AWESDI
Atlantic Wave Energy Sustainable Deployment Initiative
Priority
Blue and Green environment
Blue and Green environment
Total budget
2,45 M€
2,45 M€
ERDF funding
1,84 M€
1,84 M€
Lead partner
UNIVERSIDADE DE VIGO (Marine Research Center) (Galicia, Spain)
UNIVERSIDADE DE VIGO (Marine Research Center) (Galicia, Spain)
Duration
01.01.2026 — 30.06.2028
01.01.2026 — 30.06.2028
Summary
Coastal regions in Portugal, Spain, France and Ireland share vast wave energy potential but face common wave energy deployment barriers, including fragmented regulatory frameworks, infrastructure limitations, and public acceptance challenges.
AWESDI will adopt a systemic design approach to ensure that wave energy solutions are not only technically feasible but also commercially viable, socially inclusive and environmentally friendly, according to the unique characteristics of the most promising Atlantic sites. The project will deliver advanced sustainable design and holistic assessment tools, wave energy technology-/site-specific exploitation strategies, comprehensive and coordinated policy recommendations, and a joint Wave Energy Deployment Roadmap to accelerate the buildup of a cohesive and scalable market across the Atlantic regions.
AWESDI will adopt a systemic design approach to ensure that wave energy solutions are not only technically feasible but also commercially viable, socially inclusive and environmentally friendly, according to the unique characteristics of the most promising Atlantic sites. The project will deliver advanced sustainable design and holistic assessment tools, wave energy technology-/site-specific exploitation strategies, comprehensive and coordinated policy recommendations, and a joint Wave Energy Deployment Roadmap to accelerate the buildup of a cohesive and scalable market across the Atlantic regions.
Partners:
- AGENCIA INSTITUTO ENERXÉTICO DE GALICIA (Galicia, Spain)
- Université Le Havre Normandie (Normandie, France)
- Universidade do Porto (Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto) (Norte, Portugal)
- Pôle Mer Bretagne Atlantique (Bretagne, France)
- Marine Institute (Northern and Western, Ireland)
- Atlantic Technological University (Killybegs Marine Cluster) (Northern and Western, Ireland)
- GEPS Techno (Pays-de-la-Loire, France)
- EW PORTUGAL - WAVE ENERGY SOLUTIONS UNIPESSOAL LDA (EW PORTUGAL - WAVE ENERGY SOLUTIONS UNIPESSOAL LDA) (Norte, Portugal)
Associated partners:
- FUNDACIÓN PARA LA PESCA Y MARIQUEO (Galicia, Spain)
- Bretagne Développement Innovation (Bretagne, France)
- University College Cork (MaREI) (Northern and Western, Ireland)
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