OPIN Workshop: Challenges and Solutions for Improved Durability of Materials
, Antwerp, Belgium
The event will provide an update on the latest developments in materials and manufacturing techniques for harsh environments.
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OPIN - Ocean Power Innovation Network
Project Summary
The Ocean Power Innovation Network (OPIN) is a 3-year initiative, running from 2019 to 2021. The project has a total project budget of €2.6M, with €1.5M in financial support contributed by Interreg North West Europe from the European Research and Development Fund (ERDF).
The OPIN project will deliver supports to encourage both cross-sectoral and cross-regional collaboration. These supports will include:
- Annual Symposiums: providing networking opportunities for members
- Workshops and Masterclasses: to facilitate knowledge transfer
- Technology Assessment Processes (TAPs): to allow companies to assess their technologies and identify potential collaborators
- Collaborative Innovation Groups (CIGs): to encourage SMEs to work together to solve problems in common
Travel support is an amount, up to €500 per trip and a total of €2,000 per SME (inclusive of VAT) which can be reimbursed to an SME (small or medium-sized enterprise) which travels abroad either:
- To take part in an OPIN workshop or masterclass
- To take part in a Collaborative Innovation Group meeting or activity
Travel Support is only available to SMEs registered in Ireland or the Scottish Enterprise region. For more information on applying for a Travel Support please read the Travel Support Guidance to Applicants documents. Applications must be submitted by email to OPIN@seai.ie, using the OPIN Travel Support Application Form.
OPIN plans to provide direct support to over 100 companies during the lifetime of the project.
If you would like to know more about the support offered by OPIN, have a look at our General Guidelines for Applicants and explore further by clicking on the above links.
There are seven partners involved in the OPIN project:
- Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland
- Scottish Enterprise
- Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
- Sirris
- West Atlantic Marine Energy Community / École Centrale de Nantes
- Dutch Marine Energy Centre
- Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung
For more information on the OPIN project please contact OPIN@seai.ie
Project Partners
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Scottish Enterprise
50 Waterloo Street, Atrium Court
Glasgow
G2 6HQ
United Kingdom -
Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
Hayle Marine Renewables Business Park Chi Gallos, North Quay
Hayle
TR27 4DD
United Kingdom -
Sirris, the collective centre of the technological industry
935 Technologiepark
Zwijnaarde
9052
Belgium -
Ecole Centrale de Nantes
1 rue de la Noë - BP 92101
Nantes Cedex 3
44321
France -
Dutch Marine Energy Centre
200 Bergerweg
Alkmaar
1817 MN
Netherlands -
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
59 Königstor
Kassel
34119
Germany -
Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland
3 Park Place, Hatch Street Upper, St Kevin's
Dublin 2
Co. Dublin
Ireland
Lead partner
| Organisation | Address | Website | |
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| Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland |
3 Park Place, Hatch Street Upper, St Kevin's Dublin 2 Co. Dublin Ireland |
Patricia.Comiskey@seai.ie | https://www.seai.ie |
| Name | Contact Name | Country | |
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| Scottish Enterprise | Karen Fraser | Karen.Fraser@scotent.co.uk | United Kingdom |
| Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult | Simon Cheeseman | simon.cheeseman@ore.catapult.org.uk | United Kingdom |
| Sirris, the collective centre of the technological industry | Bart Teerlinck | bart.teerlinck@sirris.be | Belgium |
| Ecole Centrale de Nantes | Florent Vince | florent.vince@weamec.fr | France |
| Dutch Marine Energy Centre | Justin den Hartog | justin@dutchmarineenergy.com | Netherlands |
| Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. | Jochen Giebhardt | Jochen.Giebhardt@iee.fraunhofer.de | Germany |
Events
OPIN Workshop: Technical Challenges for the Wave and Tidal Sectors
, Webinar
The webinar will provide an overview of key technical challenges in the wave and tidal sectors, including evolving solutions, and will build on the ORE Catapult’s extensive experience in these fields.
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OPIN Collaborative Innovation Group Scoping Meeting: Anchoring lines and mooring solutions
, Online - 10.00 to 11.30 BST / 11.00 to 12.30 CEST
Participate in the development of a Collaborative Innovation Group on mooring & anchoring and solve challenges faced by your technology.
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2020 OPIN Annual Symposium (Event delayed until further notification)
, Nantes, France
The OPIN Annual Symposium 2020 was to be held on June 11th, 2020, in Nantes, France. The event is delayed until further notice.
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OPIN Collaborative Innovation Group Scoping Meeting - Corrosion: Impacts and Solutions
, Online - 1.00 to 2.30 PM BST / 2.00 to 3.30 PM CEST
Is corrosion a problem for your technology? Join our Collaborative Innovation Group scoping meeting on June 11th.
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OPIN Webinar: Introduction to European Tidal Stream projects
, Webinar - 2.00 to 4.00 PM BST / 3.00 to 5.00 PM CEST
Join this webinar to hear from a variety of speakers on Tidal Stream projects that they are working on, and opportunities for your business.
