Publications
Increase resiliency against extreme weather events
Rainer Müller, Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics
Note: Published as part of Transport Research Arena 2024 conference
Resilience of Inland Waterway Transport: Towards a Practice-Oriented Repository of Common Threats and Hazards
Marija Jović, Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics
Note: Published as part of Transport Research Arena 2024 conference
Modelling Probabilistic Digital Twins of Complex Inland Waterway Transportation Systems Using Bayesian Networks
Alexandra Micu, Research Driven Solutions
Note: Published as part of Transport Research Arena 2024 conference
Inland Water Level Monitoring from Satellite Observations: A Scoping Review of Current Advances and Future Opportunities
Stylianos Kossieris, Valantis Tsiakos, Georgios Tsimiklis and Angelos Amditis, ICCS
Note: Paper by ICCS published in a journal
Capacity Building Strategy Roadmap and Key Policy Recommendations
Kris Neyens. VIL
ReNEW White Paper
Results
Work Package 1 - Methodology for EU Resilient and Sustainable IWT Infrastructure System
The key objective of this deliverable is to create a hazards and vulnerabilities scenarios catalogue, to give an overview of resilience and sustainability Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA), and to identify building blocks and data sources serving as baselines for the development of new solutions. Considering that this is the first version of the deliverable (there are three versions in total), and the information has the status of the 1st release, this is a dynamic document where the information will be further analysed and concretized.
Main authors: Marija Jović and Wiebke Duhme, ISL
A comprehensive hazards and vulnerability scenario catalogue was already developed in the previous version of this deliverable D1.1 Resilience and Sustainability analysis in IWT. In this document, this catalogue was used as the basis for a refined analysis of the hazards and threats regarding vulnerabilities and potential consequences, including additional risk analyses for relevant events. This was done based on literature research and surveys of Living Labs (LL).
Main authors:
Marija Jović, Rainer Müller and Wiebke Duhme, ISL
Fereshteh Asgari, Mostepha Khouadjia and Ramdane Tami, IRTX
This deliverable will be available once accepted.
Main authors: ISL
This deliverable provides an overview of Task 1.2 on the development of the Ontology and Knowledge Graph (KG) for the ReNEW project. The primary goal of the task is to build systems and services around the Knowledge Graphs to utilise the results using AI & ML with iterative testing and selection of methods. This will facilitate the analysis of risks and cascading effects, evaluation of resilience, and optimisation of costs and efficiency. One of the key elements of the project is the incorporation of Probabilistic Digital Twins via Bayesian Networks, which offer substantial benefits in forecasting the system reactions to predicted and unexpected occurrences. This document will further elaborate on the intricate details of Bayesian Networks and their application in diagnosis, reasoning, causal modelling, decision making under uncertainty, anomaly detection, automated insight, and prediction. The document will also provide a theoretical example of risk modelling using Bayesian Networks.
Main authors: Ramanuja Rao Kotaprolu, VLTN
This deliverable will be available once accepted.
Main authors: VLTN
This document summarizes the impacts of common IWT infrastructures on the environment in the light of EU Directives by linking IWT measures and actions and their potential impact on waterbodies according to the “Guidance on IWT and Natura 2000 Sustainable inland waterway development and management. The deliverable sets a baseline for the evaluation of all actions and interventions proposed within the ReNEW project in the light of the EU environmental directives, with a specific but not exclusive focus on (i) Water Framework, (ii) Floods, (iii) Habitats, (iv) Birds, (v) Ambient Air Quality and (vi) Environmental Noise Directives. Moreover, we propose a set of ecosystem services to link with physical, chemical, and ecological processes to connect with IWT measures, and finally, we suggest a set of indicators that can be used in the following steps of the project to quantify the effects on ecosystem services.
Main authors: Mauro Carolli, SER
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Main authors: SER
This deliverable is a continuation of the deliverables already produced in other sub-tasks and WP. The Task 1.4 of the ReNEW project refers to the methodology specification for resilience and sustainability. It aims to develop a generic methodology to analyse, assess and prioritize the living labs initiatives for sustainability and resilience enhancements on both Infrastructures and transportation resources against the extreme events related to climate changes.
According to the GA, it regroups 3 subtasks:
– ST1.4.1 Common methodology for use case description, Resilience and Sustainability indicators definition.
– ST1.4.2 Mapping Resilience and Sustainability indicators.
– ST1.4.3 Methodology for the evaluation of performance indicators.
This deliverable looks at each part going from use case description until the proposed framework for resilient and sustainable IWT system.
