UK National Clean Maritime Research Hub

Started

Energy Efficiency(Transport)

Basic and strategic applied research
Applied Research and Development

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Electrical and Electronic Engineering)
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Architecture and the Built Environment)
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES (Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences)

Not Cross-cutting
Other (Energy technology information dissemination)

Professor A P Roskilly
Sir Joseph Swan Institute
Newcastle University

Standard

EPSRC

01 September 2023

31 March 2028

55 months

£11,661,395

Energy

North East

Energy and Decarbonisation

Professor A P Roskilly, Sir Joseph Swan Institute, Newcastle University

Dr P Atkins, Sch of Computing, Engineering & Maths, University of Brighton
Prof A Cairns, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham
Dr K Chong, Sch of Engineering and Applied Science, Aston University
Dr C Dansoh, F: Engineering Computing & Environment, Kingston University
Dr R Elder, Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Sheffield
Dr C Gerada, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Nottingham
Professor Z Hu, Sch of Engineering, Newcastle University
Professor J Irvine, Chemistry, University of St Andrews
Dr J Ling Chin, Engineering, Durham University
Professor P Liu, Sch of Engineering, Newcastle University
Dr D Makarov, School of the Built Environment, University of Ulster
Professor V Molkov, School of the Built Environment, University of Ulster
Dr R Morgan, Sch of Computing, Engineering & Maths, University of Brighton
Dr I Moutzouris, Faculty of Finance, City University
Dr AS Panesar, Sch of Computing, Engineering & Maths, University of Brighton
Dr AJ Smallbone, Mechanical and Systems Engineering, Newcastle University
Dr MJ Smith, Chemistry, University of St Andrews
Professor D Song, Management School, University of Liverpool
Prof P Thornley, Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, University of Manchester
Dr P Tricoli, Electronic, Electrical and Computer Eng, University of Birmingham
Dr A Tsolakis, School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Birmingham
Dr S Turkmen, Sch of Engineering, Newcastle University
Mr Y Wang, Sir Joseph Swan Institute, Newcastle University
Dr D Wu, Sch of Engineering, Newcastle University
Dr X Xie, Sch of Engineering, Newcastle University
Professor Y Xie, Faculty of Business and Law, Anglia Ruskin University
Dr W Yang, Sch of Engineering, Newcastle University

Project Contact, ASG Superconductors SpA
Project Contact, Johnson Matthey Plc
Project Contact, Tees Valley Mayoral Combined Authority
Project Contact, Ørsted
Project Contact, Hyundai Motor Group, South Korea
Project Contact, Repsol S.A., Spain
Project Contact, Auriga Energy Limited
Project Contact, Soil Machine Dynamics Ltd
Project Contact, L’Institut national de l’environnement industriel et des risques (Ineris), France
Project Contact, University of Porto (Universidade do Porto), Portugal
Project Contact, CEA (Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique), France
Project Contact, Ballard Power Systems Europe
Project Contact, Ceres Power Limited
Project Contact, MAHLE Powertrain Ltd
Project Contact, University of Cantabria
Project Contact, Shell Global Solutions UK
Project Contact, BMT Group Ltd (UK)
Project Contact, Infineum UK Ltd
Project Contact, Cummins Ltd
Project Contact, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
Project Contact, COSCO shipping lines (UK) limited
Project Contact, Calculus Energy Limited
Project Contact, Caledonian Maritime Assests Ltd
Project Contact, Carisbrooke Shipping
Project Contact, Clean Air Power GT Ltd
Project Contact, Cowes Harbour Commission
Project Contact, DFDS A/S
Project Contact, Dover Harbour Board (DHB)
Project Contact, Fincantieri
Project Contact, Freeport East
Project Contact, Global Ship Lease
Project Contact, Hadland Maritime Limited
Project Contact, Hellenic Marine Environment Protection A
Project Contact, Inc. c/o Technomar
Project Contact, Kellas Midstream
Project Contact, King Abdulaziz University
Project Contact, MOL (Europe Africa) Limited
Project Contact, Midlands Engine Partnership
Project Contact, Midlands Innovation
Project Contact, New Ship Evolution
Project Contact, Portsmouth International Port
Project Contact, Prime Tanker Management Inc.
Project Contact, Skeleton Technologies
Project Contact, Sustainable Maritime Solutions
Project Contact, Suttons International Ltd
Project Contact, Teesside Freeport
Project Contact, Teignbridge Propellers (Services) Ltd
Project Contact, Toyota Technological Institute
Project Contact, Mersey Maritime Limited
Project Contact, SHARP Composites
Project Contact, ULEMCO Ltd
Project Contact, PD Ports
Project Contact, Persee
Project Contact, Cox Powertrain
Project Contact, University of Rome I (La Sapienza)
Project Contact, University of South-Eastern Norway
Project Contact, University of Zagreb
Project Contact, ZEM Fuel Systems Ltd.
Project Contact, Rux Energy
Project Contact, Spot Ship
Project Contact, Kongsberg Group
Project Contact, ZIZO
Project Contact, Stellar Systems
Project Contact, Alpha Marine Consulting
Project Contact, ABL London Ltd.
Project Contact, Peel Ports Group
Project Contact, Sustainable Shipping lnitiative (SSI)
Project Contact, Hynamics
Project Contact, Connected Places Catapult
Project Contact, Anemoi
Project Contact, Innospec Environmental Ltd
Project Contact, Antipollution and V Group
Project Contact, Port of Felixstowe
Project Contact, Technical University of Delft, The Netherlands
Project Contact, ImarEST

