£1m grant backs digital twin project to cut UK shipping emissions

A consortium has secured more than £1m ($1.35m) in funding to develop a digital twin solution aimed at reducing UK shipping greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by up to 15%.

Consulting services company CGI is leading the consortium, in partnership with Maritime UK and Heriot-Watt University-based Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre (IDRIC).