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The latter are particularly relevant as they tend to be in use in excess of 30 years and are largely owned by SMEs with limited investment potential.

For inland navigation and/or maritime shipping projects are expected to address one or more of the following:

• Retrofit solutions to significantly reduce air or water pollution without increasing fuel consumption and hence GHG emissions, for example main engine abatement systems or engine and propulsion system modifications.
• Retrofit solutions which significant reduce GHG emissions through partial or full electrification, clearly progressing beyond the state of the art. Indicative examples are battery ICE hybridisation for the main propulsion system and auxiliary power, electric network reconfiguration, electrical power management.
• Retrofit innovative hydrodynamic improvements (hull, hull management, appendages) to significantly improve energy efficiency and reduce GHG emissions by reducing fuel consumption.

Projects will focus on the design for technically and economically efficient retrofitting of the ship along these main lines.  Cost efficiency of the proposed solutions will come from standardised and modular solutions applicable to different ships or by significantly reducing operational costs over the expected remaining life time of the asset. This may require new business models and implementation strategies based on a catalogue of solutions including smart maintenance. Attention will be paid to solutions which are not causing secondary emissions to air or water and which will not significantly increase fuel consumption.