Two NEEDS test cases performed
Conference/JournalMARIN Report 141
Date31 Oct 2024
In order to support the energy, harbour and shipping sector, as well as the authorities working together on realistic scenarios, MARIN and European partners within the EU Horizon project, created the NEEDS techno-economic simulation framework.
The global transportation sector (road-air-sea) is an important contributor to greenhouse gas emissions for our blue planet, emitting 25% of the total GHG emissions. Although the shipping industry itself only accounts for 3% of global emissions, while moving close to 90% of goods worldwide, it belongs to the hard-to-abate category and is expected to increase when no action is taken.
The global transportation sector (road-air-sea) is an important contributor to greenhouse gas emissions for our blue planet, emitting 25% of the total GHG emissions. Although the shipping industry itself only accounts for 3% of global emissions, while moving close to 90% of goods worldwide, it belongs to the hard-to-abate category and is expected to increase when no action is taken.
Contact
Guilhem Gaillarde
manager
Identifying the challenges
The NEEDS framework focuses on defining the needs, identifying the challenges and coordinating implementation strategies, while predicting the investments. The scenario simulations bring together each stakeholder in a transport chain over a period of 30 years.
The different components of the NEEDS framework