OPIN - Ocean Power Innovation Network

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Key Information

Lead partner organisation

Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland
Email

Patricia.Comiskey@seai.ie

EU FUNDING

€ 1.54 m
TOTAL BUDGET

€ 2.57 m
TIMELINE

2018-2021
Partner organisations
- Scottish Enterprise
- Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
- Sirris, the collective centre of the technological industry
- Ecole Centrale de Nantes
- Dutch Marine Energy Centre
- Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
COUNTRIES

IE | UK | BE | FR | NL | DE

Last Updated: 10/08/2020 09:12

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 delivers supports to encourage both cross-sectoral and cross-regional collaboration. These supports 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:

For more information on the OPIN project please contact OPIN@seai.ie

Project Partners

Scottish Enterprise

50 Waterloo Street, Atrium Court
Glasgow
G2 6HQ
United Kingdom

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Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult

Hayle Marine Renewables Business Park Chi Gallos, North Quay
Hayle
TR27 4DD
United Kingdom

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Sirris, the collective centre of the technological industry

935 Technologiepark
Zwijnaarde
9052
Belgium

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Ecole Centrale de Nantes

1 rue de la Noë - BP 92101
Nantes Cedex 3
44321
France

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Dutch Marine Energy Centre

200 Bergerweg
Alkmaar
1817 MN
Netherlands

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Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.

59 Königstor
Kassel
34119
Germany

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Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland

3 Park Place, Hatch Street Upper, St Kevin's
Dublin 2
Co. Dublin
Ireland

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Lead partner

Organisation	Address	Email	Website
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	Email	Country
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

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Membership

Membership of the Ocean Power Innovation Network is completely free. To become a member of the OPIN Project fill in the Membership Form below and become eligible for all supports available through the project:

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Events

OPIN Webinar: Opportunities for Ocean Energy to Power Aquaculture

27-05-2021, Online - 11 AM to 12.30 PM BST / 12 PM to 1.30 PM CEST

This workshop will identify the opportunities and challenges that may lie in targeting the aquaculture sector as a key market for ocean energy technologies.
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OPIN Webinar: Funding Opportunities for Collaborative Innovation

10-05-2021, Online - 11 AM to 12.20 PM BST / 12 PM to 1.20 PM CEST

This webinar looks at some of the opportunities to support European collaboration in ocean energy and the clean energy transition.
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Marine-i/OPIN webinar: Unmanned Air Systems supporting Offshore Wind

25-03-2021, Online - 10AM to 12PM GMT / 11AM to 1PM CET

Marine-i will be hosting this Discovery Room in collaboration with the Ocean Power Innovation Network.
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Marine-i/OPIN webinar: Hydrogen the route to Net-Zero

04-03-2021, Online - 10AM to 12PM GMT / 11AM to 1PM CET

Marine-i will be hosting this Discovery Room online, facilitated by Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult in collaboration with the Ocean Power Innovation Network (OPIN).
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OPIN - OceanDEMO workshop @ OEE2020

02-12-2020, Online - 2.45 to 4.15PM GMT / 3.45 to 5.15PM CET

The 2020 OPIN Symposium will be held on December 2nd as a side event of OEE2020. The event is a workshop organised with the OceanDEMO project.
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OPIN Webinar: Converting to offshore – From the test tank to the sea

18-11-2020, Online - 12.30 to 13.30 GMT

Join this webinar to hear how Scotland is working with companies across Europe and beyond to overcome technical challenges in wave energy.
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OPIN Webinar: Challenges and Solutions for Improved Durability of Materials

22-10-2020, Online - 1 to 3PM BST / 2 to 4PM CEST

This online webinar will give you an update on the latest advances in materials and manufacturing related to applications in harsh environments.
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OPIN Masterclass: Mooring and Installation

16-09-2020 - 17-09-2020, Online

This training will provide developers, operators and technology providers with a background knowledge in mooring systems for offshore renewable floating farms (wind, wave, tidal). The event is organised by WEAMEC.
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OPIN/TIGER Webinar: Tidal Supply Chain Opportunities

