Retrofit Solutions to Reduce GHG Emissions in Maritime Transport

Alessandro Iafrati; Spyros Hirdaris; Thomas Koch; Hannes Renzsch; Nikos Themelis; Laura Herrera; Nikolaos Tsoulakos; Vassilios Zagkas; Alessandro Maccari; Gregory Johnston; Sabino Jose Chapero; Milad Armin; Roger Armson; Cosimo Cervicato

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-89444-2_70

Retrofit Solutions to Reduce GHG Emissions in Maritime Transport

Alessandro Iafrati^*
, Spyros Hirdaris
, Thomas Koch
, Hannes Renzsch
, Nikos Themelis
, Laura Herrera
, Nikolaos Tsoulakos
, Vassilios Zagkas
, Alessandro Maccari
, Gregory Johnston
, Sabino Jose Chapero
, Milad Armin
, Roger Armson
, Cosimo Cervicato

^*Corresponding author for this work

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In this paper, the energy-saving and green solutions developed within the RETROFIT55 EU project are presented. The combination of technologies elaborated depends on the operational scenario of the retrofitted ship, the highest gains in fuel oil consumption, and the reduction of harmful life cycle emissions. Two innovative solutions namely Wind Assisted Ship Propulsion (WASP), Air Lubrication System (ALS), as well as mature technologies, such as operational optimization, smart energy management of electrical systems, and hydrodynamics-based design optimization, are developed and integrated. The project aims at setting up a web-based platform through which the user can browse a catalogue and combine different retrofitting options. Each option is described in terms of surrogate models which allow to compare the different configurations in terms of specific key performance indicators.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Transport Transitions: Advancing Sustainable and Inclusive Mobility
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the 10th TRA Conference, 2024, Dublin, Ireland - Volume 3: Eco-efficient Mobility Systems
Publisher	Springer
Pages	478-484
Number of pages	7
Volume	3
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-031-89444-2
ISBN (Print)	978-3-031-89443-5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-89444-2_70
Publication status	Published - 2025
MoE publication type	A3 Book section, Chapters in research books
Event	Transport Research Arena - Dublin, Ireland Duration: 15 Apr 2024 → 18 Apr 2024 Conference number: 10

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Mobility
Volume	Part F383
ISSN (Print)	2196-5544
ISSN (Electronic)	2196-5552

Conference

Conference	Transport Research Arena
Abbreviated title	TTRA
Country/Territory	Ireland
City	Dublin
Period	15/04/2024 → 18/04/2024

Keywords

Decarbonization
Green Ships. Design for Retrofitting
Marine Technologies

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Iafrati, A., Hirdaris, S., Koch, T., Renzsch, H., Themelis, N., Herrera, L., Tsoulakos, N., Zagkas, V., Maccari, A., Johnston, G., Chapero, S. J., Armin, M., Armson, R., & Cervicato, C. (2025). Retrofit Solutions to Reduce GHG Emissions in Maritime Transport. In Transport Transitions: Advancing Sustainable and Inclusive Mobility : Proceedings of the 10th TRA Conference, 2024, Dublin, Ireland - Volume 3: Eco-efficient Mobility Systems (Vol. 3, pp. 478-484). (Lecture Notes in Mobility; Vol. Part F383). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-89444-2_70

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Retrofit Solutions to Reduce GHG Emissions in Maritime Transport. / Iafrati, Alessandro; Hirdaris, Spyros; Koch, Thomas et al.
Transport Transitions: Advancing Sustainable and Inclusive Mobility : Proceedings of the 10th TRA Conference, 2024, Dublin, Ireland - Volume 3: Eco-efficient Mobility Systems. Vol. 3 Springer, 2025. p. 478-484 (Lecture Notes in Mobility; Vol. Part F383).

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