SAFeCRAFT: Safe and Efficient Use of Sustainable Fuels in Maritime Transport Applications

SAFeCRAFT的总体目标是开发和展示可持续替代燃料的安全性和可行性，并加速在水上运输中采用可持续替代燃料(SAF)。它展示了四种技术，作为不同类型的远洋和短途海运船只的SAF促进因素，包括新建和改装。在装卸、储存和主推进过程中使用的SAF包括液体和压缩的绿色H2，以及两种绿色的H2载体，即液态氢和氨气。所使用的SAF将在散货船上进行演示，并通过对欧盟港口典型的其他四种类型的船只进行详细的桌面研究进行评估和验证。对于演示船，氢气将用作发电机组的主要燃料来源，为与M/E并行的轴电机(功率接收)提供动力，从而满足船的部分推进需求。桌面研究以前面提到的SAF为特色，为每艘船提供了三种动力系统选项，1)燃料电池组和船用电池组，2)内燃式M/E(用于新建筑)，3)类似于演示的内燃式PTI发电机。将使用安全、能源效率、环境影响和技术经济可行性方面的具体关键绩效指标对这些支持SAF的动力总成系统进行深入分析。SAFeCRAFT采用A-Z办法利用SAFS，包括船上的加油、储存、装卸和燃料消耗，并原则上批准工程和设计流程，将加速实施这些措施。将实现三个社会目标：1)促进创造高技能就业机会；2)通过开发新技术和水路运输监管标准促进欧盟的经济增长；3)减少环境足迹并加快向SAFS的过渡。目前提案的核心联合体成员也是NH3CRAFT和LH2 CRAFT项目的核心团队，而平衡良好的联合体由来自6个国家的11个合作伙伴组成。

SAFeCRAFT’s overall goal is to develop and demonstrate the safety and viability and accelerate the adoption of Sustainable Alternative Fuels (SAFs) in waterborne transport. It demonstrates four technologies, acting as SAF enablers for different types of oceangoing and short sea shipping vessels, both newbuilding and retrofits. SAFs used during handling, storage, and for main propulsion include liquid & compressed green H2, and two green H2 carriers, LOHCs and ammonia. SAFs used will be demonstrated on a bulk carrier and assessed and validated through detailed desktop studies for four other types of vessels typical in EU ports. For the demo vessel, H2 will be used as the primary fuel source for a Generator Set providing power to a shaft motor (Power-Take-In) in parallel with the M/ E, thus covering part of ship’s propulsion needs. The desktop studies feature the aforementioned SAFs that lead into three powertrain options for each vessel, 1) fuel cell stacks & marine-type battery packs, 2) internal combustion M/E (for newbuildings), 3) internal combustion PTI generator similar to the demo. These SAF enabling power train systems will be analyzed in-depth, using specific KPIs for safety, energy efficiency, environmental impact and technoeconomic feasibility. SAFeCRAFT A-Z approach in utilizing SAFs, including bunkering, storage, handling and fuel consumption onboard, and the issuance of Approval in Principle for the engineering and design processes, will accelerate their implementation. Three societal objectives will be served: 1) facilitating the creation of highly skilled jobs, 2) economic growth in the EU by development of new technologies and regulatory standards for waterborne transport, 3) reduction of the environmental footprint and acceleration of the transition to SAFs. The core consortium members of the current proposal are also the core team of the NH3CRAFT and LH2CRAFT projects, while the well-balanced consortium consists of 11 partners from 6 countries.