Steps to accelerate the decarbonisation
Workpackages and Activities
Mapping Stakeholders and Priorities
- Description of the maritime transport sector in the Atlantic area (key actors, current initiatives on decarbonisation, ongoing projects, etc.)
- Identification of gaps, needs, stakeholders and technology providers/users in maritime decarbonisation
- Organization of 4 regional workshops to involve stakeholders and present the project’s objectives, actions and expected outputs
Profiling Technologies
- Decarbonisation Tech ID and Mapping: Scientific and Technological innovation Assessment and Forecasting innovation Trends
- Environmental, Social and Economic Assessment: Establish a private and social cost-benefit analysis of each innovative technology
- Innovation Matching: Regional matching analysis of decarbonisation needs with identified technology profiles
SMARTDEC Maritime Decarbonisation Network
- Establishment of platform governance and guidelines
- Communication campaign
- Creation of interactive platform to serve as a technology showcase and networking and opportunity tool
Accelerating Promising Innovations
- Matching innovative profiled solutions with regional needs
- Open call for solution providers to select the most promising technologies
- Deploying business support to up-grade and prepare the selected promising innovations (i.e. environmental impact planning, financial planning)
- Sharing best practices and recommendations for maritime transport decarbonisation informed by the preparatory actions for future demonstration pilots
Legacy and Policy Recommendations
- Workshop with regional authorities to exchange best practices, share results and nurture content
- Production of policy recommendations
- Engaging with EU policy makers and relevant EU organisms through High Level Final Event:
- Exploring the transferability of the SMARTDEC model and defining a strategy for its legacy
SMARTDEC actions over the next 3 years
Timeline
Currently under development