Through its Interreg 2 Seas Programme, Europe has awarded €8.5 million to the ENCORE project: Energizing Coastal Regions with Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE).

Lead partner and coordinator BlueSpring brings together project partners from 4 European countries: Water2Energy (NL), EEL Energy (Fr), Oceans of Energy (NL), Teamwork Technology (NL), Dutch Marine Energy Centre (DMEC), the European Marine Energy Centre (UK), Artelia (FR), Bureau Veritas (FR), Ghent University (BE), Inyanga (UK) and Deftiq (NL).

The goal of the project is to advance the rapidly emerging ORE sector. With the ambition to become a global industry leader, the 2 Seas ORE sector needs support to successfully scale-up.

EEL Energy, accelerated in the 3DEXPERIENCE Lab program, operate a test version of the EEL Tidal Energy Converter at the nuclear power station near Dunkirk, France, tapping energy from the outflow of cooling water. A phase of intensive testing will start in December 2021. Also a design for a floating solution is on the drawing table. The full-scale system is planned for deployment in 2022.

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ENCORE offers advanced technical and business support services to accelerate the ORE sector in the 2 Seas region. As part of the service portfolio, international certification schemes will be applied to reduce risks and increase investor confidence. In each country, regional impact campaigns will be set up to involve supply chain and stakeholders in the project.

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