SEM-REV news
- Blue-GIFT: 3rd call deadline extension. This is the last opportunity to submit your proposalMarch 17, 2021Blue-GIFT is running the third and final call for applications to test and validate marine renewable energy (MRE) technologies in real sea environments that will close on the 23rd of April 2021 at 17:00 UTC.
- SafeWAVE project launchFebruary 24, 2021A €1.5 million project has been funded by the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) programme of the European Union, which addresses the environmental concerns associated with emerging wave energy technologies.
- 8 projects selected in the first Institut Carnot MERS callFebruary 11, 2021Applications were open from 15 October to 15 November 2020 in the first Institut Carnot MERS call for projects. The selection committee met on 25 January 2021 and selected 8 projects.
- Discover THeoREM, the network of test facilities for Hydrodynamics and Marine Renewable Energy, on vidéo!February 3, 2021Centrale Nantes, Ifremer and University Gustave Eiffel are bringing together their hydrodynamics and mechanical test facilities, to carry out research activities and collaborative projects with French and international companies.
- Floatgen breaks new records in 2020February 1, 2021Floatgen, the 2 MW floating wind turbine, installed on the Centrale Nantes offshore test site, SEM-REV (off Le Croisic), produced 14% more power in 2020 than in 2019, reaching an annual total of 6.8 GWh.
- Lara and Enored join SEM-REV to complete the team!January 20, 2021The year 2020 came to an end for SEM-REV with the news on a new demonstrator, the floating wind turbine EOLINK! 2021 has also gotten off to a great start as the team expands to welcome Lara and Enored. Let’s introduce these two engineers!
- EOLINK's latest-generation floating wind turbine to be tested on Centrale Nantes’ SEM-REV offshore test siteDecember 11, 2020On 3 December, the company EOLINK and Centrale Nantes formally agreed to install a 5MW floating wind turbine on the SEM-REV test site, off the coast from Le Croisic. Since hosting FLOATGEN, the first floating wind turbine in France on site from 2018, Centrale Nantes is pushing ahead and is set to welcome EOLINK shortly with its innovative and promising wind turbine prototype.
- Blue-GIFT opens third call to test marine renewable energy technology in real sea environmentsDecember 9, 2020Blue-GIFT is pleased to announce the third call for applications to test Marine Renewable Energy (MRE) technologies at the project’s test sites.
- OPIN – Ocean DEMO Workshop at OEE2020December 2, 2020OPIN is organising a workshop at OEE2020 in conjunction with the OceanDEMO project. Both projects have been in operation since 2019, are Interreg NWE funded and have been engaged in providing novel and innovative supports to help the Ocean Energy sector address challenges for development and deployment.
- Measuring instruments back in service at the Cardinaux lighthouseDecember 2, 2020One year on from the restoration work on the dome of the Cardinaux lighthouse, the wind measurement instruments at the Cardinaux lighthouse are back in service.
- Eva Lassauge shares her experience at SEM-REVNovember 12, 2020Eva Lassauge spent a few months with SEM-REV in the spring of 2020 on her internship. She shares her experience below!
- Ocean DEMO awards support to 12 developers for 3rd callNovember 4, 2020The EU-funded Ocean DEMO project has awarded recommendations for support to 12 offshore renewable energy developers under its 3rd call. The awards will support developers on their path to commercialisation and ease the transition of ocean energy towards multi-device farms by providing free access to open sea test sites.
- National Science Fair 2020: Centrale Nantes invites visitors to a 100% virtual tourOctober 2, 2020 - October 12, 2020This year, Centrale Nantes is taking part in the National Science Fair (Fête de la Science) with a 100% virtual tour of the campus. Immerse yourself in a fun and informative way to discover Centrale Nantes!
- Sea-GRID Call for Expression of Interest - Five innovative projects selected to advance offshore energy production on the SEM-REV siteSeptember 22, 2020The partners of the Sea-GRID Call for Expression of Interest unveiled today the five winning projects! Enthusiastic responses were received across the board to this call, which aims to develop concrete and innovative solutions for the smart management of electricity produced offshore on the Centrale Nantes test site, SEM-REV. The selected projects focus on new energy storage solutions, multi-use offshore platforms, onshore uses and the development of an underwater hub...
- Offshore operations over the summerSeptember 9, 2020Numerous offshore operations are undertaken at SEM-REV during the spring and summer months. It is during this period that the weather conditions are more favourable, allowing work to be carried out efficiently and safely.
- Two SEM-REV speakers at FOWT 2020September 7, 2020 - September 9, 2020The FOWT (Floating Offshore Wind Turbines) 2020 Conference is held Marseille (7 & 8 September, and broadcast live) and by video-conference (9 September).
