Objective OCTARRAY is part of an an ambitious 3-year tidal array demonstration programme located in North Western French territorial waters of the Raz Blanchard, a 15 km strait situated between Cap de la Hague and Alderney Island. The array (known as the Normandie Hydro array) will consist of 7 x 2.0MW Open-Centre Turbines (OCT) designed and constructed by the OpenHydro Group which will be installed at depths of between 30 and 40 meters with a total capacity of 14MW. The turbines will be connected by inter-array cabling via a subsea connector and exported onto the grid via an export cable and substation. The project is scheduled to commence operations and begin exporting grid compliant power to the French National Grid in 2019. The objectives of the project are to develop, construct and operate a tidal turbine array in real conditions and to test and confirm the technical and economic viability of tidal energy in preparation for developments on an industrial and commercial scale. The successful demonstration of the pilot array will achieve several technical, industrial, economic and commercial ‘firsts’ which will facilitate and accelerate the development and growth of the tidal industry. OCTARRAY will establish new knowledge and capability to enable the scale up to future commercial arrays (up to 300MW), Levelised Cost of Energy reduction and will provide valuable data and learning on array effects and performance for the benefit of future tidal array projects in the rest of Europe and strategic locations in the world for renewable energy development. Through projects such as OCTARRAY and the Normandie Hydro array, Europe has the opportunity to significantly build its reputation as a world leader in the development and integration of tidal energy, and benefit from the diversity that the technology brings to the overall energy generation portfolio. Fields of science engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energyhydroelectricitymarine energytidal energy Keywords Hydropower Tidal Energy Array Programme(s) H2020-EU.3.3. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Secure, clean and efficient energy Main Programme H2020-EU.3.3.2. - Low-cost, low-carbon energy supply Topic(s) LCE-15-2016 - Scaling up in the ocean energy sector to arrays Call for proposal H2020-LCE-2016-2017 See other projects for this call Sub call H2020-LCE-2016-RES-IA Funding Scheme IA - Innovation action Coordinator THE EUROPEAN MARINE ENERGY CENTRE LIMITED Net EU contribution € 621 118,00 Address The charles clouston building oric back road KW16 3AW Stromness United Kingdom See on map Region Scotland Highlands and Islands Orkney Islands Activity type Other Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,75 Participants (5) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all NAVAL ENERGIES France Net EU contribution € 3 660 796,00 Address 31-35 rue de la federation 75015 Paris See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 17 400 001,50 OPENHYDRO TECHNOLOGY FRANCE France Net EU contribution € 3 348 147,12 Address 4 - 6 avenue louis lumiere - cs60624 centre d acti louis lumiere 50106 Cherbourg-octeville cedex See on map Region Normandie Basse-Normandie Manche Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 82 531 451,63 Third-party Legal entity other than a subcontractor which is affiliated or legally linked to a participant. The entity carries out work under the conditions laid down in the Grant Agreement, supplies goods or provides services for the action, but did not sign the Grant Agreement. A third party abides by the rules applicable to its related participant under the Grant Agreement with regard to eligibility of costs and control of expenditure. OPENHYDRO GROUP LIMITED Ireland Net EU contribution € 4 505 662,88 Address 1 custom house plaza harbourmaster place ifsc D01 C2CS Dublin 1 See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Ireland Eastern and Midland Dublin Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 1 930 998,37 CRIST OFFSHORE SPOLKA Z ORGANICZONA ODPOWIEDZIALNOSCIA Poland Net EU contribution € 2 408 690,00 Address Ul. czechoslowacka, nr 3 81 336 Gdynia See on map Region Makroregion północny Pomorskie Trójmiejski Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 1 032 296,25 DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET Denmark Net EU contribution € 455 586,00 Address Anker engelunds vej 101 2800 Kongens lyngby See on map Region Danmark Hovedstaden Københavns omegn Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,25
