€76m for HERCULES
Low and medium speed engine manufacturers Wärtsilä and MAN Diesel & Turbo have started the next phase of the extensive, long term HERCULES research programme.
The overall vision of the programme is to achieve sustainable and safe energy production from marine power plants. This next phase is made possible by funding from the European Commission. Phase III of the HERCULES programme, HERCULES-C, aims at integrating several successful technologies in order to reduce emissions and optimise the efficiency and long-term reliability of marine engines. HERCULES-C is planned to run for three years, from 2012 to 2014, with a budget of €17m. This brings the total HERCULES research programme budget, which includes the earlier HERCULES-A and HERCULES-B projects, to €76m.
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