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Maritime Decarbonisation Summit 2024
This event has now concluded. You can express your interest in our 2025 event and recap on what our 2024 entailed below.
Coinciding with Sustainability Week at Shoreham Port, UK, Ricardo is once again opening our doors to stakeholders from across the maritime sector with the aim of facilitating and accelerating the decarbonisation of the sector.
Join us to learn about the latest thinking and developments in maritime decarbonisation, see the latest technical innovations showcased, network with industry peers and help shape the future of decarbonisation for the sector. Previous experience has shown us that bringing experts and stakeholders together drives the necessary conversations to overcome barriers to decarbonisation.
Speakers from ports, vessel owners and operators as well as organisations working directly with the maritime sector will provide insight and experience on:
• The decarbonisation of ports’ own operations as well as a ports’ role in facilitating the decarbonisation of vessels
• Electrification opportunities as well as the roles of sustainable and low-GHG fuels
• Experiences of how to ensure the environmental transition goes hand in hand with economic development.
There will also be site visits to several test facilities at Shoreham Technical Centre to view recent technological developments first-hand.
Watch the video below for insight into our 2023 event:
Who should attend?
We look forward to the participation of port operators, electricity network operators, vessel owner/operators, Government funding agencies, harbour authorities, fuel suppliers and technology developers.
It is free to attend but space is limited.
Express your interest in our 2025 event
Agenda for our 2024 event
| Time | Session | Presenters |
| 09:00 | Registration and refreshments | |
| 09:30 | Welcome and introduction Tim Scarbrough, Director of Maritime, Ricardo |
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| 09:35 | Panel: Decarbonising ports Moderated by Olivia Carpenter Lomax, Head of Sustainable Energy Systems, Ricardo |
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| Decarbonising Shoreham Port - deploying renewables |
Brian Rousell, Director Of Engineering, Shoreham Port | |
| Electrification of port equipment |
Mikko Nurmela, Senior Development Manager, Kalmar | |
| Opportunities for electrifying port machinery and learnings from other sectors | Cesare Giordano, Global Software Strategy Manager for Electrification, Ricardo | |
| An electricity Distribution Network Operator perspective on managing electrification at ports | Gemma Ennis, Innovation Project Manager, SSE | |
| 10:50 | Coffee Break | |
| 11:10 | Panel: Shore power and vessel technologies for decarbonisation Moderated by Joanna Richart, Hydrogen Product Strategy, Ricardo |
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| Installing shore power at Portsmouth International Port |
Elly Toyer, Environmental and Sustainability Coordinator, Portsmouth International Port |
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| Shore power for dredgers at Shoreham Port |
Andrew King, Project Manager, Cemex Marine |
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| Sustainable fuels for maritime engines | Richard Osborne, Global Technical Expert: Sustainable Engines, Ricardo | |
| Marine Hydrogen fuel cell solutions | Richard Gordon, Head of R&D, Ricardo | |
| 12:25 | Lunch | |
| Tour at Ricardo Shoreham Technical Centre 1. H2 Fuel Cell module build and certification 2. H2 storage and safety 3. ICE alternative fuel solution |
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| 14:05 | Panel: Decarbonising vessels with alternative fuels Moderated by Adrian Greaney, Strategy, Technology & Innovation Director, Ricardo |
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| Policy outlook for decarbonising the maritime sector |
Tim Scarbrough, Director of Maritime, Ricardo |
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Brittany Ferries - Fleet energy transition roadmap |
Bertrand Crispils, Head of Energy Transition, Brittany Ferries |
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| Mission possible: net-zero shipping and logistics |
Peter Livey, Managing Director (Great Britain), HMM, | |
| Safety considerations of alternative fuels for the maritime industry |
Matthew Moss, Maritime Sustainable Transport Senior Consultant, Ricardo | |
| 15:20 | Coffee break | |
| 15:40 | Panel: Delivering decarbonisation economically Moderated by Tim Scarbrough, Director of Maritime, Ricardo |
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| Driving long-term growth from sustainability-driven investment |
Louisa Cilenti, Co-founder and CEO, pH3 Capital Ventures | |
| Future alternative marine fuels - the harbour authority perspective |
William Barker, Marine Director, Harwich Haven Authority | |
| Funding and collaboration: taking a national view | James Lovett, Innovation Lead – Future Maritime Technologies, Innovate UK | |
| Decarbonizing maritime – a consortium approach in research and funding to provide a sector solution | Sascha Gill, Vice President Environment and Sustainability, River Cruise Association | |
| 16:55 | Closing remarks and summary from the day Adrian Greaney, Strategy, Technology & Innovation Director, Ricardo |
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| 17:10 | Optional tours of McLaren production line Ricardo Shoreham Technical Centre |
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Maritime Decarbonisation: Insights and Strategies from the 2023 Maritime Decarbonisation Summit
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