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Projects are expected to address all of the following aspects:

• Design of battery management systems of high voltage battery installations for AC and DC distribution systems in waterborne transport.
• Design and control of conversion systems, insulation design and insulation coordination.
• Adoption of low weight electrical energy storage designed to be integrated on board (e.g. not an on deck ISO container).
• Sustainability and circularity criteria to be preferably adapted for whole life of on-board battery pack solutions (i.e. second-life applications).
• Identification and characterisation of the specific requirements needed for inland waterway and maritime transport.
• Development of battery safety concept that is in principle suitable for class approval, especially for large battery spaces on-board, considering detection, ventilation and fire suppression technology.
• Identify and, if necessary, support the development of any new standards and certification procedures which will be required to facilitate deployment of the developed new technologies and solutions.

The new solutions should also contribute significantly to the overall safety for on-board battery applications (i.e. for toxic emissions, fire propagation, etc.). The form factor, the battery management system and the interface with the shore side electric grid should also be considered.