BLUEGIFT

Objective

This project will help Atlantic Arc companies test the next generation of Marine Renewable Energy (MRE) technology in real sea environments and prove power can be economically generated from the ocean. Blue-GIFT will result in a minimum of 8 MRE floating wind, wave or tidal precommercial demonstrations, over 24,000hrs of operation, work with over 20 SME's, sustaining 30+ jobs and helping to secure €15M investment into MRE companies.

WavEC Results

• Coordination of all promotion and dissemination activities

• Management of the test site in Aguçadoura where marine renewable energy technologies can apply to perform tests

General Information

Funding: Interreg Atlantic Area
Project Coordinator at WavEC: Ana Brito e Melo
Total Funding (Requested EU contribution): € 1 852 775
WavEC Funding: € 328 940
Duration: March 2019 – December 2022 (42 months)
Coordinator: EMEC
Partners: SEENEOH, Bimep Biscay Marine Energy Platform, Plocan, SmartBay Ireland, Ecole Central de Nantes and WavEC Offshore Renewables.

Website: www.bluegift.eu