The Interreg NWE-funded Ocean DEMO project opened its third call for applications on the 2nd of June 2020.

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Marine scientists from around the world spent the last four years reviewing numerous studies and other data on the possible environmental effects of marine renewable energy (MRE) devices and found that the potential impact to marine life is likely small or undetectable.

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SmartBay Ireland is collaborating on the RESOURCECODE project with an international consortium of businesses and Marine Renewable Energy (MRE) test sites supported by established academic partners.

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On the 12th of March 2020, an Taoiseach announced that schools, childcare facilities, and universities were to close due to COVID-19. Therefore, Lir-NOTF was directed by the President of UCC to close and has suspended testing.

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On September 30, the Ocean Power Innovation Network (OPIN) will be holding the projects first OPIN Annual Symposium, taking place alongside the Ocean Energy Europe 2019 Conference in the Convention Centre Dublin. The Symposium will provide an opportunity for OPIN members to network and learn more about the supports available through the project. This includes a workshop on the development and application process for the Collaborative Innovation Groups support offered by the project.

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MaRINET2, the Marine Renewables Infrastructure Network, today announced the launch of its forth call. MaRINET2 is a €10.5m project funded by the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 programme, and coordinated by the MaREI (Marine and Renewable Energy Ireland) Centre in Ireland. The project aims to accelerate the development of offshore renewable energy technologies by providing free-of-charge access to a network of 57 research facilities across Europe. SmartBay Marine and Renewable Energy Test Site, LIR National Ocean Test Facility and Queens University Testing Facilities are available for transnational access under this new call. More information on other available facilities under this call can be found here.

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The Ocean Power Innovation Network (OPIN) Project has just announced the launch its Innovation Support Scheme. OPIN is a cross-sectoral collaborative network that aims to accelerate the growth of the ocean energy sector and its supply chains across the partner regions of Ireland, the UK, Belgium, France, the Netherlands and Germany.

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Centre for Renewable Energy at Dundalk IT - WASP Buoy

SmartBay recognises that a key element in achieving Ireland’s goal of harnessing the country’s abundant marine renewable energy resource is the trial and demonstration of ocean energy technologies in real sea environments. The test facilities at SmartBay Marine and Renewable Energy test site offers developers the chance to test their technology at sea with the added support services and infrastructure to make the experience as effective as possible. An example of the type of research and development activities taking place at the test site is summarised below.

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Marine Institute SmartBay National Infrastructure Access Programme (NIAP) 2018

On 21 December 2018 the Marine Institute launched the latest National Infrastructure Access Programme (NIAP). This programme is designed to fund access for small scale projects to the SmartBay Marine and Renewable Energy Test Site infrastructure in Galway Bay or provide access to the data feeds from the test site.

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Introduction

The Marine Energy Alliance (MEA) is a 4 year European Territorial Cooperation project running from May 2018 to May 2022. The project has a total budget of €6 million and is finacially supported by Interreg North West Europe, who provides €3.6 million of ERDF funding.

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On January 1, the Lir National Ocean Test Facility (Lir-NOTF) will progress to the operational phase of its life cycle with the completion of three years of commissioning works. To celebrate this important milestone, Lir-NOTF will be hosting an official inauguration event on January 18 2019. The keynote speech will be delivered by an Tánaiste Simon Coveney TD, with Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation Heather Humphreys TD, the President of UCC Patrick O'Shea, the Lord Mayor of Cork and the Mayor of County Cork all in attendance. Representatives from the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, who part funded the development of the facility, and leading industry partners from the ocean energy sector will also be in attendance.

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Ireland is actively committed to harnessing its abundant marine renewable energy resources and is dedicated to developing an indigenous ocean energy industry in the process. A key attribute in the ongoing effort to achieve this goal is the continued improvement and expansion of several outstanding test and demonstration facilities covering all stages of technology development. These facilities include the Marine and Renewable Energy Test Site located within the confines of Galway Bay. This article provides an update on the current activities taking place at the test site.

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At an event held during the Ocean Energy Europe Conference 2018, the Ocean Energy ERA-NET Cofund (OCEANERA-NET COFUND) consortium announced €8 million funding for eight ocean energy research and demonstration projects. These projects will test and validate new technologies for wave, tidal and ocean thermal energy production.

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Ocean Energy Europe 2018 Conference Activities

Next week, on the 30th and 31st of October, Ocean Energy Ireland and SEAI will be exhibiting at the Ocean Energy Europe 2018 Conference (OEE2018), which this year is taking place at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre. Ocean Energy Ireland will have a stand in the exhibition hall (No. 19 - 20) and welcome all Irish delegates to visit the stand and to make use of our meetings facilities.

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The MaRINET2 project will open a call for applications on the 1st November 2018. Successful applicants will receive free access to a world-leading network of testing and research infrastructures. The call is open to offshore energy technology developers, including wind, wave and tidal energy at system and component level. Deadline for application is on the 15th December 2018.

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Set up in 2009 SEAI’s Prototype Development Fund is currently supporting 28 project. In the second article of this series, featuring projects supported through the Prototype Development Fund, we look at the deployment of the SeaPower Platform at the Galway Bay Marine Renewable Energy Test Site.

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Set up in 2009 SEAI’s Prototype Development Fund is currently supporting 28 active projects. This article, the first of a series, will feature projects supported through the Prototype Development Fund and the organisations behind them.

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FORESEA (Funding Ocean Renewable Energy through Strategic European Action) is an €11m Interreg North West Europe project. Its helps bring offshore renewable energy technologies to the market by providing free access to North-West Europe’s world-leading network of test centres.

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The MaRINET2 project has awarded €1.1 million in support to 32 offshore renewable technology developers to test at its network of world-leading research facilities. This support will accelerate the next generation of energy technologies towards the marketplace, and help maintain Europe’s global leadership in renewable energy research.

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SEAI will be exhibiting at the 7th International Conference on Ocean Energy (ICOE), between June 12th - 14th, in Cherbourg, France. Hosted by West Normandy Marine Energy, ICOE is supported by the Normandy region, Manche Department, Le Cotentin Communauté d’Agglomération, Cherbourg-en-Cotentin City and the International Energy Agency (IEA) through Ocean Energy Systems (OES).

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