ORECCA
Offshore Renewable Energy Conversion Platform Coordination Action
ORECCA was a collaborative project funded by EU Framework Programme 7 (FP7) in offshore renewable energy sector (offshore wind, wave and tidal) which ran from 2010 to 2012 and brought together 28 partners from Europe, the US and Canada. The consortium was made up of a combination of world class experts from variety of companies, research institutions, consultancies, utilities and project developers.
The project aimed to overcome the knowledge fragmentation which exists in Europe and to encourage research organisations, industry stakeholders and policy makers to provide useful inputs into the development of the offshore renewable energy sector in a sustainable way. The creation of collaborative environment and knowledge sharing framework included two approaches: initial stage pilot testing of technologies and concepts and deployment of large scale offshore renewable energy farms.
The project produced a number of reports targeting different aspects involved in the development of the sector. These reports can be found on the project's website. The reports identified the amount and type of renewable energy resources available in targeted geographical areas (North and Baltic, Atlantic, Mediterranean and Black Sea) taking into consideration offshore and onshore infrastructure. They also dealt with environmental, planning and financial policies in different geographical areas. Current offshore renewable technologies have been analysed covering structural requirements and designs including demo and pilot projects. The critical infrastructure required for commercial success of the offshore renewable energy has been investigated in the reports together with future requirements for it.
The Policy Innovation Group led the development of technology roadmap for the offshore energy industry. It is the first pan-technology and pan-European roadmap for offshore renewable energy. The roadmap defines strategic priorities for the development including socio-economic aspects and European maritime policy.
For more information, see the project on CORDIS.
The project aimed to overcome the knowledge fragmentation which exists in Europe and to encourage research organisations, industry stakeholders and policy makers to provide useful inputs into the development of the offshore renewable energy sector in a sustainable way. The creation of collaborative environment and knowledge sharing framework included two approaches: initial stage pilot testing of technologies and concepts and deployment of large scale offshore renewable energy farms.
The project produced a number of reports targeting different aspects involved in the development of the sector. These reports can be found on the project's website. The reports identified the amount and type of renewable energy resources available in targeted geographical areas (North and Baltic, Atlantic, Mediterranean and Black Sea) taking into consideration offshore and onshore infrastructure. They also dealt with environmental, planning and financial policies in different geographical areas. Current offshore renewable technologies have been analysed covering structural requirements and designs including demo and pilot projects. The critical infrastructure required for commercial success of the offshore renewable energy has been investigated in the reports together with future requirements for it.
The Policy Innovation Group led the development of technology roadmap for the offshore energy industry. It is the first pan-technology and pan-European roadmap for offshore renewable energy. The roadmap defines strategic priorities for the development including socio-economic aspects and European maritime policy.
For more information, see the project on CORDIS.