Presentation video NEEDS, Dynamic Techno-Economical Scenario Simulation Model for Sustainable Waterborne Activities and Transport

First version of the generic dynamic techno-economic model for application in workpackage 2 and 3. Updates and fine tuning will take place with the interaction (and feedback) of following work package that will make use of the model (month 6 and further). The deliverable will consist in two items: - a software program with a simple interface (expert use) to be used as prototype at this stage of the project. Such compiled software will be shared with the consortium partners as executable (but not made public with the source code). - a report describing the approach and method, as well as the input parameters and variables (with their properties). Such report can be shared publicly if needed (but at this stage of the development, it may not be interesting yet, as additional fine tuning and changes are still expected within WP2 and 3).

Final version of the generic techno-economic model (month 11). The deliverable will consist in two items: - an executable software program with a simple interface (expert use) to be used by the partners to model their regional case. Such compiled software will be shared with the consortium partners as executable (but not made public with the source code). - a report describing the approach and method, as well as the input parameters and variables (with their properties). Such report will be shared publicly on the website of the project (downloadable).

An interactive portal to input the parameters, launch scenarios and visualise the outcome for further analysis for the modelled cases (month 12). The web portal will show the available finctionnalities. New regions or scenarios will not be interactively available online but will have to be prepared in order to be used possibly online on the portal (as done in WP 2 and 3). The web-based portal will be available earlier for the application with the consortium (beta version in development), but not yet publicly released and usable. The portal development and delivery will run parallel to the model development (used as interface by the consortium partners to conduct their regional modelling and scenario launching).

This deliverable describes the dataset that was developed for effectively applying the dynamic techno-economic model, devised in WP1, on the Greek coastal shipping network. Different information sources were exploited to this end, allowing to properly set and describe the base-case scenario.

This deliverable assesses and describes the potential of the South-East region of Europe, and particularly Greece, in supporting the use of alternative fuels in the coastal shipping sector. Both current capacities of sustainable / renewable energy production are identified and reported vis-à-vis ongoing and planned investments, while promising opportunities not yet exploited are also highlighted

Building upon D2.1 and D2.2 and exploiting information from other key sources (e.g. STEERER project), this deliverable will describe an appropriate number of realistic sustainable fuel development scenarios to be analysed for the region, that will be validated by a number of key regional and international experts. Boundary conditions and constraints across the different scenarios will be diversified properly and the results of a sensitivity analysis will be reported, highlighting critical parameters where priority should be given.

Focusing on the inland shipping network, this deliverable will describe the dataset that will be developed and validated for applying the dynamic techno-economic model that will be devised in WP1. All available relevant resources will be exploited to this end, allowing in turn to set and properly describe the base-case scenario.

Focusing on the inland shipping network, this deliverable describes the applicability of different energy carriers and solutions, potential upscale of renewable energy production, harbour infrastructure and likely impact of energy transition in the wider Rhine region.

Building upon D3.1 and D3.2 and exploiting information from other key sources, this deliverable describes a number of sustainable fuel development scenarios which were analysed for the inland region. The simulation model was applied for these different scenarios with different assumptions on technology take-ups, fuel / energy prices and regulatory regimes. The main aim here was to develop and justify a stable simulation model that can be used for other scenarios and regions after the project.

The document will describe the potential impact of the techno-economic model and the data collected to carry out the assessment. It will also summarize the results of the socio economic impact assessment carried out in T 4.1.

D4.2 will contain the lists of enablers, barriers and challenges and also the TRL and BRL of the technologies to be implemented. The second part of the deliverables will be the transposition roadmap for the deployment scenarios as developed in T 4.2.

The deliverable will describe the most impactful drivers in the transposition roadmaps. It will also explain the methodology to transfer the approach to other applications/regions. Finally, recommended guidelines for transferability will be documented.

The New Sustainable Fuel Deployment Scenarios for the European Waterborne Community (NEEDS) project is a Horizon Europe collaborative and support action (CSA) project launched as part of the activities financed by the Co-Programmed Partnership on Zero-Emission Waterborne Transport1 (ZEWT cPP). Its aim is to help the Partnership members and the European waterborne transport community as a whole to find the best insights for the future deployment of sustainable alternative fuels at Union level.

Description of the NEEDS communication and dissemination tools, partners’ responsibilities and how these tools will be used during the project lifetime

The New Sustainable Fuel Deployment Scenarios for the European Waterborne Community (NEEDS) project is a Horizon Europe (HEU) collaborative and support action (CSA) project launched as part of the activities financed by the Co-Programmed Partnership on Zero-Emission Waterborne Transport1 (ZEWT cPP). Its aim is to help the Partnership members and the European waterborne transport community as a whole to find the best insights for the future deployment of sustainable alternative fuels at Union level.

The New Sustainable Fuel Deployment Scenarios for the European Waterborne Community (NEEDS) project is a Horizon Europe CSA project launched as part of the activities financed by the Co-Programmed Partnership on Zero-Emission Waterborne Transport1 (ZEWT cPP). Its aim is to help the Partnership members and the European waterborne transport community as a whole to find the best insights for the future deployment of sustainable alternative fuels at Union level.

The main results of the Network consultations – minutes, reports, inputs in the context of the review process, etc. - will be compiled into this deliverable.

This deliverable will outline the medium- to long-term measures to be implemented for the project achievements to be kept alive and developed, where possible, after the end of the project. These measures will have a focus on: (a) the work in connection to the ZEWT Partnership done by the project partners, which also includes the relationship with the policy makers; (b) the promotion and update of the data and the regional model, to be used by the relevant waterborne transport stakeholders, authorities, policy makers etc. at regional, national and EU level; (c) the Network’s activities, both towards the Partnership and within their own fields of activity. The first case will focus on the use of the NEEDS data in the context of the ZEWT Partnership activities, and that of all the partners more generally. As the timeline of the project is partly different from that of the partnership, it means that the former will benefit from some of the results of the latter not just immediately, but also further in time. Other ZEWT-related activities developed by the project partners can also benefit from the NEEDS input, and these will be investigated and outlined in this deliverable. Secondly, the data will be used in the relevant discussions with the EU and Member-States' representatives. While this part will have a significant overlap with the work done in the ZEWT partnership framework, there are also myriad opportunities at national and regional levels. The deliverable will outline some examples in this case. Lastly, NEEDS will further contribute to this 'standing' waterborne transport experts group, which is foreseen to continue contributing to the different Partnership and WATERBORNE TP activities, either in the context of future projects or through other activities.