HORIZON-CL5-2024-D3-01-08
Demonstration of sustainable wave energy farms -
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View on F&T portalExpected Outcome:
Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes:
- De-risking wave energy technology development and increased bankability/insurability of wave energy.
- Increased availability and improved market confidence in the technology.
- Increased knowledge on positive and negative impacts of ocean energy on its environment and in the case of negative impacts to protected habitats and species proposals for necessary mitigation measures.
- Publicly available data collected from the demonstration/pilot structure including support structure.
Scope:
Demonstration of sustainable wave energy pilot farms (minimum 2.0 MW installed capacity and at least 4 devices) in full operational conditions for long periods of time is essential to advance this sector. It is the way to bridge the gap from technology development to market development while reducing costs, reducing risks and attracting investors for future commercial projects. The farms should be composed of several devices of the same type.
The wave energy farms have to be connected to the electricity grid. To focus on the technologies with the greatest chances of success, the single wave energy device to be used in the array deployment is expected to be satisfactorily demonstrated at full scale before, with limited changes to incorporate the learnings. Any change on the wave energy device may be incremental but should not involve fundamental changes to the device design or composition. The innovation component should mainly lie on the pilot farm systems and supporting industrial manufacturing activities that enable a cost-effective and high-performance pilot farm. Where established, stage-gate processes can help ensure that this approach is followed.
The project is expected to deploy a wave energy farm with a minimum capacity of 2 MW and operate the farm at least 2 years in the lifetime of the project. After the project it is expected that the farm will continue to be operated for at least 8 years. The project should develop and execute an effective operation and maintenance programme.
Proposals are expected to address also all the following for both the supporting infrastructure for the farm and for the individual devices themselves:
- Industrial design and manufacturing processes including set up of an industrial supply chain, circularity of (critical) raw materials, sustainability, scalability, installation methods, transport, operation & maintenance, supply chains and the related digital infrastructures.
- Projects are requested to demonstrate the technologies at sea while respecting existing environmental regulatory framework. Necessary mitigation measures should be integrated to protect habitats and species. Present an environmental monitoring plan to be implemented during the demonstration action. Environmental monitoring data should be open source and be shared with EMODNET and the IEA OES environmental task.
The project has to include a clear go/no go moment ahead of entering the deployment phase. Before this go/no-go moment, the project has to deliver the detailed engineering plans, a techno-economic assessment, including key performance indicators based on international recognized metrics, a complete implementation plan and all needed permits for the deployment of the project., The project proposal is expected to present a clear and convincing pathway to obtaining necessary permits for the demonstration actions and allow for appropriate timelines to achieve these. The project is expected also to demonstrate how it will get a financial close for the whole action. For this the use of other EU/national/regional support mechanisms can be considered. Independent experts will assess all deliverables and will advise for the go/no-go decision.
The exploitation plans should include preliminary plans for scalability, commercialisation, and deployment (feasibility study, business plan, financial model) indicating the possible funding sources to be potentially used (in particular the Innovation Fund).
Data from the pilot structures should be collected to understand the performance and behaviour of the structure and the surrounding environmental condition to optimise the concept and understand the environmental impact of wave energy harvesting.
The selected projects are expected to contribute to the BRIDGE initiative[1], actively participate to its activities and allocate up to 2% of their budgets to that end. Additional contributions to the ‘Alliance for Internet of Things Innovation’ (AIOTI) and other relevant activities (e.g. clusters of digital projects and coordinating actions) might be considered, when relevant.
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Activities are expected to achieve TRL 8 by the end of the project – see General Annex B.
[1] https://www.h2020-bridge.eu/
News flashes
Call update: EVALUATION results
Published: 12/09/2023
Deadline: 16/01/2024
Available budget: EUR 246.000.000
The results of the evaluation for each topic are as follows:
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D3-01-02
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D3-01-06
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D3-01-17
Number of proposals submitted (including proposals transferred from or to other calls)
12
14
13
13
13
12
14
13
2
101
8
19
5
7
10
6
2
Number of inadmissible proposals
1
Number of ineligible proposals
1
2
1
1
6
Number of above-threshold proposals
7
10
4
6
2
6
8
4
1
26
5
15
3
5
6
3
2
Total budget requested for above-threshold proposals (EUR/millions)
81.9
29.4
35.5
23.6
7.6
18.0
31.5
74.7
10.0
77.7
26.6
75.3
17.9
20.2
32.4
24.5
11.9
Number of proposals retained for funding
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
9
3
2
2
3
3
1
2
Number of proposals in the reserve list
2
2
2
2
0
2
2
2
0
10
2
2
1
2
2
2
0
Funding threshold
13.5
14.0
13.5
14.0
11.0
13.5
13.0
13.0
10.5
13.5
11.5
13.5
14.0
11.0
13.5
13.5
11.0
Ranking distribution for proposals above the evaluation thresholds
Number of proposals with scores lower or equal to 15 and higher or equal to 14
1
2
1
3
0
2
1
0
0
5
1
1
2
0
1
0
0
Number of proposals with scores lower than 14 and higher or equal to 13
2
1
3
3
1
2
1
3
0
10
1
4
0
1
3
1
0
Number of proposals with scores lower than 13 and higher or equal to 10
4
7
0
0
1
2
6
1
1
11
3
10
1
4
2
2
2
Summary of observer report:
"As independent Observer I was able to acquire deep insight into the call and evaluation documentation and accompanying instructions. I took part in a significant fraction of all briefings and panel meetings, had full access to the online evaluation SEP system and could both monitor the evaluation progress as well as having insight in individual evaluation and consensus reports.
I observed a professionally orchestrated, fair, impartial, expertise-driven, and transparent evaluation exercise. The consensus reports, the ultimate outcome, meet high standards and adhere to the guidelines outlined in the guiding documents and applicable rules.
All consensus panels were managed as equitably as possible, with effective quality control measures, inter-panel collaboration, and comprehensive final cross-checks ensuring a consistent evaluation outcome. The core principles of impartiality, fairness, and confidentiality were followed throughout the full evaluation process."
We recently informed the applicants about the evaluation results for their proposals.
For questions, please contact the Research Enquiry Service.
Opening date: 2023-09-12 (2 years ago)
Closing date: 2024-01-16 (2 years ago)
Procedure: single-stage
Budget: 38,000,000
Expected grants: 2
Contribution: 18,000,000 - 20,000,000
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HORIZON-CL5-2024-D3-01
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- HORIZON-CL5-2024-D3-01-06
- HORIZON-CL5-2024-D3-01-07
- HORIZON-CL5-2024-D3-01-09
- HORIZON-CL5-2024-D3-01-10
- HORIZON-CL5-2024-D3-01-11
- HORIZON-CL5-2024-D3-01-12
- HORIZON-CL5-2024-D3-01-13
- HORIZON-CL5-2024-D3-01-14
- HORIZON-CL5-2024-D3-01-15
- HORIZON-CL5-2024-D3-01-16
- HORIZON-CL5-2024-D3-01-17
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