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OPIN/MEA Webinar: Standardisation and Certification for Offshore Renewables
, Webinar - 10.00 to 11.30 AM CEST
Join the webinar on 19/05/20 from 10 to 11:30 am CEST to learn more about how standards and certification can accelerate the development of the offshore renewable energy sector.
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OPIN Workshop: Funding Opportunities for the Offshore Renewable Energy Sector (Event cancelled)
, Dublin, Ireland
The event will provide an overview of public and private funding opportunities for the offshore renewable energy sector in Europe.
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OPIN Masterclass: Installation and Mooring (Event cancelled)
, Nantes, France
This one day training will provide developers, operators and technology providers with a background knowledge in mooring systems for offshore renewable floating farms (wind, wave, tidal).
The masterclass content will support the attendees to choose and design adapted mooring systems from a techno-economic standpoint, but also control the installation requirements and maintenance of these systems.
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OPIN Webinar: How OPIN can help your business
, Webinar, 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM GMT
This webinar will be an opportunity for companies across North West Europe to come together to discover the benefits of the OPIN project.
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Technology Assessment Process (TAP) Support
OPIN partners offer a high-level Technology Assessment Process (TAP) to SMEs which is free of charge. TAPs can look at either a whole system, a sub-system, or component level. TAPs are an evidence-based assessment conducted through an informal interview process.
During a TAP, OPIN partners will discuss with the technology developer design principles, opportunities to de-risk onward development and the route to commercialisation (product to market). The TAP is open to developers in the ocean sector who are looking to develop their technology and to developers in other sectors who are looking for opportunities to transfer technology into ocean energy.
For more information on applying for a TAP, please read the OPIN TAP Guidelines to Applicants document.
Applications must be submitted by email to OPIN@seai.ie, using the OPIN TAP Application Form.
Collaborative Innovation Group (CIG) Support
OPIN offers support to SMEs through the Collaborative Innovation Groups (CIGs). A Collaborative Innovation Group (CIG) is a small group of SMEs, often working with research entities and / or large companies, to solve specific problems which are barriers to deployment of ocean energy and offer opportunities for new products, services or markets. CIGs should focus on challenges which cannot or have not been solved by one SME alone and aim to include complementary skills and expertise. The work carried out by a CIG is defined as a Collaborative Innovation Project (CIP).
Eligibility:
- The lead applicant for a CIG must meet be an SME.
- The core membership of a CIG must involve a minimum of 2 SMEs.
- Large companies and research organisations may also be members of the CIG, as long as at least 50% of members are SMEs.
- CIGs should include members from at least 2 different OPIN regions.
- Additional members can come from countries in the North-West Europe area, as defined by the Interreg North-West Europe Programme.
- Associate members / observers from outside North West Europe may be involved with the CIG but cannot be direct beneficiaries of support. Associate members / observers can’t be included in a CIG at the expense of a potential CIG member from North West Europe.
- CIGs are expected to consider cross-sector opportunities and preferably include at least one member from outside the ocean energy sector.
For more information on eligibility criteria for CIG Support please read the CIG Guidelines to Applicants and Call for Proposals document.
Applications:
Applications must be submitted by email to OPIN@seai.ie, using the OPIN CIG Application Form.
Documents
During the OPIN project a number of tools for supporting ocean energy SMEs and other network members will be developed. These will include value chain reports, a process document for technology assessments, a log of all CIG support categories (Innovation Challenges), the content of workshops and masterclasses, presentations and work from Annual Symposiums and CIG summaries. These will be documented and made available for future use through this Documents section.
OPIN/MEA Webinar - Standardisation and Certification for Offshore Renewables (19/05/20)
Webinar - How OPIN can help your business (05/03/2020)
Workshop - Ocean Energy and the Supply Chain / Building the future into today (Edinburgh - 26/02/2020)
Workshop - Advanced Materials and Manufacturing (Nantes - 12/11/19)
Masterclass - Maritime solutions for offshore renewable energy (Rotterdam - 06/11/19)
Workshop - Energy Policy and Offshore Renewables State of the Nation (Blyth - 23/10/19)
2019 OPIN Symposium (Dublin - 30/09/19)
Workshop - Cross-Sector Collaboration between the Offshore and Ocean Energy Sectors (Rotterdam - 02/07/19)
Ocean Energy Challenges and Recommendations: Desktop Analysis of Studies and Reports
OPIN Privacy Notice
OPIN Members
The Ocean Power Innovation Network counts close to 250 members from 18 countries. A directory is available below.
Belgium
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Centre Technique Industriel de la Plasturgie et des Composites |
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Gazelenergie |
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Hydrogen Suffren |
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Germany
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Climate Action Regional Office ASBN |
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Polarttech B.V. |
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BD Consultancy |
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Black & Veatch |
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Bremeton |
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Frontier Technical Ltd |
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Liberty House Group |
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Macintyre Chocolate Systems |
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Monitor Systems Scotland Ltd |
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Petrofac |
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PanGeo Subsea Inc |
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Rohrer Technologies, Inc. (RTI) |
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