Artificial Intelligence can help cut huge amounts of emissions from shipping. A new project lead by NAVTOR, and with several Maritime CleanTech partners onboard, is awarded 44 million Norwegian kroner to develop new commercial AI-enhanced technology and services to optimize the energy usage of vessels and ships.
Today, there are no systematic data‐driven solutions to improving energy efficiency onboard, mainly due to the complexity of ship operating environment as well as high complexity of data processing, such as AIS data that is often incomplete and unreliable.
Norwegian Minister of Trade and Industry Jan Christian Vestre revealed today that Green AI for Sustainable Shipping (GASS) is one of nine green projects to get funding through the Norwegian Government’s Green Platform scheme.
– The Green Platform’s objective is to accelerate the green transition in business. There is incredibly exciting progress, and the support we are providing to these major projects is a significant contribution to the government’s goals for green transition and business growth, says Minister of Trade and Industry Jan Christian Vestre.
Great Potential
Partners NAVTOR, Grieg Star, Maritime CleanTech, Scandinavian Reach Technologies, Simula Research Laboratory, SinOceanic Shipping, and Sustainable Energy Norwegian Catapult Centre are eager to start on the project which will enable vessel owners and operators to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and contribute to the green transition by enhancing vessel performance to maintain competitiveness and comply with new regulations and agreements.
– Huge CO2 reductions can be achieved through more efficient use of the ships, also before major technical modifications are initiated. In the GASS project, strong Norwegian shipping-related companies will develop solutions for energy consumption optimization by combining advanced vessel data with machine learning and digital twin applications, says Head of Innovation at Maritime CleanTech, Øystein Huglen.
– We see this as an important step in our commitment to sustainable shipping. Here, we are utilizing a large amount of data from the vessels and combining it with a digital twin of the ship to develop services that will monitor, analyze, and optimize the fuel consumption for the vessel, says Bjørn Åge Hjøllo, Chief Sustainable Officer at NAVTOR.
In total The Norwegian Government grants 573 MNOK to nine green projects, including several projects involving Maritime CleanTech partners – congratulations to everyone involved!