs:
- Limit the number of system components while using off-the-shelf ones (battery and power conversion modules)
- Widen the grid services provided by large battery systems (from zero emission mission to grid stability)
- For a same need, decrease CAPEX thanks to hybridisation (around 20% to be specified according to the use case)
- Improve battery lifetime thanks to power balancing strategies (around 20% to be specified according to the use case)
Outcome 1: Development and validation of a 1.5 MWh modular BESS and its BPMS for a retrofitted hybrid vessel
A containerised 1 MWh modular BESS will be developed to retrofit a diesel/electric Offshore Service Vessel (OSV) from Solstad, where a 500 kWh BESS was already installed in 2018. The solution will integrate a new power conversion architecture enabling hybridisation of different storage units with different characteristics (chemistry and/or c-rate) and costs with a design and sizing fitting with operational profiles of the demonstration vessel. It will allow to assign different storage units according to the power demand and to optimise the sizing of each unit according to its use. A dedicated BMPS and advanced algorithms will prove improvements in energy efficiency and lifetime by optimising the charging and power balancing between the different units according to load demand and their states (mainly state of charge and health). This will contribute to the improvement of the response to grid power demands and services provide by large BESSs while optimally used for what they were designed.
Going from a traditional reading of a lot of documentation to a highly automated integration process of battery systems will minimise the time needed and the risk of errors and incidents. The objective is thus to go toward a standardisation of the battery system interfaces with the vessels as well as of regulations and applications rules. This includes physical interfaces (electrical connection, thermal management, overall easements and auxiliaries) and numerical interfaces / communications between onboard management systems that currently need a lot of custom developments (from Battery Management System (BMS) to vessel Power Management System (PMS)). This should be achieved by providing a clear methodology and a justification for the proposed solutions, in particular to assess the impact on safety and the need for upskill the crew.
Related KPIs:
- Decrease BESS installation costs around 40%.
- Contribute in LTI (Lost Time Incident / Injuries) reduction toward zero
- Increase the operational maintenance capability of the crew members
Outcome 2: Provide integration methodologies and standards thanks to a Formal Safety Assessment
NEMOSHIP will build on significant past experiences of partners in installation of battery systems on commercially operating vessels, and notably more than 500 units for Corvus, and existing ZEWT projects (LC-BAT-11 successful projects for standardised regulatory requirements between certification bodies across Europe) to define best practices improving the integration process on-board. Taking advantages of the modular BESS concept, it will suggest standard interfaces to facilitate combination of technologies within the vessel grid while limiting dependency from suppliers and long/costly integration process, with a long-term perspective to transfer those methodologies and standards to other ship types. A comprehensive and improved installation plan will be defined for the Solstad demonstration vessel and validated by all partners with regard to standardisation and transferability. Guidelines for Formal Safety Assessment (FSA) defined by the IMO3 will be applied as a structured and systematic methodology to enhance safety by using risk analysis and cost-benefit assessment. It will help in evaluating new regulations and proposed changes with existing standards to policy makers. It will provide clear instructions for the crew and will contribute to the analysis of the evolution of their skills.
The objective is to go further in the exploitation of a large amount of data related to the battery systems and electrical grid operation via the use of digital twins, cloud computing and advanced algorithms that will send relevant indicators to software and improve offline and online decision support (respectively for shipowners and operators). The proposed solutions will improve methods and tools to select the best arrangement between different ESS technologies and chemistries adapted to a specific use case, better plan maintenance and investment, guide operators in an efficient, safe, and green exploitation of battery systems on-board, propose an interactive training program.
Related KPIs:
- Interface with existing software used by shipowners and operators
- For a same size, improve global efficiency of ESS exploitation of above 10%
- Decrease maintenance occurrences
- Contribute in LTI (Lost Time Incident / Injuries) reduction toward zero
- Increase number of crew members trained in exploitation of battery systems
Outcome 3: Development and validation of a cloud-based digital platform enabling a data-driven exploitation
NEMOSHIP will deploy a digital platform taking advantage of the large amount of data coming from previously installed BESS and above all from both Solstad and Ponant demonstration vessels throughout the four years of the project. It will implement a secured cloud infrastructure enabling bidirectional data exchanges with the ships and as much as possible with existing software. It will gather three different layers: A virtual layer composed of digital twins and an iterative co-design and optimisation process integrating the exploitation constraints. A main improvement will be to extend the use and tuning of models from the design to the exploitation of ESS and electrical architecture for a large variety of ship types. An online operating layer composed of Model- and IA-based algorithms providing relevant indicators to software for ship operators. It will guide for a better energy management (for example in choosing the best hybrid operation mode or zero emission mode) and for safety management (taking into account state of health of battery modules). (iii) An offline operating layer providing relevant data to shipowners to evaluate the global performances of ESS (for example GHG emissions reduction), capitalise and improve the installation experiences and to better plan investment and system maintenance thanks to predictive algorithms. The digital platform will be implemented for both Solstad and Ponant vessels to demonstrate and validate the improvement thanks to an iterative design process and a four-year exploitation and test program on both vessels. An interactive training program will be also evaluated to put operators in different situations / use profiles via the virtual layer and digital twins.
