On 24 September 2025, REFEST held a fruitful meeting with representatives from the sister project H2-SEAS. During the discussion, potential collaboration activities were explored, including joint participation in upcoming events.
REFEST focuses on advancing renewable energy technologies and sustainable maritime solutions, while H2-SEAS works on accelerating the adoption of hydrogen-based energy systems in the maritime sector: REFEST focuses on retrofitting traditional fishing fleets to reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, while H2-SEAS develops small-scale hydrogen-electric fishing vessels for sustainable maritime operations.
As a result of the meeting, H2-SEAS has joined the REFEST partner meeting in Gdynia, on November 4 and 5 2025, marking an important step towards strengthening cooperation between the two projects and fostering knowledge exchange in the field.
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