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Blue-GIFT (2019-2023)

Published on February 6, 2024 – Updated on January 28, 2025
The Blue-GIFT (Blue Growth and Innovation Fast Tracked) is a coordinated ocean energy technology demonstration programme encouraging longer-term demonstration and technology de-risking across the Atlantic Area regions. This €2.5 million project is funded by Interreg Atlantic Area.

SEM-REV involvement in Blue-GIFT:

A series of test site access vouchers will be offered to successful applicants to support testing of devices and subsystems at the following test centres:
•    BiMEP (wave and floating wind) in the Basque Country, Spain;
•    PLOCAN (wave and floating wind) in Gran Canaria, Spain;
•    SEENEOH (hydrokinetic and tidal) in Bordeaux, France;
•    WavEC (wave and floating wind test centre) in Aguçadoura, Portugal.

Whilst not eligible for applications within the Blue-GIFT programme, the project consortium also includes three additional ocean energy test facilities who will support the project with technical expertise gained from running the Interreg North-West Europe FORESEA programme:
•    EMEC (wave and tidal) in Orkney, UK (Blue-GIFT lead partner);
•    SmartBay Ireland (wave and floating wind) from Galway, Ireland;
•    Centrale Nantes / SEM-REV (wave and floating wind) in Nantes, France.

 

ABOUT INTERREG ATLANTIC AREA

As part of the European Union’s Cohesion Policy, Interreg Atlantic Area supports transnational cooperation projects in 36 Atlantic regions of five countries: France, Ireland, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom, contributing to the achievement of economic, social and territorial cohesion. For further information, visit: www.atlanticarea.eu
Published on February 6, 2024 Updated on January 28, 2025