In September, CESI and partners namely Port of Tyne, Siemens, Connected Places Catapult and North-East LEP, were successful in the Department for Transport’s Clean Maritime Demonstration call for ““Clean Tyne, UK Roadmap to Decarbonisation”.

The Clean Tyne project is part of the Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition, funded by the Department for Transport and is delivered in partnership with Innovate UK.

The above stakeholders will work together to create a real-time digital platform which will facilitate planning and feasibility studies and help to gain a better understanding on future power needs of Port of Tyne. Outcomes of the project will be used as a data-driven evidence base to establish how a multi-vector renewables port can drive operational transition and wider compliance to deliver on the Governments Clean Air Strategy (2019), Clean Maritime Plan (2020), Maritime 2050 Strategy and Net-Zero (2050).

The involvement CESI in the Clean Tyne – UK Blueprint for Decarbonisation will come from of:

• expanding the Techno Economic Environmental CESI models by adding a data layer
• include a Marine logistics Hub in the list of CESI Demonstrators
• collect data and validate models using real data
• connect models with Siemens digital platform and Port activities

CESI Co-Investigator, Dr Haris Patsios commented on the news:

“This project presents a fantastic opportunity to apply novel concepts of digitalisation in real-world energy systems. We are excited to have the opportunity to research and develop new solutions for ports that cut across energy systems, marine transport, and data, in collaboration with industry and other innovators, helping reduce carbon emissions.”

Dr Haris Patsios, CESI Co-Investigator

Find more information about other ways Newcastle University is helping clean maritime technology here.