Security enhancement through heterogeneous data fusion and improved AI/ML-powered Copernicus maritime and border surveillance services-AI4COPSEC
AI4COPSEC is a Horizon Europe research project that leverages advanced artificial intelligence to transform maritime and border surveillance. By integrating cutting-edge machine learning and GeoAI models with Copernicus satellite data, the project enhances Europe’s capacity to monitor critical maritime activities and respond to environmental threats.
The project employs self-supervised deep learning, geospatial analytics, and social media intelligence to create more responsive and accurate surveillance systems. Through this innovative approach, AI4COPSEC demonstrates how AI can augment existing Copernicus services, providing authorities with powerful new tools to address urgent security and environmental challenges at sea and along borders.
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Blue Bunkering of Anchored ships with Renewable Generated Electricity – BlueBARGE
The BlueBARGE Consortium is dedicated to designing, developing, and demonstrating an optimal power barge solution for supplying electrical power to moored and anchored vessels offshore. This effort will address challenges related to electrical integration, platform interfacing with ships, ports, and local networks, as well as operational safety and regulatory compliance aspects.
The project will consider different alternatives as containerised power supply modules exploring various technical alternatives and configurations, providing a high-readiness and complete “power bunkering” solution, poised for commercialisation by 2030.
In alignment with the EU’s goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and the strategies outlined by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to cut sector emissions by 50% by 2050, BlueBARGE seeks to contribute to the maritime industry’s transition toward electrification and decarbonisation at both EU and international levels.
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Electrifying Maritime Transport Through Advanced High-Voltage Battery Systems – HARPOONERS
HARPOONERS is a Horizon Europe research project that leverages advanced battery technology to transform maritime and inland waterborne transport. By integrating high-voltage modular systems with digital twin platforms and next-generation powertrain solutions, the project enhances Europe’s capacity to decarbonize the shipping sector and enable zero-emission vessel operations. The project employs cyber-secure monitoring systems, innovative safety frameworks, and sustainable design principles to create more efficient and environmentally friendly maritime transport.
Through this innovative approach, HARPOONERS demonstrates how electrification can revolutionize vessel operations, providing the maritime industry with powerful new tools to address urgent environmental challenges and achieve climate goals at sea and along inland waterways.
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Advancing net-zero transport transformation through comprehensive data integration and cross-sectoral modeling-PATH2ZERO
PATH2ZERO is a Horizon Europe research project that leverages advanced predictive modeling and data harmonization to accelerate Europe’s transition towards a net-zero, climate-resilient transport sector. By developing a sophisticated knowledge base that integrates transport activity data, policy frameworks, and cross-sectoral assessments, the project equips policymakers and stakeholders with the tools needed to develop, evaluate, and benchmark tailored net-zero transport pathways aligned with the Paris Agreement and 2050 targets.
The project employs comprehensive forecasting models, policy mapping tools, and benchmarking frameworks to create accurate emissions projections and assess policy effectiveness across multiple sectors and countries. Through this innovative approach, PATH2ZERO demonstrates how integrated modeling can provide decision-makers with data-driven insights for designing impactful transport policies, fostering international collaboration among researchers, policymakers, and stakeholders to co-create practical, equitable, and evidence-based pathways for achieving greenhouse gas reduction targets in Europe’s transport sector.
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Smart and Decarbonised Port Ecosystem-SMARTDEC
SMARTDEC is an Interreg Atlantic Area project focused on accelerating the decarbonisation of maritime transport through transnational cooperation. The project is developing a network of Atlantic innovation hubs to support the adoption of clean technologies, share best practices and strengthen coordination among maritime stakeholders. SMARTDEC contributes to building a more sustainable and competitive Atlantic maritime ecosystem.
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INTERREG Italy-Croatia- TransH2
TransH2 is an EU-funded project dedicated to enhancing the sustainability of cross-border maritime mobility in the Adriatic region, with a focus on passenger transport between Italy and Croatia. The project promotes the adoption of zero-emission solutions by exploring the use of green hydrogen as a clean alternative fuel for maritime applications. Through a combination of joint research, pilot actions, and stakeholder capacity building, TransH2 assesses the feasibility of hydrogen-powered vessels, analyses key passenger routes, and evaluates the development of hydrogen refuelling infrastructure in ports. By fostering cross-border cooperation and establishing a dedicated H₂ maritime collaboration network, the project supports the transition towards low-carbon maritime transport and contributes to the objectives of the European Green Deal.
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Future-proof efficient and sustainable deployment of ZEWT – TRUSTEE
TRUSTEE is a Horizon Europe research project that supports Europe’s transition towards zero-emission waterborne transport (ZEWT). By developing foresight scenarios, multi-stakeholder assessment frameworks, and data-driven recommendations, the project equips decision-makers across policy, investment, industry, and operations with the tools needed to accelerate the decarbonisation of European waterborne transport in line with the European Green Deal and climate neutrality goals by 2050.
The project employs comprehensive methodologies including stakeholder engagement, systemic barrier identification, and cross-sectoral collaboration, to generate actionable insights, including identification of most promising ZEWT use cases, policy and implementation recommendations, and a shared knowledge base.
Through this strategic approach, TRUSTEE strengthens collaboration and capacity-building across the European waterborne transport ecosystems, showing how coordinated action can overcome fragmentation in R&I efforts, and equipping authorities and industry players with powerful tools to address the environmental, social, and economic challenges of achieving zero-emission targets.
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