Dimitrios Vlachos
HYDRUS ENGINEERING SA
Dimitrios Vlachos is a Naval Architect and Marine Engineer at HYDRUS ENGINEERING SA, with experience in newbuilding plan approval and various types of retrofit projects. Since 2024, he has been part of the Innovation Hub, focusing on R&D and EU-funded projects for alternative fuels and maritime decarbonization. He is involved in projects including LH2CRAFT, SAFeCRAFT, FLEETfor55, ALFION-INFRA, and BlueBARGE, contributing to both project management and technical activities.
Accelerating Maritime Decarbonization through Integrated Energy Efficiency Technologies
Presentation focuses on accelerating the decarbonization of waterborne transport through the integration of advanced Energy Efficiency Technologies (EETs) into retrofit and newbuild vessel designs, with the aim of supporting compliance with the EU “Fit for 55” package and IMO GHG regulations. A key aspect of this endeavour is the identification of the various constraints (i.e. technical, operational, budgetary, etc.), as well as the expected benefits that different vessel types may derive from the available EET solutions, whether implemented as standalone technologies or in combination.