Events

Technology Transfer Workshops

As part of the PLATINA4Action project, Technology Transfer Workshops are held to disseminate information to vessel owners to inform them om the options for reduction of climate change and air pollutrant emissions in view of the transition towards a zero-emission inland fleet.

Past Technology Transfer workshops:
– The first workshop took place on May 30, 2024 in Gorinchem, The Netherlands.
– The second workshop took place on 4 December 2024 in Antwerp.
– The third workshop took place on 26 and 27 May 2025 in Duisburg.

Upcoming Technology Transfer workshops:
– The fourth workshop is planned for 3 November 2025 in Budapest, back-to-back with the PLATINA4Action Stage Event taking place on 4 November 2025.
– The fifth and final workshop is planned to take place on 4 June 2026 in Gorinchem, The Netherlands, back to back with the 2026 Maritime Industry fair.

Presentations and recordings from the past Technology Transfer Workshops are available below.

Stage Events

Stage Events proved to be valuable in PLATINA3 for communication and dissemination to the key stakeholders. Therefore, the successful approach is continued with a first Stage Event which took place on 6 November 2024 in Brussels.This will be followed by a Stage Event in 2025 in Budapest on 4 November 2025 and a final Stage Event in 2026 in Brussels.

Presentations and recordings from the first Stage Event are available below.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Fourth Technology Transfer Workshop: 3 November 2025 Budapest, Hungary

Second Stage Event: 4 November 2025 Budapest, Hungary

Fifth Technology Transfer Workshop: 4 June 2026 Gorinchem, The Netherlands

Third Stage Event: October 2026 Brussels, Belgium

More information and registration for the above event will made available in due course.

PAST EVENTS

Third Technology Transfer Workshop 26 and 27 May 2025 Duisburg (lunch-to-lunch)

Inland shipping operators, technology providers and the inland shipping-related R&D community did meet on May 26 & 27, 2025, in Duisburg! The PLATINA4Action, SYNERGETICS and BinSmart projects organised the event to discuss these key topics:

Experiences with novel propulsion systems on inland and coastal vessels
Technologies for improving the energy efficiency and environmental performance of ships
Funding opportunities in inland navigation
Presentation of the second phase of BinSmart

The event was split into two parts:

PLATINA4Action – Technology Transfer Workshop May 26, 12:00 – 18:00
BinSmart – 8. Treffen der Begleitforschungsgruppe May 27, 09:00 – 14:00

Participation in both days was free of charge. The event was funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BinSmart) and the EU’s Horizon Europe Research & Innovation Programme (PLATINA4Action, SYNERGETICS).

The video recording of the presentations will be published on this webpage as soon as it is available

Agenda

Main Presentation (PDF)