Wärtsilä participating in EU-funded project to decarbonise long-distance shipping
Wärtsilä Corporation, Trade press release, 25 January 2021 at 1 pm EETThe technology group Wärtsilä, as part of a consortium led by the University of Vaasa in Finland, will play a major role in an important project aimed at reducing the environmental impact of shipping. Project CHEK – deCarbonising sHipping by Enabling Key technology symbiosis on real vessel concept designs, has been granted funding of EUR 10 million by the EU as part of its Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. In addition to the University of Vaasa and Wärtsilä, the other project partners are BAR Technologies,