Collaborative projects
The OPEN-C Foundation and its partners take advantage of the presence of exceptional prototypes connected to the electricity network on its sites to host and support experimental collaborative projects.
These may concern testing of technologies or prototypes on the 5 offshore sites. But also to carry out collaborative innovation and R&D projects on various themes, sites and issues of MRE, in particular: knowledge of the environment, monitoring and measurement systems, anchoring, dynamic cables...
BATSO | 2024-2027
Tools and methods for the replacement of major components in offshore wind turbines
The objective is to reduce the costs associated with the maintenance of floating wind turbines by performing these operations directly at sea. This will make floating wind energy more competitive in terms of Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE). To achieve this, the BATSO project looks towards a technology already used in onshore wind energy, namely lifting from a crane mounted on the nacelle and developing guiding solutions along the tower.
- Project leader: BW Ideol
- Partners: Fondation OPEN-C, Centrale Nantes, EDF Renouvelables
- Funding: ADEME/France 2030
- Test site: SEM-REV
ECHO | 2024-2027
Better characterize noise at sea
The ECHO project will focus on the acoustic pressures linked to offshore wind power on marine mammals and ichthyofauna (fish), by combining historical data from the sites and new measurement campaigns (during the installation and construction phases). exploitation of prototypes).
- Project leader: LIENSs CNRS - University of La Rochelle.
- Partners: OPEN-C Foundation, ADERA – Cohabys, LOG labatory from Université du Littoral Côte d’Opale et NEREIS Environnement
- Funding: French Office for Biodiversity
- Test site : SEM-REV , MISTRAL
FORTEIM | 2024-2027
Towards an energy-efficient transition for marine industries
The FORTEIM project aims to train future professionals in the maritime sector with innovative educational tools, including serious games. The project focuses on the impact of training from CAP to PhD to prepare ambassadors committed to this essential challenge. The OPEN-C Foundation is leading the work package on the attractiveness of careers and raising awareness of the challenges of offshore wind power.
- Project leader: CINav
- Partners: Fondation OPEN-C, Naval Group, Evolen, France Energies Marines, CEA, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Wind Ship Association, Ikigai, Afpa, Studio NYX, Centrale Nantes, Centrale Méditerranée, Institut de l'Océan, ENSTA Bretagne
- Funding: ADEME/France 2030
OASIS | 2024-2027
Accelerating system integration and storage solutions for offshore renewable energy development
This project aims to develop and test an accelerator for technological building blocks linked to energy systems (storage, digitalization, network integration, etc.), for maritime applications including offshore wind power. By developing tools and consolidating knowledge across borders, the project will provide training, market research and a strong network, all specifically targeted at the renewable energy sector.
- Project leader: DMEC (Dutch Marine Energy Centre)
- Project partners: Uppsala University, DLR Institut für den Schutz maritimer Infrastrukturen, Blauwe Cluster (Blue Cluster) vzw, Flux50, BOVA ENVIRO+, ÅKP, Energy Cluster Denmark, Fondation OPEN-C, BUILDERS
- Funding: Interreg North Sea/European Union
French Marine Renewable Energy Observatory
Each year, the Observatory publishes an annual report and a summary providing an overview of the socio-economic situation in the MRE sector (turnover, jobs, investments, nature of company activity). The 8th annual report was produced by the OPEN-C Foundation.
It also publishes regular notes which aim to improve knowledge on a key issue to decipher current events in marine energies or shed light on the future prospects of the sector.
- Project leader: French Maritime Cluster
- Project partners: ADEME, ABE, BOP, Chantiers de l’Atlantique, CMN/HydroQuest, DEME, Centrale Nantes, EDF RE, Eiffage Métal, GE Renewable Energy, Neopolia, Normandie maritime, Ocean Winds, RTE, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy
- Funding: ADEME and partners
Exhibition and Research Center at Penn Avel
The Penn Avel exhibition and research center, located in Le Croisic, is part of an awareness project on Marine Renewable Energy to create a place for scientific culture & knowledge sharing in direct proximity to the offshore site SEM-REV and the Saint Nazaire offshore wind farm.
- Project leader: OPEN-C
- Project partners: EDF Renewable, Conservatoire du Littoral, City of Le Croisic
- Funding: ADEME, Pays de la Loire Region and EDF Renewable
- Location : SEM-REV
PIAFF & Co | 2022-2025
Monitoring of birds and bats around offshore wind farms
The PIAFF&CO project aims to collect field data with different monitoring methods, to improve our knowledge of the marine environment. The project uses feedback from the first Floatgen offshore wind turbine (©BW Ideol) and in situ data on the SEM-REV test site. It will make it possible to define the potentially impacted species and the interactions with the wind turbine.
- Project leader: OPEN-C Foundation
- Partners: MNHM, BW Ideol, Parc éolien en mer de St Nazaire, Centrale Nantes
- Funding: ADEME
- Test site : SEM-REV
POMU | 2023-2026
Multi-Purpose Offshore Platform
POMU is a floating “Offshore Multi-Purpose Platform” installed on one or more offshore sites. It could, for example, accommodate R&D projects, lower-power EMR demonstrators or even be used as an operational base at sea by the site's teams and its partners. The installation of the platform will take place on the SEM-REV site.
- Project leader: OPEN-C Foundation
- Funding: ADEME and FTJ
- Test site: SEM-REV
STORM | 2022-2025
Develop an underwater inspections/operations service
Underwater work often uses ROVs, a remotely operated underwater vehicle. The STORM project aims to match need and supply by offering a properly sized underwater inspection and operations service with a reduced carbon footprint. The OPEN-C Foundation will participate in the design and construction of a test bench for a new ROV and will coordinate the tests.
- Project leader: SEAOWL
- Partners: Exail, Kley France, OPEN-C Foundation, Centrale Nantes
- Funding: BPI I-Demo
- Test site: Ste-Anne du Portzic, SEM-REV, MISTRAL
VELELLA | 2023-2026
Eco-design of technological bricks for floating wind power
Velella aims to qualify several technological bricks & methods necessary to prepare the deployment of commercial floating wind projects under the best economic, social & environmental conditions. This project is a first in the MRE sector: each innovation developed will be designed with an eco-design approach, from life cycle analysis to recyclability or the impact on the underwater environment.
- Project leader: BW IDEOL
- Project partners: Centrale Nantes, Ifremer, Ensta Bretagne, IVM Technologies, OPEN-C Foundation
- Funding: ADEME
- Test site : SEM-REV
COMPLETED PROJECTS
MEMOFLOW/MONABIOP | 2018-2024
Tests of 2 experimental buoys
Memoflow (in picture): Characterization of the MISTRAL offshore site by measurements of wind, temperature, salinity, passage of bats and monitoring of underwater bio-colonization
Monabiop: Improvement of knowledge and in-service monitoring of nylon anchor lines and development of methods for measuring and monitoring underwater bio-colonization.
- Project leader: FEM
- Funding: ADEME, Europe
- Test site: MISTRAL
OMGES | 2023-2024
Decarbonization of maintenance operations for offshore wind power
Due to the vocation of offshore sites and its strong link to innovation, the OPEN-C Foundation is examining with this project the technical and territorial possibilities for decarbonizing maintenance activities for offshore wind power. Existing needs locally will be analyzed and shared to arrive at a suitable ship project then the design of a “first in series”.
- Project leader: OPEN-C Foundation
- Subcontractor: MAURIC
- Funding: ADEME
- Test site: SEM-REV