DTOcean
Optimal Design Tools for Ocean Energy Arrays
DTOcean is a European Collaborative project with the aim of assisting the industrial development of ocean energy arrays; the project was launched in October 2013. 18 partners from 11 countries (some of these are Ireland, Spain, United Kingdom, Germany, Portugal, France, Norway, the United States of America) work together within this project. The project partners include research centres, supply chain representatives and project developers. The project was funded by the EU Framework Programme 7 (FP7) for Research and Development.
DTOcean supplied design tools for deployment of the demonstration arrays of wave and tidal energy converters. The project provided general information and knowledge for the developers of array projects. To achieve that, various areas of the offshore energy sector needed to be researched including arrangement of the array, electrical system, mooring and foundations, installation, operation and maintenance, monitoring, design tools, knowledge management, dissemination and exploitation. All the project parties were actively communicating to deliver an integrated approach to ocean energy array design and development
DTOcean has been implementing its tasks in Work Packages (WP). Two packages (WP1 and WP2) define the underpinning scope of work, particularly the range of array sizes and hydrodynamic layouts. Four packages (WP3-6) have been implementing work planning and Work Package 7 will develop the actual design tools in relation to the outputs, feedback and interactions within WP3-6.
The Policy and Innovation Group led the project and were responsible for the overall coordination and management.
For more information see the project on CORDIS.
DTOcean supplied design tools for deployment of the demonstration arrays of wave and tidal energy converters. The project provided general information and knowledge for the developers of array projects. To achieve that, various areas of the offshore energy sector needed to be researched including arrangement of the array, electrical system, mooring and foundations, installation, operation and maintenance, monitoring, design tools, knowledge management, dissemination and exploitation. All the project parties were actively communicating to deliver an integrated approach to ocean energy array design and development
DTOcean has been implementing its tasks in Work Packages (WP). Two packages (WP1 and WP2) define the underpinning scope of work, particularly the range of array sizes and hydrodynamic layouts. Four packages (WP3-6) have been implementing work planning and Work Package 7 will develop the actual design tools in relation to the outputs, feedback and interactions within WP3-6.
The Policy and Innovation Group led the project and were responsible for the overall coordination and management.
For more information see the project on CORDIS.