The upcoming APOLO Stakeholder Workshop 2026 will offer an important platform for MARPOWER to showcase its vision and technological advances while strengthening engagement with other European initiatives working towards the sustainability of the maritime sector. Beyond visibility, the event represents a valuable opportunity to connect with complementary projects, exchange knowledge and explore potential future collaborations that can accelerate the transition to cleaner maritime energy systems.
Organised by the sister project APOLO, the workshop will take place on 24 June 2026 from 13:00 to 17:00 CET at the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA), with the possibility to attend via live streaming. The event, themed “Novel technologies for maritime power conversion”, will bring together leading experts and EU-funded projects working on next-generation energy solutions for shipping.
The MARPOWER Project will be represented by Professor Teemu Turunen-Saaresti from LUT University, who will present the project’s work on the “Conceptual design of hydrogen-fuelled gas turbine for maritime applications”. His contribution will address the challenges of enabling zero-emission maritime transport through efficient power conversion systems, focusing on hydrogen as a clean fuel. It will present the conceptual design of a recuperated two-spool gas turbine with waste heat recovery and discuss its performance, highlighting the trade-offs between efficiency and emissions while demonstrating clear improvements over current technologies.
The workshop will feature a diverse programme of speakers addressing key technological pathways for maritime decarbonisation:
- Angela Mary Thomas (Tecnalia, Spain / APOLO Project): “Advanced POwer conversion technoLogies based on Onboard ammonia cracking through novel membrane reactors”.
- Karsten Schönewald (Flotte Hamburg): “An Urban Fleet from Green to Zero-Emissions”.
- Prof. Nicole Wermuth (Large Engines Competence Center, Graz University of Technology / APOLO Project): “The Role of Large Engines and Renewable Fuels in Future Maritime Applications”.
- Prof. Teemu Turunen-Saaresti (LUT University / MARPOWER Project): “Conceptual design of hydrogen fuelled gas turbine for maritime applications”.
- Ajoy Ramalingam (National Metrology Institute of Germany / MaritimeMET Project): “Metrology for Green Maritime Shipping: Ammonia and its emissions”.
- Cesar Escobar (CTC Technology Centre, Spain / ELECTROMET Project): “Direct CO₂ Electroreduction to Renewable Methane: ELECTROMET’s Contribution to Clean Fuels”.
- Vegard Frihammer (Corvus Energy / APOLO Project): “How next generation fuel cell systems open for cost-effective maritime transport”.
- Harsha Mysore (BlueXPRT B.V. / GREENMARINE Project): “Potential of Retrofitting decarbonization (CO₂ capture) technologies on board a marine vessel”.
The programme will conclude with a roundtable discussion, encouraging interaction between speakers and participants and fostering dialogue across projects and stakeholders.
More information and registration: https://www.apoloproject.eu/stakeholder-workshop/
APOLO (Advanced POwer conversion technoLogies based on Onboard ammonia cracking through novel membrane reactors) aims to tackle the challenges of power conversion from ammonia and develop an efficient and flexible ammonia cracking technology. This technology will be coupled with fuel cells and engines to achieve complete decarbonisation of the maritime sector. Funded by the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) under the same Horizon Europe call as MARPOWER, the project shares a common ambition to accelerate the uptake of sustainable fuels in shipping.
MARPOWER brings together a multidisciplinary European consortium coordinated by LUT University, including Aurelia Technologies, Alfa Laval, Politecnico di Milano, RINA Consulting, RINA Services the University of Vigo,, the German Aerospace Center (DLR), the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Chantiers de l’Atlantique and Zabala Innovation. By combining expertise from research institutions, industry and maritime stakeholders, the project aims to advance the development and future deployment of innovative, fuel-flexible energy solutions that contribute to the decarbonisation of the maritime sector.