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MAGPIE

INESC TEC

About the Project

sMArt Green Ports as Integrated Efficient multimodal hubs

The MAGPIE project is dedicated to innovating ports across Europe through technical, operational, and digital advancements. Its primary focus is on creating a decarbonized and smart port environment, utilizing a living lab approach. The project's central objective is to enhance green and integrated multimodal transport solutions, with an overarching aim to establish a comprehensive Masterplan. This blueprint will serve as a guide for implementing sustainable practices in European ports. Central to the project are various demonstrations aimed at the effective utilization and supply of green energy carriers, including hydrogen, methanol, ammonia, and renewable electricity, for transportation within and around ports. These demonstrations are not just about showcasing potential energy solutions but are also geared towards improving their accessibility to end-users. In addition to energy-focused initiatives, the MAGPIE project places a strong emphasis on the development and demonstration of smart and digital tools, and automated solutions. These demonstrations and innovative tools are expected to yield valuable insights that will contribute significantly to one of the project's key outcomes: the Masterplan for European Green Ports. This Masterplan will act as both a strategic roadmap and a practical handbook, designed to fast-track the evolution of sustainable maritime and inland port infrastructures across Europe.
Acronym

MAGPIE

Responsible

Zenaida Mourão

Status

active

Starting Date

January 1, 2021

Ending Date

January 1, 2026

Effective End Date

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Global Budget

€24,964,564.00

Funding

€917,937.00

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Associated Centres

Robotics and Autonomous Systems

The Centre for Robotics and Autonomous Systems (CRAS) focuses on developing innovative robotic solutions for operation in complex environments. Each day, our researchers strive to map the unknown, creating solutions to explore the oceans’ depths, monitor the environment, or inspect infrastructures. Our goal? To become a global reference in robotics and autonomous systems, combining expertise in multisensory perception and 3D modelling, navigation and control, robotic manipulation and intervention - pushing the boundaries of autonomous robotics and integrating aerial, ground, and underwater robots into our solutions. Focusing on Technology Readiness Levels (TRL) between 5 and 8, CRAS develops prototypes and operational solutions for strategic sectors. Our laboratory infrastructure includes test tanks, prototyping workshops, and a wide range of equipment ready to operate in real-world environments. Our researchers also resort to Mar Profundo, a support vessel for testing and validating innovative maritime technologies - a key asset in bridging theoretical design and field validation. CRAS stands out for a practical approach: we combine advanced research with a strong focus on real-world applications, reducing human risk in hazardous missions, optimising operations and processes, and expanding the frontiers of autonomous robotics.

Robotics and Autonomous Systems

Power and Energy Systems

INESC TEC’s main actor in the energy field is the Centre for Power and Energy Systems (CPES), which falls within the Cluster Energy Systems. We at CPES are internationally recognised for our expertise in the integration of renewable energy in power systems, distributed generation, storage, smart grids and areas traditionally associated with the planning and operation of power systems. The high level of expertise developed has allowed our experts at CPES to take on key roles in important EU projects as part of the successive framework programmes that led to notable scientific and technical advances with considerable impact on industry. This has led to contracts for development and consultancy with companies manufacturing equipment and with generation, transmission and distribution companies, regulators, government agencies and investors in Europe, South America, the United States of America and Africa. At CPES, we address the following main research areas: Decision Making, Optimisation and Computational Intelligence, Forecasting, Static and Dynamic analysis of Energy Grids, Reliability, Power Electronics.

Power and Energy Systems

Enterprise Systems Engineering

The research carried out at the Centre for Enterprise Systems Engineering (CESE) has a direct impact on industrial transformation, developing sustainable, resilient, and human-centred solutions to address the challenges of the digital and green transitions. Through a co-creation and development approach with scientific and industrial partners, CESE contributes to improve organisational capabilities and driving systemic innovation in complex industrial contexts. As a multidisciplinary research centre, CESE bridges science and practice in the field of Systems Engineering, focusing on value creation within industrial ecosystems. This mission is structured around five research lines that define CESE scientific and technological expertise: Manufacturing Systems Design and Management, Supply Chain and Collaborative Networks Management, Architectures and Industrial Information Systems, Technology Management in Industry, Transportation and Logistics.

Enterprise Systems Engineering