This last objective is to prove the applicability and maturity of proposed solutions to several ship types and operational profiles in ensuring the ship’s energy balance and efficiency and in facilitating transit with reduced noise and zero emission. For hybrid arrangement, the solutions will improve discharge cycles of the battery systems for zero local pollution during approach and harbour stay. For full-electric arrangement ships, the solutions will improve the sizing of the battery systems and the charging strategies to reach longer zero emission sailing.
Expected KPIs:
- Increase zero-emission transit during approach and harbour stay for each hybrid vessel
- Reduce methane slip with ESS management for LNG-electric hybrid ships
- Decrease CII (Carbon Intensity Index) for each vessel
- Improve full-electric arrangement sailing distance: 100nm (short term) and 300 nm (mid-term)
Outcome 4: Two real hybrid demonstration vessels reaching above TRL7 and two virtual full-electric demonstrations reaching TRL6 in laboratory
Both main innovations (outcomes 1 and 3) will be demonstrated on a retrofitted hybrid Offshore Service Vessel from Solstad. This demonstration will allow evaluating an optimal exploitation of a newly installed 1 MWh modular BESS for drastically reducing noise and zero emissions during approach and harbour stay. The project plans to achieve the new BESS commissioning at the end of the second year in order to assess a comprehensive and significant four-year exploitation and test program with both configurations (2 years with one 500 kWh BESS unit, 2 years with one combined and hybrid 1.5 MWh BESS). NEMOSHIP will also exploit a newly designed cruise vessel called “Le Commandant Charcot” and owned by Ponant. The ship has an LNG-electric propulsion with an already installed 4.5 MWh BESS. Improvement will be demonstrated thanks to the use of the cloud-based digital platform for a data-driven optimisation of the power and energy management on-board, and a safe exploitation and maintenance. NEMOSHIP will assess a four-year exploitation program and corresponding data. In addition, a semi-virtual demonstration in laboratory with a small-scale P-HiL system (above 100 kWh) will allow to evaluate the adaptability of the innovations on two full-electric use cases defined early in the project (as ferry and short-sea shipping). These use cases will respectively target a short-term (sailing distance up to 100 nm) and mid-term application (up to 300 nm). It will focus on the improvement of sizing and plug-in charging strategies for short-term applications, and at mid-term modular DC electrical architecture enabling the use of large BESS in combination with other zero-emission power sources like fuel cells.
To reach these goals, NEMOSHIP will:
develop a modular and standardised battery energy storage solution enabling to exploit heterogeneous storage units and (ii) a cloud-based digital platform enabling a data-driven optimal and safe exploitation,
demonstrate these innovations at TRL 7 maturity for hybrid ships and their adaptability for full-electric ships thanks to: (i) a retrofitted hybrid Offshore Service Vessel (diesel/electric propulsion), a newly designed hybrid cruise vessel (LNG/electric propulsion) and a semi-virtual demonstration for two additional full-electric vessels such as ferries and short-sea shipping.
All results will be built upon a treasure chest of 18 years of energy storage system operation data. Thanks a very ambitious exploitation plan, accompanied by very large dissemination actions, the NEMOSHIP consortium estimates that these innovations will reach the following impacts by 2030: electrification of about 7% of the EU fleet; generate a potential revenue of €300M thanks to the sales of the NEMOSHIP products and services; reduce EU maritime GHG emissions by 30% compared to business as usual scenario; and create at least 260 direct jobs (over 1000 indirect).
PARTNERS
The NEMOSHIP consortium is composed of 11 partners (3 RTO, 1 SME, 7 large companies) and covers the whole value chain, from research-oriented partners and dissemination and exploitation specialists to software developers, energy system designers, integration partners, naval architects and end-users.
