Press release: FORESEA backs 5 techs under 5th call
The EU-funded FORESEA programme has awarded recommendations for support to five offshore renewable energy projects under its final call. The successful projects have been selected due to their high readiness level for real sea testing within the year.
Final confirmation of support will be granted to developers upon contract with the relevant test centre.
FORESEA is an €11m project which helps to bring offshore renewable energy technologies to market by offering free access to a world-leading network of test centres: EMEC (UK), DMEC (NL), SEM REV (FR) and SmartBay (IE).
The following technology developers were granted support packages at the respective test centres by the FORESEA Selection Board:
- IFREMER: ECHOSONDE at SEM-REV, Centrale Nantes
- Green Marine: ALARM (Adjustable Lifting Aid for Recovery for Moorings) at EMEC
- Resen Waves: RABBIT (Resen Waves Smart Buoy Sea Trails) at EMEC
- Swirl Generators Ltd: STACS (Sea Trial of Autonomous Control and Seaworthiness) at EMEC
- Wisub: SCORE at SEM-REV, Centrale Nantes
This is the final call for FORESEA. Real sea testing will continue next year through FORESEA’s follow up programme: ‘Ocean DEMO’. It will provide free access to world leading open sea test centres for multi-machine enabling technologies in marine renewable energy projects. A first call for Ocean DEMO will open later this year.
About FORESEA
The FORESEA project helps small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) test ocean energy technology in real sea conditions and prove power can be economically generated from the ocean, by providing free access to North-West Europe’s world-leading network of test centres.
It is funded by the Interreg North West Europe programme, part of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
About Ocean DEMO
Ocean DEMO will drive innovation across the ocean energy supply chain and scale technologies up to multi-machine readiness by providing free access to Europe’s world-leading network of test centres.
To boost market uptake and verify the potential of ocean energy to investors, Ocean DEMO will run a competitive voucher scheme supporting technology development through a combined transnational offering across NWE test infrastructures.
It is funded by the Interreg North West Europe programme, part of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
