Blue-GIFT is pleased to announce the third call for applications to test marine renewable energy (MRE) technologies at the project’s test sites. The call will open on the 9th of December 2020 at 09:00 UTC and close on the 2nd of April 2021 at 17:00 UTC. Applications can benefit from an early assessment if the technology is ready for deployment before end September 2021.
Funded by Interreg Atlantic Area, Blue-GIFT, aims to help technology developers test their MRE devices in four test sites in the Atlantic Area region specifically BiMEP in the Basque Country, Spain, PLOCAN in Canary Island, Spain, SEENEOH in Bordeaux, France and WavEC in Aguçadoura, Portugal.
This access will allow developers to perform low cost tests and validation of their technologies in real sea environments. The types of technologies included in this call are renewable energy sources such as floating offshore wind, wave energy and tidal energy and for the first time floating solar technology.
The results of the first (22nd April to 6th September 2019) and second (20th January to 30th April 2020) calls have been very successful, despite the COVID-19 pandemic. With 14 developers awarded support, we have seen three deployments to date with more planned in coming months.