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A European project dedicated to increase the level of safety, environmental quality and sustainability of alternative fuels in maritime transportation of the Adriatic and Ionian seas is being run by the System Reliability and Industrial Safety Laboratory (SRISL) of the Institute of Nuclear & Radiological Sciences and Technology, Energy & Safety (INRASTES) at NCSR “Demokritos”, under the coordination of Dr Olga Aneziris. The consortium consists of eleven partners from six countries: Greece, Italy, Croatia, Slovenia, Albania, and Serbia.

The overall objective of SUPERALFUEL is to support the increase of Short Sea Shipping in the Adriatic-Ionian Sea basin, as sustainable transport mode through joint developed actions, including the promotion of the use of alternative fuels (hydrogen, ammonia, methanol) and last /first mile environmentally friendly solutions. It will demonstrate the sustainability of alternative fuels at ports, for bunkering, fuel supply and for ship propulsion. Several studies will be performed at ports of the project partners in the Adriatic Ionian area, to examine various aspects of supplying ships with alternative fuels such as: a) the use of supply vessels or trucks, b) risk analysis, c) the simultaneous execution of commercial operations during bunkering and d) the need for change of work and communication processes.

SUPERALFUEL will perform the following major tasks:

a) establish harmonized guidelines for safety and risk assessment of alternative fuels in the IPA Adriatic-Ionian area, by sharing experience and practices derived from safety directives applied in conventional facilities

b) develop a solution for training stakeholders in the areas of hydrogen, ammonia and methanol safety and sustainability, based on a Massive Online Open Course platform

c) create a network focused on sustainability, safety and training for alternative fuel bunkering operations and other maritime activities

Project duration: 1.7.2024 – 30.6.2027