Open Access Article

Title: A life cycle perspective to sustainable hydrogen powered maritime systems – functional and technical requirements

Authors: Brendan P. Sullivan; Giuditta Margherita Maria Ansaloni; Arianna Bionda; Monica Rossi

Addresses: Department of Management, Economics, and Industrial Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Via Raffaele Lambruschini, 4/B, 20156, Milano MI, Italy ' Department of Design, Politecnico di Milano, Via Giovanni Durando, 10, 20158, Milano MI, Italy ' Department of Design, Politecnico di Milano, Via Giovanni Durando, 10, 20158, Milano MI, Italy ' Department of Management, Economics, and Industrial Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Via Raffaele Lambruschini, 4/B, 20156, Milano MI, Italy

Abstract: The International Maritime Organization has set the goal of reducing CO2 emissions from international shipping by at least 40% by 2030, compared to 2008. To meet this target, ship builders are evaluating alternative fuel sources capable of increasing energy efficiency. This paper presents technical and functional requirements specific to the operationalised middle of life cycle phase. These requirements have been established from a comprehensive literature review and focus group with maritime vessel designers and engineers.

Keywords: product life cycle management; PLM; sustainable systems; hydrogen; vessel requirements; technical requirements; functional requirements; maritime; vessel design; Sustainable Development Goal; SDG; clean energy; systems engineering.

DOI: 10.1504/IJPLM.2022.125822

International Journal of Product Lifecycle Management, 2022 Vol.14 No.2/3, pp.282 - 301

Received: 02 Feb 2022
Received in revised form: 19 Apr 2022
Accepted: 01 Jun 2022

Published online: 29 Sep 2022 *