Project
ACTIVE - Air Cavity Technology for Inland Vessels
Funding origin:
Italy
STRIA Roadmaps:
Low-emission alternative energy for transport (ALT)
Vehicle design and manufacturing (VDM)
Transport mode:
Waterborne
Transport sectors:
Freight transport
Passenger transport
Duration:
Start date: 03/04/2017,
End date: 28/11/2018
Status: Finished
Funding details:
Total cost:
€1 270 226
EU Contribution:
€887 011
Overview
Objectives:
The ACTIVE project aimed to define a new type of river transport characterised by low investment and operating costs, encouraging the relaunch of inland navigation.
Methodology:
The project combined the study of hull shape with innovative fluid-dynamic systems ("air cushion"), as well as an innovative propulsion system. The possibility of using natural gas in the liquid or compressed gaseous state as fuel was also taken into consideration.
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