Funded projects

Europe

HORIZON EUROPE

  • V-ACCESS (Vessel Advanced Clustered and Coordinated Energy Storage Systems) brings together expertise on supercapacitors, superconductive magnetic energy storage systems (SMES), design and control of shipboard power systems, power electronics, lifetime cycle analysis, and ship classification to increase the technology readiness level (TRL) of hybrid storage systems, i.e.  combining a battery with either supercapacitors, SMES, or both. They will be integrated into an innovative DC shipboard microgrid to control flexibly the power sharing between the different energy storage technologies. Participant contract. 101096831  CUP: G39I22001550006 FUNDING: 351.622,50€
  • The  project POSEIDON (Propulsion Of Ships with E-Methanol In favour of the Decarbonisation Of Naval transport) aims to facilitate the use of e-methanol as e-fuel in shipping by demonstrating innovative solutions along the value chain steps. The activities will enable to identify vessel types that are best suited for the integration of e-methanol-based propulsion systems. Participant contract n. 101117616 CUP: G99J23001320004 FUNDING: 208.425,00 €

EDF

  • The project EDINAF (European Digital Naval Foundation) aims at developing a reference ship digital architecture, services and data solutions supporting the warship’s core operations, a standardized digital platform and a digital engineering adapting processes, methodologies and tools requested by interdependent System of Systems. CUP: G39J22012350006   FUNDING: 200.910,06 €
  • The goal of the EPC (European Patrol Corvette - multi modular patrol corvette) project is to develop the European Patrol Corvette (EPC) class, which will be a new second-rank vessel (according to NATO nomenclature: Limited Warship Unit), highly innovative and flexible as it will be developed for various Navies with an objective of maximizing a common design. This future class of vessels, designed for wartime, peacetime support and assistance to populations in case of disaster (rapid evacuation of populations, medical aids, search and rescue, emergency support...) PROJECT: 101074974 CUP: G39J23001580007 FUNDING: 13.029.414,00 €

Framework Life

  • PIAQUO (Pratical Implementation of Aquo) is a cooperative project aimed to mitigate issues related to underwater noise and reduce noise impact on the marine ecosystem by the optimization of propellers and by the development of a self-assessment real time model. CUP: G32C19000110004  FUNDING: 125.766,30 €

Italy

MINISTRY OF ENTERPRISES AND MADE IN ITALY (MIMIT)

  • SCAFO 4.0 (Hull Production 4.0) aims to optimize the hull production processes leveraging on the integration of production and quality control processes and the introduction of the most innovative set-up, monitoring and control technologies. CUP: B12C21000690005 FUNDING: 1.425.000,00 €
  • The project ANCONA-SESTRI (Ancona and Sestri Levante shipyard production process innovation) aims at the revision of the hull manufacturing processes typical of the Fincantieri shipyards of Ancona and Sestri Levante with the dual aim of integrating robotic solutions  and increasing the capacity of the individual sites to carry out prefabrication and pre-fitting within the yard. CUP: B99J24000910005 FUNDING: 2.618.000,00 €
  • The project PALERMO-STABIA (INNOVATION OF THE TECHNOLOGICAL PROCESSES AND THE PRODUCTION SCHEME OF THE FINCANTIERI SHIPYARDS OF PALERMO AND CASTELLAMMARE DI STABIA) aims to create prototypes of robotic systems that can perform, under the guidance and control of a specially trained operator, some of the most common and repetitive operations carried out within a shipyard production line. CUP: F/160055/00/X41 FUNDING: 2.480.820,50 €

National Military Research Plan (PNRM)

  • The objectives of the project AIP (Air indipendent propulsion) are defined by the feasibility, study, design, construction and validation of a technological demonstrator relating to a propulsion system, independent from air, to be applied to submarines and based on Fuel Cell technology. During phase 2, the project will carry out study and experimentation activities aimed at the completion of the AIP system, intended as a technological demonstrator, and at its validation in an environment close to the representative one.  CUP: Z0C2444040 FUNDING: 248.000,00€
  • The aim of the project SCIAMANO (Conceptual design of the drone carrier) is to define the Concept Design of the SCIAMANO drone carrier, including an advanced Command, Control and Communication (C3) system for the operational management of swarms of unmanned vehicles (drones), the related launch and recovery systems , and all facilities necessary for embarkation, disembarkation, preparation and conduct of the mission and maintenance.  CUP: Z4A381940D FUNDING: 517.184,17 €
  • The SIMONA (Development of a ship launcher extraction system demonstrator) Program aims to make a major advance towards an Italian capacity for independent access to space. The approach is a launch based on a manned naval platform, for the safety of which it is essential to develop a system to remove the orbital vector before commanding its ignition. The design, construction and testing of a demonstrator for this system is envisaged, as well as an economic sustainability analysis of the complete launch system.  CUP: ZB53C08D53 FUNDING: 37.800,00 €

IPCEI

  • The goal of the IPCEI Hy2Tech is to contribute to the decarbonisation of the economy by promoting the replacement of fossil fuels with hydrogen, through the development of an entire set of innovations in the field of production technology, including manufacturing processes, as well as further innovations along the whole value chain, which would not be achievable without the instrument of the important project of common European interest. Fincantieri's contribution, in collaboration with Isotta Fraschini Motori S.p.A., aims at the development and implementation of hydrogen technologies and systems in the maritime sector. The activities will include the integration of hydrogen fuel storage and use onboard of green cruise vessels.  CUP: B19J23000680004 FUNDING: 240.493.716,60 €
  • Fincantieri IPCEI Cloud Project (IPCEI on Next Generation Cloud Infrastructure and Services) aims at creating an efficient suite of Processing Services to properly organize and orchestrate information flows in an Edge-Cloud/Multicloud Continuum for their secure integration and implementation in a variety of application areas of interest for Fincantieri Group. CUP: B99J24001080005 FUNDING: 30.846.892,00 €

PR FESR 2021-2027

  • The project CRUISE WISE (Intelligent solutions for cruise ship conditioning) aims to create digital tools, with the use of artificial intelligence algorithms, for energy and maintenance optimization on board cruise ships. CUP: G29J23001080009 FUNDING: 43.128,45 €
  • The project DEEP SEE PROBE (Underwater drone for deep environmental exploration and monitoring) aims to create an underwater system for the exploration and monitoring of the volume of water and the seabed, providing valuable information for making informed decisions in a relevant environment. The aim is to develop an experimental prototype capable of operating at depths greater than 3000 m. CUP: G19J23001850009 FUNDING: 50.999,98 €

FONDIMPRESA

  • The scope of the Project MAESTRI DEL MARE concerns training courses aimed at qualification/requalification and/or updating of skills, benefited by the Fincantieri S.P.A. company. which, in response to the need for professional figures who are difficult to find on the labor market, intends to train unemployed and/or unemployed people for the purposes of subsequent hiring. CUP: G94D24000330008 FUNDING: 235.336,99 €

Ministry of Education, Research and University (MUR)

  • The project MOST will aim to make the mobility system "greener" as a whole and more "digital" in its management. It will do this through lightweight solutions and electric and hydrogen propulsion systems; digital systems for reducing accidents; more effective solutions for public transport and logistics; a new model of mobility, as a service, accessible and inclusive. CUP: B93D21010810004 FUNDING: 2.635.000,00 €