The EcoShipYard (ESY) project is an ambitious project that aims to promote sustainable shipbuilding practices and material circularity in the EU. It does so by developing solutions that reduce a shipyard’s environmental impact, increase energy efficiency, and optimize operations. The project will also measure and reduce non-operational impacts of vessels themselves, that is during their construction, repair, retrofitting, and dismantling.
As task leader, the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) plays a pivotal role in ESY Task 6.2 by: Performing an Impact Analysis of the project’s outcomes and by developing a Strategic Plan for the successful implementation of the project’s planned activities.
The primary outcome of this task is the identification of the critical ESY activities and resources necessary to achieve overall objectives of the project, perform an assessment of the potential cascading scientific, technological, economic, environmental and societal impacts of the project’s activities and develop recommendations for the European Commission regarding policies and strategies for the sustainable and economic viability of the shipbuilding sector across the EU countries. In addition, the impact analysis will incorporate a strategic plan to mitigate any negative effects of the promoted solutions or processes within the project. So far, the task has initiated the preparatory activities that are critical for launching a robust and comprehensive impact analysis, has developed the structuring of the overall methodology and has defined the analytical framework that will be used to evaluate cascading impacts. For the next period of the project, a close collaboration with other WPs will be pursued to ensure alignment between tasks and goals of the project and a comprehensive review of relevant deliverables will be performed, taking into consideration stakeholder inputs and policy contexts.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation program under grant agreement no. 101138730. UK participation in EcoShipYard Project is funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) under the UK government’s Horizon Europe guarantee [grant-number 10120898].