Along the well-to-wake value chain from upstream processes associated with fuels production and supply, components manufacture, and ships construction to the operation of ports and vessels, the UK domestic and international shipping produced 5.9 Mt CO2eq and 13.8 Mt CO2eq, respectively in 2017, totalling 3.4% of the UK's overall greenhouse gas emissions. The sector contributes significantly to air pollution challenges with emissions of nitrogen oxide, sulphur dioxide and particulate matters, harming human health and the environment particularly in coastal areas.The annual global market for maritime emission reduction technologies could reach $15 billion by 2050. This provides substantial economic opportunities for the UK. The Department for Transport's Clean Maritime Plan provides a route map for action on infrastructure, economics, regulation, and innovation that covers high technology readiness level (TRL 3-7). There is a genuine opportunity to explore fundamental research and go beyond conventional marine engineering and naval architecture and exploit the UK's world-leading cross-sectoral fundamental research expertise on hydrodynamics, fuels, combustion, electric machines and power electronics, batteries and fuel cells, energy systems, digitization, management, finance, logistics, safety engineering, etc. The proposed UK-MaRes Hub is a multidisciplinary research consortium and will conduct interdisciplinary research focussed on delivering disruptive solutions which have tangible potential to transform existing practice and reach a zero-carbon future by 2050.The challenges faced by UK maritime activity and their solutions are generally common but when deployed locally, they are bespoke due to the specifics of the port, the vessels they support, and the dependencies on their supply chains. Implementation will be heavily dependent on the local community, existing infrastructure, as well as opportunities and constraints related to the supply, distribution, storage and bunkering of alternative fuels, in decarbonising port handling facilities and cold-ironing, with the integration of renewable energy, reducing air pollution, to land-use and increased capacity and capability, and the local development of skills.The types of vessels and the cargoes handled through UK ports varies and are related to several factors, such as geographical location, regional industrial and business activity and wider transport links. Therefore, UK-MaRes Hub aims to feed into a clean maritime strategy that can adapt to place-based challenges and provide targeted technical and socio-economic interventions through a novel Co-innovation Methodology. This will bring together Research Exploration themes/work packages and Responsive Research Fund project activity into focus on port-centric scenarios and assess possibilities to innovate and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, 2040 and 2050 timeframes, sharing best practice across the whole maritime ecosystem.A diverse, and inclusive Clean Maritime Network+ will ensure wider dissemination and knowledge take-up to achieve greater impact across UK ports and other maritime activity. The Network+ will have coordinated regional activity in South-West, Southern, London, Yorkshire & Lincolnshire, Midlands, North-West, North-East, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. An already established Clean Maritime Research Partnership has vibrant academic, industrial, and civic stakeholder members from across the UK. UK-MaRes Hub will establish a Clean Maritime Policy Unit to provide expert advice and quantitative evidence to enable rapid decarbonisation of the maritime sector. It will ensure that the UK-MaRes Hub is engaging with policymakers at all stages of the hub activities.

20/09/23