09-07-2020, Online - 9.30 to 11.30 AM BST / 10.30 to 12.30 CEST

This event will hear from leading tidal energy deployments with presentations from technology developers at the coal face of industrial innovation. The event is organised by the OPIN and TIGER projects.
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OPIN Webinar: Funding Opportunities for the Offshore Renewable Energy Sector

24-06-2020, Online - 11.00 AM to 12.30 PM BST / 12.00 to 1.30PM CEST

The event will provide an overview of public funding opportunities for the offshore renewable energy sector in Europe.
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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. Please make sure to submit as well an SME declaration form and a DeMinimis self declaration with your TAP application.

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/OceanDEMO Webinar at OEE 2020 (02/12/2020)

SEAI - OPIN Introduction

OREC - TAP Presentation

HelioRec - TAP Experience

Webinar - Converting to offshore: From the test tank to the sea (18/11/2020)

Developers overview and deployments considerations - EMEC

Supporting the transition from the lab to the sea - Wave Energy Scotland

Converting to offshore: From the test tank to the sea - Verdant Power

OPIN/TIGER Webinar - Tidal Supply Chain Opportunities (09/07/2020)

Webinar Recording

Webinar - Funding Opportunities for the Offshore Renewable Energy Sector (24/06/2020)

OPIN Introduction - Solène Goy - SEAI

BlueInvest-Daniela Cedola-PwC’s Accelerator

CIG scoping meeting - Mooring Lines and Anchoring Solutions (17/06/2020)

Event Slides

CIG scoping meeting - Corrosion: Solutions and Impacts (11/06/2020)

Event Slides

Webinar - European Tidal Stream Projects (08/06/2020)

Event slides

OPIN/MEA Webinar - Standardisation and Certification for Offshore Renewables (19/05/20)

Summary Report and Recording

Webinar - How OPIN can help your business (05/03/2020)

Webinar Recording

Workshop - Ocean Energy and the Supply Chain / Building the future into today (Edinburgh - 26/02/2020)

Ocean energy progress report - Jan Reid.pdf

Break out session presentation - Scottish Enterprise.pdf

Future renewable energy opportunities - Anthony Kinsella.pdf

Approach to open innovation and supply chain development - Gavin McClafferty .pdf

OPIN Introduction - Scottish Enterprise.pdf

Ocean energy and the supply chain - Scottish Engineering.pdf

Human centered digitalisation, Industry 4.0 and AR VR solutions for onshore & offshore - Gordon Semple and Hugh Welsh.pdf

Workshop - Advanced Materials and Manufacturing (Nantes - 12/11/19)

Synthesis Report and Presentations

Masterclass - Maritime solutions for offshore renewable energy (Rotterdam - 06/11/19)

The future of generating marine renewable energy - Britta Schaffmeister.pdf

Maritime Solutions for offshore renewable energy_Abstract.pdf

Workshop - Energy Policy and Offshore Renewables State of the Nation (Blyth - 23/10/19)

Workshop Presentations

2019 OPIN Symposium (Dublin - 30/09/19)

Symposium Presentations

Workshop - Cross-Sector Collaboration between the Offshore and Ocean Energy Sectors (Rotterdam - 02/07/19)

Cross-sector collaboration between the offshore and ocean energy sectors - Peter Scheijgrond

Building a community of practice around multi use of the North Sea - Nico Buytendijk

A Dutch solution to build floating bridges equipped with tidal turbines which generate power from the flows - Eric van den Eijnden

Dam-integrated solutions for tidal power generation - Marco Wagendrop

Powering offshore applications with wave energy converters - Fred Gardner

Ocean Energy Challenges and Recommendations: Desktop Analysis of Studies and Reports

OPIN Ocean Energy Challenges

Value Chain Study

Value Chain Study Summary Report

Value Chain Analysis Presentation

OPIN Privacy Notice

Privacy Notice

OPIN Members

The Ocean Power Innovation Network counts 410 members from 27 countries. A directory is available below.

