AKKA to Drive Decarbonization of European Ports as Member of Pioneers International Consortium
05 Octobre 2021 - 5:45PM
Business Wire
Regulatory News:
AKKA Technologies (Paris:AKA) (BSE:AKA) (ISIN:FR0004180537),
European leader in engineering consultancy and R&D services in
the mobility sector, is proud to contribute to the decarbonization
of European ports as part of PIONEERS; an international consortium
of 46 partners, led by the Port of Antwerp, that will receive a €25
million grant from the European Commission Horizon 2020 funding
programme. PIONEERS, which stands for Portable Innovation Open
Network for Efficiency and Emissions Reduction solutions, brings
together leading ports, terminal and transport operators, knowledge
institutes, technology developers, innovators, and public entities,
with the goal of developing concrete solutions to reduce greenhouse
gas emissions in European ports without compromising their
competitiveness.
The five-year project, which started on October 1st 2021, will
examine all aspects of port operations, ranging from terminal
operations, concession agreements, mobility, connectivity, fuels to
models for cooperation and energy production, consumption and
storage. Actions include: renewable energy generation and
deployment of electric, hydrogen and methanol vehicles;
retrofitting building and heating networks for energy efficiency
and implementation of circular economy approaches in infrastructure
works; together with the deployment of digital platforms (utilizing
AI and 5G technologies). The aim of this project is amongst others
to promote modal shift of passengers and freight as well as to
ensure optimized vehicle, vessel and container movements and
allocations.
AKKA, through AKKA Research; its in-house innovation and R&D
center, brings its expertise to bear in the development,
implementation and execution of a ‘Logistic-as-a-Service’ (LaaS)
demo case enabling autonomous transport of containers at the Port
of Antwerp in cooperation with VDL (OEM) and the Antwerp Terminals.
AKKA will also lead the work package on Digital Transformation.
Pierre Lion, Group Director of AKKA Research commented:
“Digital applications and autonomous driving are key knowledge
areas of AKKA. Leveraging these technologies to create a logistic
as a service platform to increase efficiency and quality is the
next step towards creating added value tailored to the business
models of our customers.”.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s
Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant
agreement n°101037564.
ABOUT AKKA
AKKA is a European leader in engineering consulting and R&D
services. Our comprehensive portfolio of digital solutions combined
with our expertise in engineering, uniquely positions us to support
our clients by leveraging the power of connected data to accelerate
innovation and drive the future of smart industry. AKKA accompanies
leading industry players across a wide range of sectors throughout
the life cycle of their products with cutting edge digital
technologies (AI, ADAS, IoT, Big Data, robotics, embedded
computing, machine learning, etc.) to help them rethink their
products and business processes. Founded in 1984, AKKA has a strong
entrepreneurial culture and a wide global footprint. Our 20,000
employees around the world are all passionate about technology and
share the AKKA values of respect, courage and ambition. The Group
recorded revenues of €1.5 billion in 2020. AKKA Technologies (AKA)
is listed on Euronext Paris and Brussels – segment B – ISIN code:
FR0004180537.
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stephanie.bia@akka.eu