Deliverable 2.4 presented a structured approach to carry out the Quality Function Deployment method for evaluating the project demonstrator and desktop studies, in terms of the best options of ammonia storage on-deck or/and hull-integrated, for retrofits or new-buildings vessels, covering the needs of different ship layouts and operational profiles and providing fuel either for on-board production of hydrogen, or for the direct fuel cells supply, or for internal combustion engines.
The applied Quality Function Deployment method defined requirements and assisted in transforming them into specific plans to meet the above needs. The requirements for a solution to result in the greatest decarbonising impact in shipping; suitability for a very large variety of vessels and operations; potential for the largest commercial uptake and the shortest transition period to a zero-carbon fleet; potential for standardisation; market-readiness; techno-socio-economic impact; health and safety issues, have been prioritised. The ranking of perceived difficulty involved in implementing the technologies and also the relationship between requirements and functional technical characteristics, will allow the Consortium partners to focus on the important aspects.
Deliverable 2.5 is a software tool for the implementationof the Quality Function Deployment (QFD)-based approach, accompanied with a handbook providing instructions for its use.
The added value of the tool is beyond the life of the project, assisting stakeholders to assess the applicability of NH3CRAFT solutions, given the resources available to them. This feature will enable justification of further investment into specific technologies, based on their potential impact. Overall, this task lays the background for the work in WP10.
NH3CRAFT is a Co-funded by the European Commission Project. UK participation in NH3CRAFT Project is funded by UK Research and Innovation(UKRI) under the UK government’s Horizon Europe guarantee [grant numbers 10038548 and 10037828]