The French
Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) is a leading European
Research and Technology Organisation (RTO) with almost 20 000 employees. The
CEA has positioned itself as a key player in building the European research
area (ERA) through its involvement and recognition in numerous European
research initiatives and bodies. Its actions are carried out in line with its
strategies in four main areas: defence and security, low carbon energies
(nuclear and renewable energies), technological research for industry,
fundamental research in the physical sciences and life sciences.
Through its Division of Technology and four institutes (LETI, LITEN, LIST and CTREG), the CEA develop a broad portfolio of Key Enabling Technologies for ICTs, energy, and healthcare. It leverages a unique innovation-driven culture and unrivalled expertise to develop and disseminate new technologies for industry, effectively bridging the gap between the worlds of research and business.
CEA LITEN
is a research institute specialised in the development of future technologies
in the service of energy transition and the limitation of greenhouse gas
emissions. In particular, it has a strong expertise in new energy conversion
and storage technologies for mobility and stationary applications (solar,
hydrogen, batteries).
CEA CTREG
has implemented “Regional Transfer Technology Platforms” in six
French regions to serve the industrial competitiveness of local ecosystems. In
Nantes, The SEA’Nergy platform is dedicated to the development and integration
of high-power energy systems in severe environment for the Naval and EMR
sectors.
For more information, please visit https://www.cea.fr/english
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Research and development organization specialized in advanced battery technologies, designing, developing and testing the batteries of the future for 25 years. Expertise in characterising the real status of a battery and and predict their duration with specific usage profiles, as well as to adequately size different systems.We are 230 employees and we are located in San Sebastian, Spain.
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Corvus Energy provides high-power energy storage in the form of modular lithium-ion battery systems to the maritime industry. Its purpose-built, field-proven battery systems provide sustained power to hybrid and all-electric heavy industrial equipment, including large marine propulsion drives. Corvus Energy has amassed unsurpassed experience from 750 projects, totaling over 650 MWh and more than 5 million operating hours. The company also develops maritime hydrogen fuel cells in collaboration with the world leader in fuel cell technology, Toyota Corporation.
For more information, please visit www.corvusenergy.com
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Elkon is a Turkish electrical equipment designer, manufacturer and system integrator whose majority stake are recently acquired by German marine propulsion expert SCHOTTEL GmbH in order to offer energy-efficient propulsion concepts, hybridisation and electrification in a complementary way Elkon is specialised in commissioning low-voltage electrical equipment and automation systems for the maritime industry since 1980. Elkon benefits from its existing portfolio of customers at regional scales and targets to become by 2027 an international player in the fields of electrical architecture, power & energy management systems and retrofitting technologies.
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Equinor is an international energy company headquartered in Norway with 22,000 employees in 30 countries. For 50 years, Equinor has been turning natural resources into energy for people and progress for society. Equinor’s ambition is to be a leading company in the energy transition. Equinor has reached CO2 emissions reductions of 46% from its long-term contracted vessels in 2021 compared to 2008. Equinor aims to achieve 50% reductions several years ahead of the IMO target in 2030.
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IEIC is a French entity specialized in innovation management and with contact points in every European country. Founded in 2002, IEIC’s core mission is to accompany innovative organisations in effectively developing and achieving their innovation and sustainability goals and solutions – based on creative, high quality and scientifically robust approaches. Dedicated sustainability experts work across a diverse range of economic sectors and actors, including SMEs and start-ups, at all levels of governance from the local, national and international context and covering a wide range of key thematic areas from evaluation of existing environmental strategies and policies to the development of customised tools and solutions for individual companies.
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The Mobility, Logistics and Automotive Technology Research Centre (MOBI) is nested at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and is a leader in electro-mobility, sustainable mobility and logistics research. It develops electric and hybrid vehicles technologies and evaluates new concepts in mobility and logistics on their sustainability. MOBI aims at a better and safer mobility of people and goods, to reduce congestion and environmental impacts in urban and inter-urban areas, and to improve operational efficiency. Its multidisciplinary team of close to 100 specialists enables a holistic approach. Over the past 5 years the group participated in 30 EU projects, 40 projects with the industry and 81 projects funded by national organizations. At the VUB, the MOBI research centre has a leading position in electromobility, thanks to its experience of over 40 years in alternative fuels, electric, hybrid and fuel cell vehicles R&D. The centre possesses state-of-the-art infrastructure and models for the testing, development and design of components – batteries, supercapacitors, power converters -, vehicle powertrains, and inductive and conductive charging infrastructure. MOBI will continue to scale its growth in the domain thanks to collaboration with its industrial partners, new portfolio of application-oriented knowledge (e.g. autonomous vehicles) and key assets e.g. the Power Electronics Lab which is technological enabler for battery management systems, vehicle digital-twins platform, electric vehicles, power electronics, motor control systems, power electronics for V2X (e.g. V2G, V2H and V2D), charging systems & infrastructure, etc.