Belgium

Cenaero	Belgium	Academic Institute/Research Performing Organisation
Com&Sen	Belgium	Offshore Renewable Energy Technology or Project Developer
Elsyca	Belgium	Consultancy Company/Engineering Company
Engie Laborelec	Belgium	Other
ETIP Ocean	Belgium	Other
Ghent University	Belgium	Academic Institute/Research Performing Organisation
IMDC	Belgium	Consultancy Company/Engineering Company
Laminaria	Belgium	Offshore Renewable Energy Technology or Project Developer
NiniX Technologies	Belgium	Other
Nord-Lock Benelux BV	Belgium	Consultancy Company/Engineering Company
Ocean Energy Europe	Belgium	Other

France

Above All	France	Consultancy Company/Engineering Company
ADERA	France	Public Sector Organisation
AFDEN	France	Other
Akrocean	France	Supply Chain Company
Albatros	France	Business Support organisation
Artelia	France	Consultancy Company/Engineering Company
Atlanpole	France	Business Support organisation
Atlas Copco - Specialty Rental	France	Supply Chain Company
Audencia	France	Academic Institute/Research Performing Organisation
BESSE	France	Other
Blue Shark Power System	France	Offshore Renewable Energy Technology or Project Developer
Brest Expertise Maritime	France	Consultancy Company/Engineering Company
Bureau Veritas	France	Certification Body
CARENE	France	Public Sector Organisation
CEA-TECH	France	Academic Institute/Research Performing Organisation
Centrale Nantes	France	Academic Institute/Research Performing Organisation
Centre Technique Industriel de la Plasturgie et des Composites	France	Academic Institute/Research Performing Organisation
Centre Scientifique et Technique du Bâtiment	France	Academic Institute/Research Performing Organisation
Cervval	France	Offshore Renewable Energy Technology or Project Developer
Cétéal	France	Offshore Renewable Energy Technology or Project Developer
Chantiers de l'Atlantique	France	Offshore Renewable Energy Technology or Project Developer
Charier Génie Civil	France	Supply Chain Company
Cogit Composites	France	Consultancy Company/Engineering Company
Communauté d'agglomération Pays Basque	France	Public Sector Organisation
Conseil Régional des Hauts-de-France	France	Public Sector Organisation
D-ICE Engineering	France	Consultancy Company/Engineering Company
Dolfines	France	Offshore Renewable Energy Technology or Project Developer
DORIS Engineering	France	Offshore Renewable Energy Technology or Project Developer
DynamOcean	France	Consultancy Company/Engineering Company
EDF R&D	France	Utility Company
EE-gine	France	Supply Chain Company
Eiffage Travaux Maritimes et Fluviaux	France	Other
Energie de la Lune	France	Consultancy Company/Engineering Company
EIGSI	France	Academic Institute/Research Performing Organisation
EISIS	France	Consultancy Company/Engineering Company
Elwave	France	Supply Chain Company
Engie	France	Offshore Renewable Energy Technology or Project Developer
Ecole Nationale Supérieure Maritime (ENSM )	France	Academic Institute/Research Performing Organisation
ENSTA Bretagne	France	Academic Institute/Research Performing Organisation
Eolfi	France	Offshore Renewable Energy Technology or Project Developer
EVER (Energies des Vagues Et Renouvelables)	France	Offshore Renewable Energy Technology or Project Developer
Finsulate France	France	Supply Chain Company
FMGC	France	Supply Chain Company
France Energies Marines	France	Academic Institute/Research Performing Organisation
Gaïa - Terre Bleue	France	Consultancy Company/Engineering Company
Garos	France	Supply Chain Company
Gazelenergie	France	Utility Company
Génie Wind Marine SAS	France	Consultancy Company/Engineering Company
GEPS Techno	France	Offshore Renewable Energy Technology or Project Developer
GSLC	France	Supply Chain Company
HelioRec	France	Offshore Renewable Energy Technology or Project Developer
Hutisa	France	Consultancy Company/Engineering Company
Hyd Et Au Fluid	France	Supply Chain Company
Hydro-Gen	France	Offshore Renewable Energy Technology or Project Developer
