RETROFIT55 – Dissemination activities – GNAOE 2024, Southampton, November 2024
The Global Conference on Naval Architecture & Ocean Engineering (GNAOE) 2024, took place in Southampton from 5-9th November 2024. Our partners from LJMU attended this event and Onur Yuksel delivered a presentation which was part of the “Emerging Topics” session and focused on the “Assessment of Retrofit Solutions on the Ship Electrification Plant: Fuel Cells, […]
RETROFIT55 – Newsletter (Issue 3 – December 2024)
In our final newsletter for this year, we talk about the 2 case study vessels – Bulk carrier & Ro-Ro vessels – that shall be used for technology assessment in the RETROFIT55 project. The aim of using the case study vessels is to explore retrofitting solutions that improve the hydrodynamic design of these ships based […]
RETROFIT55 – Newsletter (Issue 2 – November 2024)
After the overwhelming response to the first issue of the RETROFIT55 Newsletter, we are thrilled to announce that the November edition of the Newsletter is out! In this issue we focus on the various technologies that shall be investigated during the course of the RETROFIT55 project and talk about the benefits of each of these. […]
Testing of Passive Air Lubrication System (PALS)
Armada Technologies & LJMU carried out testing of the new passive air lubrication system, with promising results at Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche as part of the RETROFIT55 project.
RETROFIT55 – Newsletter (Issue 1 – October 2024)
We are delighted to share with you the first edition of the RETROFIT55 Newsletter. In this issue, you will find a brief introduction to the project, it’s objectives, partners involved and an overview of the project structure.Stay tuned for more updates in forthcoming editions! Grab your PDF copy here: RETROFIT55_Newsletter-Issue1 #retrofit55 #newsletter #dss #DecisionSupportSystem #fitfor55 […]
RETROFIT55 – Dissemination activities – SMM 2024, Hamburg, September 2024
Our RETROFIT55 partners, Advanced Wing Systems & Atlantec Enterprise Solutions, visited SMM which took place in Hamburg from 3-6th September 2024 . A scale model of the Flexible Wing Sail system was on display and fascinated visitors at the exhibition, while visitors were able to get a sneak preview of the Decision Support System (DSS), which […]
RETROFIT55 PROJECT FEATURED IN THE NAVAL ARCHITECT MONTHLY MAGAZINE
An article about the RETROFIT55 project featured in the April edition of The Naval Architect Magazine. This article encapsulates the important aspects of this project and briefly talks about the technologies that shall be deployed to reach the goals of the project. Thanks to all the parties involved in making this publication possible!
RETROFIT55 – Dissemination activities – Posidonia 2024, Athens, June 2024
The RETROFIT55 Consortium was present at the Posidonia exhibition which took place in Athens from 3-7th June 2024. The consortium had a booth at the exhibition where a scale model of the Flexible Wing Sail from Advanced Wing Systems was on display. Exhibition visitors had the opportunity to watch the deployment and stowing of the […]
RETROFIT55 – Dissemination activities – TRA2024, Dublin, April 2024
The Transport Research Arena (TRA) 2024 took place in Dublin from 15-18th April 2024. The WaterborneTP stand included 12 projects co-financed by Horizon 2020 or Horizon Europe, one of which is RETROFIT55. Our project co-ordinator, Alessandro Iafrati (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche) had the opportunity to make a brief presentation about the project and speak about […]
RETROFIT SOLUTIONS TO REDUCE GHG EMISSIONS IN MARITIME TRANSPORT
RETROFIT SOLUTIONS TO REDUCE GHG EMISSIONS IN MARITIME TRANSPORT Alessandro Iafrati1, Spyros Hirdaris2, Thomas Koch3, Hannes Renzsch4, Nikos Themelis5, Laura Herrera6, Nikolaos Tsoulakos7, Vassilios Zagkas8, Alessandro Maccari9, Gregory Johnston10, Sabino Jose Chapero11, Milad Armin12, Roger Armson13, Cosimo Cervicato14 1 Institute of Marine Engineering-National Research Council, Via di Vallerano, 00139 – Rome,Italy2 Aalto University, Marine and […]
