Mid-Term Conference
Energy Transitions in Inland and Coastal Shipping
November 5, 2024 | Brussels | SQUARE Brussels Convention Center
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Conference Speakers

Policy framework and way ahead
Muhammed Elemenler
Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport of the European Commission

Overview of regulatory developments to support alternative energies in inland navigation
Benjamin Boyer
Central Commission for Navigation on the Rhine

The SYNERGETICS Vision
Benjamin Friedhoff
DST – Development Centre for Ship Technology and Transport Systems

Renewable energy for inland and coastal shipping: how and where from?
Elimar Frank
OST – Ostschweizer Fachhochschule

Decarbonisation of rolling stock: challenges and solutions in the railway sector
Matthieu Renault
SNCF Voyageurs

EIB financial products and services for inland and coastal shipping
Marcello Leonardi
European Investment Bank

Lessons learned while greening by innovation: a panel discussion
Niels Kreukniet
EICB – Expertise- en InnovatieCentrum Binnenvaart

Technology selection for the emission reduction in inland and coastal shipping
Gianluca Giurco
MARIN – Maritime Research Institute Netherlands

Initiatives to decarbonize our offshore service fleet
Sophia Brans
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy

CFD optimization for hydrodynamic improvements and energy saving potentials
Jan Kaufmann
DST – Development Centre for Ship Technology and Transport Systems

The SYNERGETICS Catalogue of the greening retrofit solutions
Friederike Dahlke-Wallat
DST – Development Centre for Ship Technology and Transport Systems

Policy and regulations affecting the greening of shipping by means of retrofit
Martin Quispel
EICB – Expertise- en InnovatieCentrum Binnenvaart

Conference Moderator
Daisy Rycquart
EICB – Expertise- en InnovatieCentrum Binnenvaart