- LHEEA test facilities & Centrale Nantes campus virtual tourSeptember 7, 2020ImageInCentrale is a virtual tour of the Centrale Nantes campus including the LHEEA test facilities.
- Fifth & final MaRINET2 call opensSeptember 1, 2020 - October 16, 2020The final call for the EU-funded MaRINET2 project opens today, targeted at offshore energy technology developers who are looking to test their device or components. The project offers fully-funded access to a world-leading network of testing and research infrastructures in Europe.
- OceanDEMO call 3 user workshopJune 30, 2020This webinar will take place on June 30, 2020 from 15:00 to 16:30.
- MARINE ENERGY ALLIANCE call #2 awardedJune 18, 2020Marine Energy Alliance has reached a new milestone in june by awarding services to 23 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) through its Second Call for Applications.
- Ocean Demo third call to focus on progression towards multi device installationsJune 2, 2020The EU-funded Ocean DEMO project opened its 3rd call today. Successful applicants will receive free access to test their ocean energy products and services in real sea environments at the project’s network of test centres.
- Ocean DEMO call 2 awards support to ten technology developersApril 2, 2020The EU-funded Ocean DEMO project has awarded recommendations for support to ten offshore renewable energy developers under its 2nd call. The awards will support developers on their path to commercialisation and ease the transition of ocean energy towards multi-device farms by providing free access to open sea test sites.
- Record monthly production for Floatgen in FebruaryMarch 12, 2020Confirming the outstanding production and availability numbers recorded throughout 2019, the 2 MW Floatgen floating offshore wind turbine, equipped with Ideol’s patented floating foundation and installed on the Sem-Rev test site (Atlantic Coast of France), achieved a new record monthly production in February.
- First LiDAR measurement campaign underway at Penn-AvelFebruary 28, 2020The scanning LiDAR, a wind measurement instrument recently acquired by the LHEEA (summer 2019, funding from the region, ERDF, PIA), was installed on the terrace of the seafront villa in Penn Avel park on the Croisic site on 28 October 2019.
- Sea-GRID Call for Expression of Interest opensFebruary 7, 2020 - May 4, 2020The Sea-GRID Call for Expression of Interest aims to develop concrete and innovative solutions, based on energy produced by marine renewable energy technologies (MRE) at the SEM-REV test site, run by Centrale Nantes. Sea-GRID is extended for a month, applications are expected until the 04th of May.
- Blue-GIFT opens 2nd call for applicationsJanuary 20, 2020The Blue-GIFT (Blue Growth and Innovation Fast Tracked) project is pleased to announce the 2nd call for applications that will open on the 20th of January 2020. The call will close on the 30th of April 2020 at 17:00 UTC. Applications can benefit from an early assessment if the test plan requires a starting date on Q1 & Q2 2020.
- Floatgen achieves a total of 6 GWh of power production in 2019January 17, 2020Following very encouraging initial results communicated last July, the 2 MW Floatgen floating wind turbine, equipped with Ideol’s patented floating foundation and installed on the Centrale Nantes Offshore test site Sem-Rev (Atlantic Coast of France), exceeded production and availability expectations in the second half of 2019.
- Marine Energy Alliance opens second call for applicationsJanuary 6, 2020The aim of MEA is to progress the technical and commercial maturity level of early-stage (TRL 3 – 4) marine energy technology companies with the overall goal of reducing the risk of device failure in subsequent demonstration phases.
- Ocean DEMO Access: 2nd Call for ApplicationsJanuary 2, 2020The main objective of Ocean DEMO (Demonstration Programme for Ocean Energy Pilot Farms and Supporting Technologies) is to help North West Europe enterprises working in low carbon technology to accelerate their transition from single prototype to multi-device farms by providing free access to world-leading test centres.
- Centrale Nantes providing support to SBM Offshore for the deployment of an offshore test site in Monaco to test their S3® Wave Energy ConverterNovember 15, 2019SBM Offshore is developing a unique type of wave energy converter, which measures 60 metres in length and 1.2 metres in diameter. The operating principle of this prototype is based on wave propagation which deforms a flexible structure made of Electro Active Polymers, thus generating electricity.
- The IHES Consortium led by GEPS Techno installs the wave energy recovery prototype WAVEGEM® on the Centrale Nantes offshore test siteAugust 26, 2019On Wednesday 21 August 2019, the WAVEGEM wave energy recovery platform was installed on Centrale Nantes' SEM-REV site, kicking off 18 months of offshore testing.
