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Innovative technologies and solutions to improve wave and tidal energy systems

eu HORIZON-CL5-2027-02-D3-09 · Horizon Europe (HORIZON)

Statusforthcoming
Opens03 Dec 2026
Deadline31 Mar 2027 — 199 days
ActionHORIZON Innovation Actions
Official pagehttps://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunit…
Fetched2026-09-13 04:00:37+00:00

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Scope

Expected Outcome: Project results are expected to contribute to all following expected outcomes: Advance in the realisation of the Strategic Energy Technology (SET) Plan’s research and innovation priorities and targets for ocean energy; Energy producers and consumers benefit from increased performance of wave and tidal energy technologies with the focus on efficiency and flexibility, reduced cost, improved reliability and sustainability, operation and maintenance, robustness and security during all stages of the lifetime of an ocean energy farm from installation, operation and maintenance to decommissioning; Efficient and effective support to ocean energy research and innovation through alignment and cooperation among different actors, avoiding fragmentation of efforts providing effectively a significant developmental boost of wave and tidal energy technologies. Increased contribution of ocean energy to the energy system, with minimal impacts on health and the environment (notably biodiversity) and at the lowest possible cost. Scope: The action contributes to address the Strategic Energy Technology (SET) Plan’s research and innovation priorities [1] and targets [1] for ocean energy focussing on wave and tidal energy development. It will take into account the input defined in this context by the Implementation Working Group on ocean energy (IWG ocean), the European Technology and Innovation Platform on ocean energy (ETIP Ocean) [3] and the European Energy Research Alliance (EERA) joint programme on ocean energy [4] . The overarching objective is the development and demonstration of cost-effective wave and tidal energy systems that can survive in a harsh ocean or sea environment with minimal impacts on health and the environment and biodiversity. The challenge is open to proposals seeking to steer wave and tidal energy development for different type of resources in an effective way at a European level and to bring these technologies to the market. In this action the following can be considered: The development and demonstration in controlled environment of innovative wave energy devices. The development and demonstration in controlled environment of innovative next generation tidal energy devices The development and demonstration of new sustainable materials in ocean energy converters, moorings and foundations whilst ensuring structural integrity, durability and circularity can be considered. The development and demonstration of sustainable tailored mooring and connection of electrical or other power transmission systems (cable system, electrical equipment…

What consortia for this call have looked like

2 projects have been funded under this line (HORIZON-CL5-D3-09) in Horizon Europe and H2020. This is what they were made of — not a recommendation, just what the Commission signed.

16partners, typically
range 14–16
9countries per consortium
12 seen across all of them
30organisations in total
across those projects

The mix of organisations

16 companies
8 research organisations
4 universities
1 public body
1 other organisation

Who coordinated them

Coordinating an EU project is a demanding, specific job. These organisations have done it on this topic line before.

Sintef As · NO Institutt For Energiteknikk Sti · NO

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