MOBI developed a design framework tool to develop efficient and compact drivetrain systems, using a scalable simulation platform, emerging technologies (SiC and GaN) and control strategies, and according to multiple objectives such as efficiency, cost, power or energy density, reliability and thermal management. This tool is integrated and translated in a Digital-Twins Platform (DT-P) for drivetrains. For battery management systems, MOBI develops efficient, light-weight power electronics topologies that reduce battery cell balancing times by around 20%. At the same time, it minimizes inter-cell and inter-modular voltage differences. This results in improved battery performance and lifetime. MOBI provides a full vehicle testing and characterization via dynamo-meter testing and via open-vehicle platform for testing characterizing all drivetrain components via both hardware in the loop (HiL), software in the loop (SiL), component in the loop (CiL) and power module in the loop (PMiL).
MOBI has an international reputation in the field of Electric Vehicles Standardization and is involved in several standardization commissions such as IEC TC69, ISO TC22 SC21, IEC TC21, IEC SC23H, CENELEC TC69X and NATO RTO-AVT-166.
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Siemens Industry Software Romania SRL (SISW) belongs to the Simulations and Test Solutions (STS) business unit, a software company developing 1D-3D simulations and testing software, hardware and engineering services for the computer aided engineering of large mechatronics systems. The Simcenter platform based on simulation and testing solutions helps engineering departments simulate, optimize and verify critical performance aspects of complex products. SISW employs a staff of 160 software developers and engineers, with offices in Brasov and Bucharest [Romania] and it is part of expert R&D centers of STS.
SISW contributes to STS top-notch technology with involvement in national and European funded research projects in topics as Artificial Intelligence applications for digital twin and energy management.
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Created in 1988, by officers of the French Merchant Navy, PONANT has created a new style of cruising, under the French flag, through a unique conception of sea travel and a commitment to promoting sustainable and responsible tourism. Accessing exceptional territories aboard yachts featuring refined design, on which the art of living and excellent cuisine take pride of place: such is the promise of a unique and authentic PONANT voyage. In 2019, going further in its commitments for a sustainable tourism, PONANT has created a Foundation whose goal is to preserve the oceans and the polar regions and to encourage exchanges between peoples. In addition, the strong R&D team focuses on the efficiency of its 13 cruise ships and on reducing their environmental impact.
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Word leading offshore shipping company with over 50 years of experience within various aspects of the shipping industry. The company operates nearly 80 mordern, specialised vessels from 9 locations wordwide for clients from various sectors all over the world. Our headquartes are located in Skudeneshavn, Western Norway. About 3500 Employees woman and men with 50 nationalities.
The Solstad Green Operation initiative was introduced in 2009 as an initative to reduce our environmental impact. Our core values, Safe, Reliable, Competent, Responsible
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Stirling Design International, design and naval architecture office based in Nantes, France, has specialized in project design and project management for inland and seagoing vessels.
The office was founded in 1976. SDI offers a wide variety of services in the field of naval design: research and development, concept and basic design, naval engineering, interior architecture, exterior and interior design and construction follow up.
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NEWS
The NEMOSHIP consortium met on 5 April for a technical meeting focusing on PONANT’s ship, “Le Commandant Charcot”
NEMOSHIP met for a technical meeting focusing on the vessel from Ponant, “Le Commandant Charcot” which will be used in WP6 for demonstration of NEMOSHIP digital platform innovation. This vessel is a polar exploration passenger vessel of 31,700 UMS built in 2021 and equipped with the latest technologies to reduce its carbon footprint. The vessel is equipped with 6 dual fuel engines (total power 42 MW) using LNG as fuel, stored in membrane tanks of
Results
All the work in NEMOSHIP is organized in work packages, each work package has several tasks to work on. The results of these tasks are documented in reports called deliverables.
You will find the public reports by going on the button see more and when reports are confidential, a public summary will be posted to keep you updated.
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