- RESOURCECODE to develop marine data toolbox for energy sectorAugust 14, 2019A new project, funded by Ocean Energy Era-Net Cofund, has been launched to support investment and growth in the wave and tidal energy sector through the creation of an integrated marine data toolbox. The RESOURCECODE project brings together the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), Ifremer, Ocean Data Lab, SmartBay Ireland, Centrale Nantes, University College Dublin, University of Edinburgh and INNOSEA.
- Live weather data from the offshore test siteJuly 10, 2019SEM-REV, Centrale Nantes' offshore test site, which has been in place for over ten years now, continues to develop its operational and research tools. You can now consult the metocean data recorded at the offshore site located 10 nautical miles from Le Croisic and in the surrounding area.
- Centrale Nantes and SEM-REV at SEANERGY 2019June 7, 2019SEANERGY 2019 closed its doors today. Centrale Nantes and the SEM-REV test site were particularly well represented at the forum, notably through their presence in the Pays de la Loire pavilion alongside other regional players in MRE. A look back at the highlights over the 3 days!
- FORESEA, finalist in the public vote of the Citizens’ Award at EU Sustainable Energy WeekMay 17, 2019EU Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW) is Europe's largest event dedicated to renewables and efficient energy use.
- Ocean DEMO opens first call to support ocean energy farm installationsMay 14, 2019The first Ocean DEMO call for applications is now open. Successful applicants will receive free access to test their ocean energy products and services in real sea environments at the project’s network of test centres. Technology developers can apply for support packages to test multi-device farms or single devices able to scale up to multi-device in the future.
- Weather buoy back in service on the SEM-REV siteApril 25, 2019SEM-REV has been involved in environmental monitoring of its site for more than 10 years. This requires measurement and monitoring tools to be installed.
- Blue-GIFT opens 1st call for applications for ocean energy demonstrationApril 23, 2019The €2.5 million Blue-GIFT (Blue Growth and Innovation Fast Tracked) project is pleased to announce the 1st call for applications. Funded by Interreg Atlantic Area, the Blue-GIFT project is a coordinated ocean energy technology demonstration programme encouraging longer-term demonstration and technology de-risking across the Atlantic Area regions.
- FORESEA backs 5 techs under the 5th call, including 2 at SEM-REVFebruary 27, 2019FORESEA is an €11m project which helps to bring offshore renewable energy technologies to market by offering free access to a world-leading network of test centres: EMEC (UK), DMEC (NL), SEM REV (FR) and SmartBay (IE). 5 new technologies will be tested in this framework.
- SEM-REV making waves at the Palais de TokyoFebruary 25, 2019In early 2019 the team at SEM-REV were asked to contribute to a work of art using the movements of a buoy installed on SEM-REV and subjected to wave action.
- Ocean DEMO: €12.8M awarded to demonstrate ocean energy farmsJanuary 21, 2019The new Interreg NWE project Ocean DEMO is officially launched today. It provides funding to developers of marine renewable technologies to test their products or services in real sea environments.
- IHES Project Update: the WAVEGEM hybrid platform launched and inauguratedDecember 18, 2018The WAVEGEM hybrid platform, developed by Geps Techno and its partners within the framework of the IHES project, was launched in Saint Nazaire Port on 6th December 2018, and inaugurated and christened on 18 December 2018. It will be installed on the Centrale Nantes SEM-REV offshore test site in early 2019.
- FLOATGEN Project: Winner of the “Etoiles de l’Europe” 2018 trophyDecember 5, 2018The Floatgen project, the first offshore wind turbine in France installed on the Centrale Nantes SEM-REV test site, received the "Etoiles de l’Europe" trophy on 5th December from Frédérique Vidal, Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation. The aim of this trophy is to highlight the French teams that have chosen Europe to develop their research and open up to innovation.
- The SEM-REV team is expanding!November 7, 2018After a busy and successful year the SEM-REV team is expanding!
- IHES Prototype: assembly underway prior to installation on the SEM-REV siteOctober 19, 2018The second large prototype to be installed on the Centrale Nantes offshore test site, SEM-REV, is currently being assembled in the Port of Saint Nazaire.
- Centrale Nantes hosts the third foresea test on its offshore test siteSeptember 25, 2018On 4 and 5 August, FMGC installed the cast iron shells (IBOCS) - developed to ballast subsea electrical cables - at a depth of 30 metres on the Centrale Nantes SEM-REV offshore test site.
- France’s first offshore wind turbine produces electricity on the Centrale Nantes offshore test siteSeptember 19, 2018Floating wind turbine Floatgen, the first offshore wind turbine installed off the French coast, exported its first kWh to the electricity grid.
