Objective 1 - FEED and NID integration:
1. FEED for the gravity anchor and floating substructure is on-going with a design freeze of floater design for the TRL5 FEED experimental campaign.
2. Implementation of the NID features in preliminary FEED designs has started.
3. A database of target species and generic NID solutions for the Scottish, Baltic, and Adriatic seas has been compiled.
4. The initial drafts of the 'Design Guidelines for INF4INITY Innovations' and the 'NID Catalogue for FOW Applications' have been completed.
Objective 2 - TRL5 FEED validation:
Preliminary designs for the FEED of the GASP and the floating substructure have been achieved.
Objective 3 - Environmental and engineering performance studies:
1. A comprehensive characterization of metocean conditions has been conducted for the Scottish, Baltic, and Adriatic Seas. Site-specific design load cases (DLCs) are derived from historical data. The development of DLCs for future scenarios, along with the implementation of clustering techniques, is near completion.
2. The soil sampling campaign in the Scottish, Baltic, and Adriatic seas is almost complete.
3. Small-scale physical experiments to characterize the seabed response around anchors have been carried out.
4. Numerical models of seabed liquefaction around anchors are in development.
5. Fundamental studies (numerical and experimental) of the interaction between flow and marine growth are currently underway
6. Scaled FEED model of the floating substructure designed and commissioned.
7. Preliminary numerical studies of floater hydrodynamics under operational and extreme conditions have begun.
Objective 4: Efficient marine space utilization:
The preliminary layout optimization considering fixed bottom OWT has been carried out for the Scottish, Baltic, and Adriatic seas.
Objective 5: Techno-environomic framework and life-cycle assessment:
Substantial progress towards developing an integrated techno-environomic assessment framework for future FOWFs has been made during the reporting period. The main progress is:
1. The Socio-Economic and Environmental Impact (SEEI) mathematical model is almost finalized.
2. The Installation, O&M, and decommissioning mathematical models are in their final stages of development.
3. The enhanced LCoE model is nearing completion.
4. Development of the holistic techno-environomic optimisation framework and decision-making process that brings together the technical, environmental, social and economic outputs has started.
Objective 6: Pathways to commercialisation:
To ensure that the results of the INF4INiTY project are adopted and expanded beyond its lifetime, the consortium implemented the following actions by the end of the reporting period:
1. Design and implementation of a comprehensive strategy for communication, dissemination, and knowledge transfer strategy via the Communication, Dissemination, and Knowledge Exchange Plan.
2. Implementation of stakeholder engagement activities fostering two-way knowledge exchange with key stakeholder groups. A stakeholder engagement plan has been delivered (126 stakeholders by the end of the reporting period (M16)).
3. Delivery of the initial exploitation plan, setting out target audiences, key exploitable results (KERs), intellectual property rights (IPR) status, market opportunities and resource needs.
4. Hosted the first external expert advisory board meeting to gather feedback on project progress and objectives.