Main authors: Ramdane Tami, Mostepha Khouadjia, Fereshteh Asgari (IRTX)
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Main authors: IRTX
Work Package 2 - ReNEW IWT Resilience and Greening Enhancing Solutions
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Main authors: UGAL
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Main authors: UGAL
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Main authors: UGAL
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Main authors: SO
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Main authors: SO
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Main authors: SER
This deliverable is sensitive and restricted to partners-only.
Main authors: SER
Work Package 3 - European IWT Data Space and Digital Twin solutions for Resilience and Sustainability
This deliverable focuses on the specification of a reference architecture that maps the local digital twin components onto a dataspace architecture, explaining the benefits this has in the context of the ReNEW project.
Main authors: Philippe Michiels, IMEC
In this document imec presents an update on ReNEW’s Green Inland Waterway Transport system Data Space and Digital Twin solution as an innovative decision support system allowing decisionmakers to enhance sustainability and resilience in the inland waterway Transport system.
Main authors: Tom Bergmans, Philippe Michiels and Birger Schrevens, IMEC
This deliverable will be available once accepted.
Main authors: IMEC
This report summarizes the efforts to develop a Green Resilient Inland Water Transport (GRIWT) Dataspace and a library of tools that facilitate DT Service and Application development, aiming to support the sustainability and resilience of inland water transport (IWT). In this respect, the complexity of data dynamics within the IWT ecosystem is explored, identifying and integrating pivotal data sources such as environmental sensors and geographic systems. These components form the foundation of the digital twin data pipeline, enabling a deeper understanding and interaction with the IWT environment.
Main authors: Antonis Antonopoulos, KNT
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Main authors: KNT
This deliverable contains the first version description of the Green Resilient IWT Digital Twin Generic application, with its primary focus being the identification and description of models and tools that will compose the Digital Twin. The document also presents a methodology for capturing Living Labs’ needs and aligning them with practical Digital Twin use cases. As a proof of concept, it outlines potential applications of these models within each Living Lab. Ongoing model evolution, potential new additions, and refinements are expected as they integrate data and user/stakeholder feedback in the coming months. This deliverable serves as a comprehensive record of these crucial advancements.
Main authors: David Ciprés, José Luis López, Luis Montañés and Shaghayegh Rahnama, ITA
This deliverable will be available once accepted.
Main authors: ITA
The main objective of ReNEW is to identify ways to balance IWT’s research towards a more resilient sustainable sector. Joint resilience and sustainability indicators will be defined to provide a framework that facilitates the resilience and sustainability quantification and assessment. In the meantime uses cases are identified and classified that will be transposed into functionalities which will help us to design the digital twin. This document is part of this process of selecting and explaining the procedures put in place to arrive at reliable indicators and processes to ensure the main expected achievements in terms of resilience and sustainability.
Main authors: Hassane Azzi, Hichem Malek, Rémi Sigronde, AKKA
This document describes the methodology used, the requirements definition, the architecture of thecdigital twin platform and the deployment method. Requirements for the digital matching platform have been listed for the ReNEW project. Several types have been identified, for example those relating to the Living Labs, digital twin applications, data spaces, and functional and non-functional. They have been collected from inputs provided by our partners in WP1 and WP3. This involves capturing the requirements expressed by the living labs through use cases and technical requirements from the perspective of digital twin and data spaces.
Main authors: Hichem Malek, Mandimby Ranaivo Rakotondravelona, Rémi Sigronde, AKKA
This deliverable will be available once accepted.
Main authors: AKKA
Work Package 4 - ReNEW Living Labs
The purpose of this deliverable was to produce the overall Living Labs implementation plan, and to provide an overview of the Living Labs and what objectives each one aims to attain. A brief, introductory part is dedicated to the description of each Living Lab and the challenges to be addressed. Next, the existing physical and digital infrastructure is discussed, along with the available and on-demand data. Afterwards, and for each Living Lab, the role of the involved partners and the way of their contribution was defined, however keeping in mind the early stage of the project, as this is the first deliverable in the series of T4.1 deliverables, and the ReNEW approach is fully agile, allowing the continuous evolution of the delivered Living Labs functionalities through the innovations implemented in WP1, WP2 and WP3.
Main authors: Georgios Sarigiannis and Theodosis Tsaousis, INLE
This deliverable presents the updated version of the implementation plan and management of the Living Labs within the ReNEW consortium. In response to the project’s dynamic nature and commitment to continuous evolution, this updated version includes the task of Audits and Plan for Transferability, which addresses (a) the development of a framework with indicators and criteria to establish sustainability, replicability, and transferability actions, as well as (b) aligning Living Labs progress with capacity building, innovation management, and commercialization.
