Since 1791, a ferry has connected Torpoint and Devonport across the River Tamar. Today, that service is home to the **world's biggest and busiest chain ferry crossing**, carrying **up to 2 million vehicles and 150,000 foot passengers each year**. These iconic ferries aren't just a lifeline---they're a vital artery linking the Rame Peninsula in Southeast Cornwall with the city of Plymouth, saving travellers a 28-mile round trip with a swift, three-mile crossing. However, after two decades of continuous operation, the current fleet is nearing the end of its design life. It's time for a transformation---and that's where **Tamar 2050** comes in. Launched in 2022, **Tamar 2050 is a bold program of transformation and modernisation**. Its mission: to lead the way in **decarbonising ferry travel in the UK**, starting with the Torpoint Ferries. Backed by the Tamar Bridge & Torpoint Ferry Joint Committee, the project is exploring future-proof solutions---whether retrofitting existing vessels or designing new ones---to cut emissions while keeping the ferries running 24/7\. This isn't easy. The Tamar's strong tides, long slipways, and the ferry's tight turnaround times make it a unique challenge. Charging times are limited, yet the demand never stops. What's more, these are hurdles that many UK coastal operators face too. Tamar 2050 is working to overcome them, aiming to deliver practical, cost-effective solutions that could set a blueprint for **green marine transport across the country**. From tackling capital and operational costs to innovating charging systems and vessel design, the project is paving the way for a cleaner, smarter ferry service---**starting right here on the River Tamar**.

Today, the vessels, docks, and ports operating on the Thames run mostly on fossil fuels, but this is changing as the river's economy decarbonises. There is limited understanding how this shift will affect the electricity network. Working together with stakeholders across marine and energy industry, we will map out the future of maritime transport in the central Thames area and explore the potential benefits of Boat to Grid (B2G) charging. The outcomes will shape a whole system planning framework for our waterways, offering insights for decarbonisation and electrification that can be replicated across Great Britain.

**Falmouth: Atlantic & Peninsula clean shore power future** is an industrial research project to provide the UK's first fully flexible zero carbon shore power port -- offering a low carbon power supply to a wide range of vessels and for emerging FLOW technology (alongside commissioning). Significantly reducing the local and global impact of shipping emissions whilst docked at A & P Falmouth. The use of clean shore power at A & P Falmouth will have a significant impact on local emissions produced by on-board or shore-based generators and will also mean a reduction in the noise levels that this equipment creates. A new power system across the port will allow carbon zero connection to a variety of vessels at different locations around the A & P Falmouth site. These include a range of Ministry of Defence (MOD) vessels during their refit and repair periods, our developing floating offshore wind sector and port users such as our expanding cruise market and other commercial vessels. The project lead is A&P Falmouth part of A&P Group, the largest commercial ship repair and conversion specialist in the UK. A&P Falmouth is a centre of excellence for MOD vessels, ferries, mobilisation, and demobilisation works, jack-ups, pontoons and tankers. A&P Falmouth is also a busy working port, handling over 100,000 T of product annually. Falmouth Docks & Engineering Company, also wholly owned by A&P Group is the Statutory Port Authority in control of the port facilities. Project partners are Marine Zero, specialists in engineering design for sustainable technologies including shore power design and specification. Our project has support from vessel operators including the MOD, Fred Olsen Cruises, floating offshore wind (FLOW) developers Twinhub and Morwind as well as the wider FLOW industry through Celtic Sea Power. We are also supported by Cornwall Council and Cornwall & Isles of Scilly Local Enterprise Partnership through the Enterprise Zone and whose ambition is to be carbon neutral by 2030 (letter of support for ZEVI received). We recognise that the maritime sector and wider industry contributes to Cornwall's overall carbon emissions, we need to act with ambition now to address the net zero gap. As well as the impact for Falmouth and Cornwall, the solutions developed by this project will allow deployment of similar solutions within the multiple locations of the A & P Group within the UK and many other ports, harbours and dockyards around the UK and beyond.