Hydrogen Suffren	France	Other
ICAM	France	Academic Institute/Research Performing Organisation
Ideol	France	Offshore Renewable Energy Technology or Project Developer
IFP Energies Nouvelles	France	Academic Institute/Research Performing Organisation
IFREMER	France	Academic Institute/Research Performing Organisation
IMREDD	France	Academic Institute/Research Performing Organisation
In Situ	France	Consultancy Company/Engineering Company
Inno'Energy	France	Consultancy Company/Engineering Company
Innosea	France	Consultancy Company/Engineering Company
IRT Jules Verne	France	Academic Institute/Research Performing Organisation
Ixblue	France	Consultancy Company/Engineering Company
Kraken Subsea Solutions	France	Consultancy Company/Engineering Company
Lannion Trégor Communauté	France	Public Sector Organisation
Lemer Fonderie	France	Supply Chain Company
Le Photographe Ambulant	France	Other
Lhyfe	France	Other
LMSM	France	Supply Chain Company
Loiretech Ingénierie	France	Supply Chain Company
MAPPEM Geophysics	France	Consultancy Company/Engineering Company
MAREE	France	Consultancy Company/Engineering Company
Marit	France	Supply Chain Company
MECA	France	Consultancy Company/Engineering Company
Meltemus	France	Supply Chain Company
Mojo Maritime France	France	Supply Chain Company
Natural Power	France	Consultancy Company/Engineering Company
Naval Energies	France	Offshore Renewable Energy Technology or Project Developer
NBSO Nantes	France	Public Sector Organisation
Neodyme	France	Consultancy Company/Engineering Company
Neopolia	France	Other
Nereis Environnement	France	Consultancy Company/Engineering Company
Nextflow Software	France	Consultancy Company/Engineering Company
Nov Blm	France	Other
Ocean Zoom	France	Consultancy Company/Engineering Company
Oméga-systèmes Atlantique	France	Supply Chain Company
Pilgrim Technology	France	Supply Chain Company
Pôle Mer Bretagne Atlantique	France	Other
Principia	France	Consultancy Company/Engineering Company
Principle Power France	France	Offshore Renewable Energy Technology or Project Developer
Qair Marine	France	Offshore Renewable Energy Technology or Project Developer
RES France	France	Offshore Renewable Energy Technology or Project Developer
Richard Marine Consulting	France	Consultancy Company/Engineering Company
RTSYS	France	Other
S2E2	France	Other
Sabella SAS	France	Offshore Renewable Energy Technology or Project Developer
Saipem	France	Offshore Renewable Energy Technology or Project Developer
SATIE lab (CNRS), ENS Rennes	France	Academic Institute/Research Performing Organisation
SATT Ouest Valorisation	France	Academic Institute/Research Performing Organisation
Scalian DS	France	Consultancy Company/Engineering Company
Schneider Electric	France	Supply Chain Company
Seaturns	France	Offshore Renewable Energy Technology or Project Developer
Segula Technologies	France	Consultancy Company/Engineering Company
Sercel Underwater Acoustics	France	Offshore Renewable Energy Technology or Project Developer
Serenmar - Ship As A Service	France	Consultancy Company/Engineering Company
Sereo SAS	France	Offshore Renewable Energy Technology or Project Developer
SIG France	France	Supply Chain Company
Sogebras	France	Supply Chain Company
SolarinBlue	France	Offshore Renewable Energy Technology or Project Developer
Solutions&Co	France	Public Sector Organisation
Sterblue	France	Supply Chain Company
Université de Bretagne occidentale/UMR CNRS 6027 IRDL	France	Academic Institute/Research Performing Organisation
Université Gustave Eiffel	France	Academic Institute/Research Performing Organisation
Université de Nantes	France	Academic Institute/Research Performing Organisation
Valemo	France	Consultancy Company/Engineering Company
Valorem Marine Solutions	France	Consultancy Company/Engineering Company
WPD Offshore	France	Offshore Renewable Energy Technology or Project Developer

Germany

CalWave Power Technologies Ug