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full-scale unit will be deployed at META’s Phase 2 open-water tidal test site, Warrior Way, in the autumn for full operational testing of the sensors. Welsh Minister for Climate Change, Julie James,
said: “This new innovative tool designed by EU Ireland- Wales Selkie Project will increase understanding of the effect of tidal streams, assisting in the development of ocean energy devices by Welsh and Irish businesses across the Irish Sea. “The €100 million EU Ireland-Wales Cooperation
programme provides an excellent platform for Welsh and Irish institutions, businesses and communities to learn from each other, share best practice and forge long lasting partnerships. Tackling some of the major challenges of our age it will pave the way for opportunities such as the potential to generate clean energy through working together. Our continued relationship with Ireland is even more important now the UK has left the EU and collaborative projects, such as Selkie, are a vital part of our ambitions within the Ireland Wales Shared Statement and Joint Action Plan.” Saul Young, Operations Manager at META said it highlights the ‘stepping stone’ option on offer with the variety of sites at META and is a notable milestone for META as a fully operational test centre.
EuropeWave The EuropeWave project has invited wave energy
developers to apply for funding via its innovative pre- commercial procurement (PCP) programme. The five- year collaborative programme will see several wave energy projects selected for the first stage of ‘concept development’. The three-stage process will award R&D service contracts to companies or consortia who are involved in the development of wave energy converters (WECs) and their components. After each stage is completed, the best of the competing solutions will be selected from within the group to progress to the following phase. Concepts will be assessed according to strict
technical and economic performance metrics, and the best performers will be demonstrated in Basque and Scottish open waters at the end of the programme. The programme will focus on the design, development, and demonstration of cost-effective WEC systems for electrical power production that can survive in the harsh and unpredictable ocean environment. EuropeWave is a partnership between Wave Energy
Scotland, the Basque Energy Agency and Ocean Energy Europe. The project will provide almost €20 million to procure the most promising wave energy technologies from across Europe and beyond. Its PCP model provides a structured approach, fostering greater openness, collaboration and sharing of risk between the public sector and technology developers.
Off shore parks A new €45 million marine energy project – European
SCalable Offshore Renewable Energy Sources (EU- SCORES) – is paving the way for bankable multi-source offshore parks across Europe by 2025. EU-SCORES brings together wave energy and
offshore solar PV technology providers, CorPower Ocean and Oceans of Energy; major project developers RWE, EDP, ENEL Green Power, Simply Blue Group; and research institutions to unlock large-scale potential of combined wind, wave and offshore solar systems
at sites across Portugal and Belgium. The project is coordinated by the Dutch Marine Energy Centre. The project, which will run until August 2025 supported by €34.8 million in funding from the European Green Deal in the last Horizon 2020 call, will build on two demonstrations: ● A wave energy array in Portugal co-located with an offshore wind farm.
● An offshore solar PV system in Belgium co-located with a bottom fixed windfarm.
The multi-source demonstrations in EU-SCORES will showcase the benefits of more consistent power output harnessing complementary power sources including waves, wind and sun, creating a more resilient and stable power system, higher capacity factors and a lower total cost of the power system. These aspects will also improve the business case for green hydrogen production, by allowing electrolysers to run at higher utilisation. Major project developers and utility companies will further strengthen demonstration efforts, paving the way for future large-scale commercialisation of hybrid wave-wind-solar parks. Energy system modelling to quantify the value of the combined offshore energy sources will be led by LUT University in Finland. The demonstrations will also prove how the increased power output and capacity installed per km2
will reduce the amount
of marine space needed, thereby leaving more space for aquaculture, fisheries, shipping routes and environmentally protected zones. Additional benefits achieved by co-using critical electrical infrastructures and exploring advanced operation and maintenance methodologies supported by innovative autonomous systems will further lower the costs per MWh. Moreover, the project demonstrations will support the stability and resilience of the European energy system, while considering sustainability, local stakeholders and existing ecosystems.
Pioneering mooring and anchoring A novel marine mooring and anchoring project aiming
to improve the operation efficiency of ocean energy devices is recruiting expert support from the University of Dundee. The Universal Mooring, Anchor & Connectivity Kit (UMACK) Project has teamed up with the f
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Above: CorPower is working with partners to help pave the way for offshore energy parks across Europe
Below: CorPower will be taking advantage of developments in mooring and anchoring techniques Photo credit: Colin Keldie
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