- FWP Atlantic Forum 2018September 19, 2018 - September 21, 2018Be part of the growth of floating wind power!Backed by Brittany and the Pays de la Loire region, the second edition of the annual FWP (Floating Wind Power) Atlantic Forum will take place from September 19 to 21, 2018.FWP 2018 is organized with the support of Centrale Nantes.
- SEM-REV - our offshore test site ready to supply its first kWhs to the French electrical gridJune 28, 2018Our team has worked 24/7 with Mojo Maritime France for the last week on the SEM-REV offshore test site off the coast from Le Croisic. The goal was to replace a defective connection box which was preventing electrical connection to marine energy (wind and wave) converters.
- Foresea reception at ICOEJune 13, 2018
- Seanergy/ICOE 2018June 12, 2018 - June 14, 2018ICOE and SEANERGY team up in 2018 to hold the world's biggest event in Marine Energies in Cherbourg, Normandy – France, from 12 to 14 June.
- Centrale Nantes is part of the Marine Energy AllianceJune 1, 2018MEA aims to progress the combined technical and commercial maturity level of 40 SMEs by delivering a suite of bespoke integrated technical and commercial services. Centrale Nantes, through its LHEEA laboratory, is involved in this alliance.
- Centrale Nantes welcomes 'Acoustics of the SEA' - the first project selected by the FORESEA programme - to its offshore test site.April 19, 2018On Thursday 12 April, Centrale Nantes installed a demonstrator, which aims to characterize underwater ambient noise, on its offshore test site, SEM-REV. This is part of the Acoustics of the SEA (SEAc) project developed by Nereis Environnement.
- 4th FORESEA call for projects: 2 two new projects selected for testing on SEM-REVMarch 23, 2018Three Marine Renewable Energy developers will be supported by FORESEA as part of the its 4th call, which is open until June 29, 2018.
- 3 LHEEA's presentations at EERA DeepWind'2018February 28, 2018EERA DeepWind'2018 is the 15th offshore wind R & D conference. Several LHEEA's researcher participated in the poster and conference sessions.
- A new research project on dynamic cables for floating MRE devices: OMDYN2February 26, 2018The OMDYN2 project - selected during the France Energies EMR ITE 2017 call for projects and with ANR (French National Research Agency) funding - was launched on 10 January. Following on from OMDYN1, Centrale Nantes is participating in the scientific management of the project, notably through the SEM-REV offshore test site, LHEEA teams and involvement of the GeM laboratory.
- Floatgen produces its first KWsDecember 21, 2017The Floatgen wind turbine, currently docked in the port of Saint-Nazaire before being towed offshore, produced its first electrons on Thursday 14 December.
- Floatgen produces its first KWsDecember 21, 2017The Floatgen wind turbine, currently docked in the port of Saint-Nazaire before being towed offshore, produced its first electrons on Thursday 14 December.
- SEM-REV participated in the international meeting of European sea trial sites, WaTERS, in the Canary IslandsOctober 30, 2017 - October 31, 2017SEM-REV, the Centrale Nantes offshore test site has participated in the international meeting of the European offshore test sites for several years. The actions of SEM-REV are in line with the various recent initiatives aimed at promoting exchanges between test sites such as UE MARINERG-i, FORESEA, MARINET1 and 2, THEOREM, etc.
- Inauguration of Floatgen, the first offshore wind turbine in France, on Friday 13 OctoberOctober 13, 2017Ideol, Centrale Nantes and Bouygues Travaux Publics will inaugurate Floatgen, the first offshore wind turbine in France. This historical occasion marks the starting point for a new national industry.
- The Floatgen floating platform was successfully launchedSeptember 7, 2017The construction phase of the concrete floating foundation designed by Ideol and built by Bouygues Travaux Publics has taken a major step forward with its floatation in the Louis Joubert Lock at Saint-Nazaire.
- Two LHEEA teams installed a third wind sensor for WindMorbihan networkSeptember 1, 2017Centrale Nantes (the DAUC and SEMREV research teams from the Hydrodynamics, Energetics, Atmospheric Environment lab) and ENVSN recently installed a new wind sensor on the Kerroch light in Ploemeur (Brittany). This action falls within the framework of WindMorbihan project managed by ENVSN (Quiberon) and Compagnie des Ports du Morbihan,
- Centrale Nantes completes the installation of Floatgen floating wind turbine anchoring systemJuly 27, 2017The positioning of the Floatgen mooring system off Le Croisic marks an important step in the progress of this project and paves the way for the installation of the first offshore wind turbine in France.
Published on June 30, 2017
Updated on March 19, 2021
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