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Anchors away to zero-emission shipping

Using a combination of technologies, the CHEK project is developing vessels designed to substantially curtail shipping’s carbon footprint.

The project says its wind energy-optimised bulk carrier and hydrogen-powered cruise ship designs could reduce the sector’s greenhouse gas emissions by a staggering 99 %. To ensure this technology is translated into action, the project also developed a future-proof vessel design platform. Engineers can use the platform to integrate the project’s sustainable technologies into their own tanker, container ship, cargo ship and ferry designs.

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CHEK, synergy, growth, green transition, climate-neutral, energy, renewables, CINEA, transport, shipping, European Green Deal, green hydrogen, greenhouse gas emission, carbon footprint, CO2, renewable energy, climate action, wind propulsion