Future Fuel Trial and Demonstration Plan
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Maritime Future Fuel Trial & Demonstration Plan
A transition from feasibility studies to live trials and demonstrations is key to accelerating the adoption of maritime future fuels.
Connected Places Catapult’s Maritime Flagship Programme aims to create a more connected Maritime Innovation Ecosystem, driving investment and collaboration across the sector. In year three of the programme (2024-2025), maritime future fuels were a key focus, to address priority challenge areas shared by industry, SMEs and academia.
There were two focus areas:
- Future Fuels Blueprint – a blueprint that outline key activities to enable future fuel adoption on the path to 2050.
- Future Fuel Trial & Demonstration Plan – this report, where the initial desk-based decarbonisation blueprint was translated into priority regional trials and demonstrations.
This programme worked in partnership with the Liverpool City Region to enable place-based future fuel innovation. The regional approach could be replicated in other areas of the UK through strategic engagement and gaining a comprehensive understanding of fuel infrastructure developments.
A shortlist of regional future fuel trials & demonstrations was developed, to accelerate adoption:
- Energy simulation model for electricity & alternative fuel demand
- Energy management system efficiency optimisation
- Small scale alternative fuel port asset or shipyard demonstration
- Trial methanol in tugboats to assess engines / systems
- Workboat alternative dual propulsion demonstration
Connected Places Catapult are actively seeking expressions of interest for consortium participation in the highlighted trial and demonstration areas. Please contact maritime@cp.catapult.org.uk for enquiries.
