The outcome should contribute to:
- Accelerate the adoption of commercial high-tech propulsion and power system components.
- Technology implementation on naval vessels and the accelerated development, prototyping and demonstration of a number of crucial propulsion and power system technology building blocks.
- Accelerate the future research and development programmes of on energy conversion systems.
The EU has set the ambition to be carbon neutral by 2050. This objective also affects military naval vessels. Most efficiently produced carbon-neutral fuels such as hydrogen and ammonia have an energy density, safety and toxicity that does not allow its application on frontline naval vessels, such as frigates and corvettes, as it would affect their ability to operate autonomously, with minimal logistic supply lines and impede the resilience against damage due to the explosivity or toxicity of the fuel. Fluid fuels, such as methanol, could be applicable to certain types of naval vessels with limited autonomy requirements or during peacetime operations, while frontline operations would be best sustained with a zero-emission long-chain synthetically produced fuel, such as sustainable aviation fuel. This drives the need to reduce the impact of sustainable fuels on naval propulsion and electrical power systems. The use of expensive long chain e-fuels and less energy-dense e-fuels,
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