H4PERION builds upon a number of international and national projects, which will be listed below.
By connecting with related initiatives across Europe, H4PERION aims to share knowledge, align methodologies, and maximise the impact of its results.
This section will be updated throughout the project’s lifetime as new collaborations and synergies are established.
Related projects will be added here as they are identified during the course of H4PERION.
Cross-border Hydrogen Valley around the Baltic Sea (Horizon Europe), 2023–2028
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The BalticSeaH2 project is going to establish a first large-scale interregional hydrogen valley in Europe, spanning Estonia and Finland. H4PERION will build upon the results of this project — especially the H2 fuelling infrastructure to be established — to operate the vessel equipped with H4PERION technologies.
New GeneRation marinE ENgines and Retrofit solutions to Achieve methane abatement flexibility (Horizon Europe), 2022–2027
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Project results looking into solutions for reducing methane slip will feed into the H4PERION project, as Wärtsilä as a project partner in GREEN RAY has rights to transfer these results.
DeCarbonising sHipping by Enabling Key technology symbiosis on real vessel concept designs (Horizon 2020), 2021–2024
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Results focusing on controls of four-stroke medium speed engines burning bio- or synthetic methane owned by Wärtsilä and UVA will inform the development of the control software.
Next generation short-sea ship dual-fuel engine and propulsion retrofit technologies (Horizon 2020), 2020–2023
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Results on advanced fuel flexible controls in four-stroke gas engines owned by Wärtsilä will be transferred to H4PERION and inform the control software developments for the RCCI combustion concept.
Zero Emission Marine 2030 (Business Finland, 2022–2026)
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The Wärtsilä-led four-year project aims at establishing an ecosystem for Finland-based companies to develop novel solutions around a number of zero-emission marine ecosystem challenges, such as novel engine concepts. H4PERION will build upon the project by sourcing innovative ideas around hydrogen ICE concepts from the ecosystem.
Integrated Hydrogen-Argon Power Cycle (Business Finland, 2025–2027)
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The project involving H4PERION partners University of Vaasa, Wärtsilä and University of Oulu looks at hydrogen combustion in argon atmosphere as the next big thing for the energy sector. Although the project looks into low- to medium-TRL research, it will serve as a valuable source of information for H4PERION developments, especially in regard to future engine retrofit.
Flexible Green Propulsion Technologies (Business Finland, 2024–2026)
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The project’s goal (with Wärtsilä and UVA as partners) is to establish an economically stable, zero-emission future for the Finnish powertrain industry, departing from locally driven, single-fuel agendas. H4PERION will build upon FCPT by drawing on advancements in co-combustion solutions for gaseous fuels of varying composition, including hydrogen.
