With a budget of €4 million, the FOREST (Future Ocean Renewable Energy System Technologies) project brings together eight partners from the UK, Portugal, Spain and Sweden to drive advancements in subsea components and digital technologies that will set new global standards for durability, reliability and efficiency in ocean energy systems.
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Coordinated by AIRTO member European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) based in Orkney, Scotland, the three-year project aims to enhance the performance of ocean energy arrays, reduce the levelised cost of energy (LCOE), foster sustainability of ocean energy systems, and accelerate market readiness. FOREST will also generate and share knowledge on how to operate ocean energy farms, improving their availability, maintainability, reliability, survivability and sustainability.
Matthew Finn, Managing Director, EMEC said:
“The FOREST project marks a major step forward for ocean energy, bringing together leading expertise from across Europe to tackle some of the sector’s most persistent challenges. By developing and testing next-generation subsea technologies here in Orkney, we’re advancing the reliability and efficiency of the ancillary systems crucial for ocean energy array deployments and helping to drive down costs. This collaboration demonstrates the power of innovation and partnership in accelerating the transition to clean, sustainable energy.”
