Deadline: 23-Feb-22
The European Commission (EC) is offering grant for Innovation on floating wind energy deployment optimized for deep waters and different sea basins (Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, Baltic Sea, North-east Atlantic Ocean).
The proposal is expected to deploy in one of the possible sea basins in Europe. Further, the proposal should:
- Demonstrate how innovations (materials, technologies, designs,…) on floating wind turbines, substructures, dynamic cables, control systems and moorings positively affect production;
- Demonstrate in real use scenario the improvements that the identified solutions contribute in terms of life expectancy, cost reductions, as well as operation and maintenance of a floating offshore wind installation;
- Demonstrate how the proposed innovations positively increase rate of deployment of offshore wind in deep seas, reducing capital, operational and maintenance costs, as well as present an industrial roadmap for a floating energy industrial sector, with focus on mass production;
- Document all demonstrations fully and transparently, to ensure replicability, up-scaling and to assist future planning decisions;
- Demonstrate a modular design suited to large-scale deployment in various environments, with special focus on industrial mass production;
- Ensure minimal environmental impact of these innovations, and address how Maritime Spatial Planning can be used to facilitate the identification and optimal use of suitable locations for floating wind platforms.
Funding Information
The check will normally be done for the coordinator if the requested grant amount is equal to or greater than EUR 500 000, except for:
- public bodies (entities established as a public body under national law, including local, regional or national authorities) or international organisations; and
- cases where the individual requested grant amount is not more than EUR 60 000 (lowvalue grant).
Expected Outcomes
In this context, project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes:
- Development or significant improvement of designs that reduce both CAPEX and OPEX;
- Deployment and demonstration of advanced full-scale floating wind turbines prototypes, and auxiliary equipment, in operational environment;
- Allow development of cost-efficient scalable solutions supporting exploitation of the renewable energy offshore potential in challenging conditions, while building upon innovative designs of floating structures and auxiliary equipment;
- Contribute to LCOE reduction in line with the SET Plan targets.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for funding, applicants must be established in one of the eligible countries, i.e.:
- the Member States of the European Union, including their outermost regions;
- the Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs) linked to the Member States;
- eligible non-EU countries:
- countries associated to Horizon Europe;
- low- and middle-income countries.
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