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Open Consultation on the update of the (SRIA) of the cPP on Zero-Emmission Waterborne Transport

The Co-Programmed Partnership on Zero-Emission Waterborne Transport (ZEWT) was established with the aim to accelerate the deployment of zero-emission solutions for waterborne transport and to support the transition to a carbon-neutral and zero-pollution waterborne transport system in Europe.
In June of 2021 the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) for the Partnership on Zero-Emission Waterborne Transport (ZEWT) was published. SRIA publication was preceded by a two-month open Consultation during summer of 2020, which provided feedback that was incorporated in the final version of the document.
Today, as the societal pressure to resolve issues related to climate change, air pollution and the degradation of the world’s oceans continues to grow and political and regulatory attention continuous to be directed towards waterborne transport, the objectives of the Partnership remain highly relevant, and the commitment of the Waterborne Transport Sector is getting stronger.
The Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy, the Fit for 55 Package, introduction of new measures at the level of the IMO, and NAIADES3 are key policy developments which provide a clear objective towards zero-emission waterborne transport. A number of relevant EU policies are being updated, including the Renewable Energy Directive, the FuelEU Maritime Regulation, revisions of the Energy Taxation Directive, the Deployment of Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation and the EU Emissions Trading System, mostly through the ‘Fit for 55 package’.  
Against the evolving policy background, the waterborne transport sector remains committed to develop and demonstrate disruptive solutions for the aforementioned challenges following a coordinated and joint approach, to avoid duplication and to speed up efforts. Joining forces through the Partnership is essential to realize zero-emission waterborne transport for the benefit of future generations.
The first bi-annual update of the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda of the ZEWT Partnership has been initiated and all interested stakeholders are invited to contribute to this Open Consultation.
This is the first round of the consultations which aims at collecting input on the RD&I needs in the  scope of the ZEWT Partnership, reflecting the new socio-economic, policy and regulatory situation.
This is a starting point for revision of the SRIA, and at the moment it does not include yet an outlook for the WP 2025-2027. Data from the projects supported under WP 2021-2024 is currently being collected. The strategic part will be updated in the next version of the SRIA.

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* 1. What is your last name?

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* 2. What is your first name?

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* 3. What is the name of your organisation?

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* 4. I am giving my contribution as

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* 5. If you have selected "Company / Business Organisation", do you consider yourself as a small/medium sized enterprise?

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* 6. What is your country of origin?

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* 7. Have you been involved in the on-going research and innovation framework programme Horizon Europe, or the preceding Horizon 2020 in the following capacities?

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* 8. Taking into account the new regulatory situation, in particular the Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy and the Fit for 55 Package, indicate the importance of each activity (as described in Chapter 2 of the SRIA) for each ship type. Use the following ranking to fill out the matrix:

0 - not important
1 - important
2 - very important

  Use of Sustainable Alternative Fuels Electrification Energy-Efficiency Design and Retrofitting Digital Green Ports
Inland Vessels
Ferries
Short-sea shipping
Cruise ships
Long distance ships
Offshore ships

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* 9. If you find any important activities missing, please indicate which ones, and explain why these are important to achieve zero-emission waterborne transport (max. 800 characters).

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* 10. Do you think there are (strategic) areas in which waterborne transport RD&I is not enough advanced, where it should be fostered to maintain strategic autonomy of the EU waterborne transport sector and keep competitive advantage? (max 800 characters)

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* 11. Please identify other main challenges to meet the objectives of the SRIA per ship type (e.g. lack of legal requirements, price, technical, lack of infrastructure, restricted access to raw materials, etc.) and explain why these are important to achieve the objectives of the Partnership? (max. 800 characters)

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* 12. Do you have any additional comments? (max. 800  characters)

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* 13. Should you wish to provide an additional document, with more detailed comments concerning the SRIA or to assist in further developing roadmaps, please sent it to: info@waterborne.eu.

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* 14. The Partnership will publish the responses to this open consultation. You can choose whether you would like your personal details to be made public or to remain anonymous.

Anonymous: only your type of respondent, country of origin and contribution will be published. All other personal details (name, organisation name and size, transparency register number) will not be published.

Public: your personal details (name, organisation name and size, country of origin) will be published with your contribution.

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* 15. Thank you for participating in this survey. To follow-up, may the Partnership contact you by e-mail?

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* 16. If you have answered yes, for what purpose would you like to be contacted? (Select all that apply)

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