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EC Grants €16.8 Million for "Near Zero Emissions" Marine Engine
Horizon 2020 Projects says that the European Commission is contributing €16.8 million ($19.06 million) to a €25 million ($28.37 million) project that aims to develop a "fuel flexible, near-zero emissions, adaptive performance marine engine," known as Hercules-2.
The project is backed by the European Union's (EU's) research and innovation framework programme.
The University of Vaasa in western Finland is said to be receiving €1.5 million ($1.7 million) of the total to assist with their portion of the overall project, which is being coordinated by the National Technical University of Athens.
Seppo Niemi, professor of energy technology at Vaasa, commenting on the project, says the Hercules-2 is aimed at “improving fuel flexibility for seamless switching between different fuel types, developing adaptive control methodologies and achieving near zero-emissions."
The EU research and innovation framework programme is reported to be set to be run until 2018.
In September, the European Commission granted its approval to Finnish government plans to provide €23.44 million ($26.11 million) in funding for an €81 million ($90.13 million) project to develop a liquid natural gas (LNG) bunkering terminal on Finland's west coast at Pori.
