Evaluation, control and Mitigation of the EnviRonmental impacts of shippinG Emissions (EMERGE)
Research Project, 2020
– 2024
The objectives of EMERGE are (i) to quantify and evaluate the effects of potential emission reduction solutions for shipping in Europe for several scenarios, and (ii) to develop effective strategies and measures to reduce the environmental impacts of shipping. EMERGE objectives will be achieved through real-world test cases involving measurements and modelling on actual vessels, along main shipping routes and in sensitive European marine regions. Given our unique capabilities, the EMERGE consortium is the only group that can model real world emissions of shipping to air and water for the whole of Europe.
The project will collect and synthesize experimental evidence on waste streams to water and emissions to air originating from ships, for different emission control technologies. The measurements will focus on abatement techniques and will include emissions to, and concentrations in water, air and marine biota. The project will especially investigate how effectively available scrubbers reduce the effects of key pollutants.
EMERGE includes five geographical case studies, in different ecologically vulnerable regions, and a mobile onboard case study. The case study regions are (i) Eastern Mediterranean (ii) Northern Adriatic Sea, (iii) the region surrounding the Lagoon of Aveiro, (iv) the Solent Strait and (v) the Öresund Strait. The mobile onboard case study will be deployed in various European sea regions.
EMERGE will develop an integrated modelling framework to assess the combined impacts of shipping emissions on the aquatic and atmospheric environments, and the effects on marine ecosystems. The assessment will include the benefits and costs of control and mitigation options affecting water quality, air pollution exposure, health impact, climate forcing and bioaccumulation of pollutants. EMERGE will provide recommendations and guidance for stakeholders and decision-makers on cost-beneficial options for sustainable use of shipping on the medium and long term.
Participants
Ida-Maja Hassellöv (contact)
Chalmers, Mechanics and Maritime Sciences (M2), Maritime Studies
Anna Lunde Hermansson
Chalmers, Mechanics and Maritime Sciences (M2), Maritime Studies
Amanda Nylund
Chalmers, Mechanics and Maritime Sciences (M2), Maritime Studies
Kent Salo
Chalmers, Mechanics and Maritime Sciences (M2), Maritime Studies
Erik Ytreberg
Chalmers, Mechanics and Maritime Sciences (M2), Maritime Studies
Collaborations
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki, Greece
Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission (Helsonki Commission HELCOM)
Helsinki, Finland
Creative Nano PC
Athens, Greece
DANAOS SHIPPING COMPANY
Attika, Greece
Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI)
Helsingfors, Finland
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
Laxenburg, Austria
IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute
Stockholm, Sweden
Maritime Institute of Eastern Mediterranean- MAR.IN.E.M
Lemesos, Cyprus
Norwegian Meteorological Institute
Oslo, Norway
The Catalan Institute for Water Research
Girona, Spain
Universita Ca' Foscari Venezia
Venice, Italy
University of Aveiro
Aveiro, Portugal
University of Gothenburg
Gothenburg, Sweden
University of Hertfordshire
Hatfield, United Kingdom
University of Oulu
Oulu, Finland
University of Southampton
Southampton, United Kingdom
University of the Aegean
Mytilene, Greece
Funding
European Commission (EC)
Project ID: EC/H2020/874990
Funding Chalmers participation during 2020–2024
Related Areas of Advance and Infrastructure
Sustainable development
Driving Forces
Transport
Areas of Advance