Main authors: Georgios Sarigiannis, INLE
This deliverable will be available once accepted.
Main authors: INLE
This deliverable outlines the environmental impacts of inland waterway transport (IWT) on various factors such as water flow dynamics, sediment dynamics, morphology, vegetation dynamics, aquifer dynamics, water quality, air quality, and environmental noise. It emphasizes the importance of implementing a range of mitigation measures, including technological solutions, policy interventions, and collaborative efforts involving government agencies, industries, and local communities, to minimize the negative effects of IWT on ecosystems and promote sustainability. The document also discusses the integration of these measures into the ReNEW project, aligning with EU environmental directives and highlighting the need for a multidisciplinary approach.
Main authors: Mauro Carolli, SINTEF
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Main authors: SER
The purpose of this report is to give an overview of the Living Labs, more specific the Living Lab 1, and what objectives each one aims to attain. The existing physical and digital infrastructure is discussed, along with the available and on-demand data. Afterwards, there is an attempt to clarify the role of the involved partners and the way of their contribution, however keeping in mind the early stage of the project. Finally, an in-depth analysis of each use case is performed, to better explain the vision of the Living Labs and how the involved stakeholders are assumed to benefit from the novel technologies that will be developed.
Main authors: Peter Geirnaert, OHB
The present deliverable outlines Living Lab 1’s efforts to enhance resilience and sustainability in inland waterways transport through innovative solutions, including the development of a Smart Terminal and Floating Modular Platform, integration of sensor technologies, and real-life demonstrations to test various aspects of the project.
Main authors: Peter Geirnaert, OHB
This deliverable will be available once accepted.
Main authors: OHB
The Douro Living Lab is an innovative project focused on addressing challenges posed by extreme weather events and illegal wastewater dumping in the Douro region. Through two distinct use cases, the project aims to enhance the resilience, safety, and environmental sustainability of inland waterways. This report outlines the use cases set up and the ground for successful implementation of these use cases contributing significantly to the overall objectives of the Douro Living Lab.
Main authors: Filipe Martins, APDL
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Main authors: MAG
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Main authors: MAG
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Main authors: PAN
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Main authors: PAN
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Main authors: PAN
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Main authors: ZULU
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Main authors: ZULU
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Main authors: ZULU
Work Package 5 - Outreach and Upscale
The D5.1 Communication and dissemination plan is an update of the initial strategy proposed at the proposal stage. The purpose of the document is to provide clear guidelines and strategy on how to communicate and disseminate the ReNEW goals and objectives in the best possible way. The plan serves as a one-stopshop for partners with information on the project brand identity, communication tools that can be used and in what ways as well as important lists of dates and events which might be useful to further promote ReNEW and its results.
Main authors: Andrea Hrzic, Magellan Association, and Anastasiya Azarko, PNO
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Main authors: MAG
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Main authors: INLE
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Main authors: INLE
Within this report, the ReNEW exploitation planning is unveiled, serving as an all-encompassing framework connecting various project components such as dissemination, stakeholder analysis, technology outlook, economic analysis, and the business plan. Exploitation tasks are set to start in
the current months, with a primary focus on identifying KERs and defining their commercial potential. Concurrently, insights from stakeholder analysis, technology trends, and market analysis will shape the exploitation strategy.
Main authors: Anastasiya Azarko and Marco Molica Colella, Ciaotech - PNO
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Main authors: PNO
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Main authors: PNO
This document represents the initial version of a deliverable that aims to develop a capacity building strategy and formulate policy recommendations in the form of a white paper. This deliverable is linked to Task 5.4, which started in M12 of the project and will continue until the M36, which is also the deadline for the final version of this deliverable.
The focus of this version is on the context of the inland waterway system and the project itself. It also describes the information that is still missing and the methodology that can be used to gather this information. Finally, it explains how the gathered information will be utilised to create the capacity building strategy and the policy recommendations in the final version of the deliverable at the end of the project.
Main authors: Michiel Bertels (VIL), Marija Jovic (ISL), Wiebke Duhme (ISL), Anastasiya Azarko (PNO), Manuela Flachi (MAG), Nik Delmeire (IWT), Ioanna Kourounioiti (PAN)
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Main authors: VIL
Work Package 6 - Project Management
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Main authors: IWT
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Main authors: IWT
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Main authors: IWT
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Main authors: INLE
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Main authors: INLE
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Main authors: ISL
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Main authors: ISL
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Main authors: AKKA
This deliverable is sensitive and restricted to partners-only.
Main authors: AKKA
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