Accelerating market uptake of Floating Offshore Wind Technology
AFLOWT is an ambitious four-year project planning to deploy a full-scale floating wind turbine for testing at the Atlantic Marine Energy Test Site (AMETS) off the west coast of Ireland
Project Insights
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€31,173,591
Total Project Costs -
4 yr
Project Duration -
2018
Year Funded
Project Description
AFLOWT (Accelerating market uptake of Floating Offshore Wind Technology) is an ambitious four-year floating offshore wind project. Subject to consenting, it is planned that a full-scale floating wind turbine be deployed for testing off the west coast of Ireland at AMETS, the SEAI offshore renewable energy test site near Belmullet, Co. Mayo, by 2022. The project is led by the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) working in partnership with SEAI, SAIPEM and other organisations in France, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, and the UK. Funding for the project has been secured from Interreg North West Europe to accelerate the uptake of floating offshore wind. By testing at AMETS, the technology developed in AFLOWT will be proven in the harshest of North West Europe's offshore environments, readying it for application at any deep-water offshore environment across the world.
Project Details
Total Project Cost: €31,173,591
Funding Agency: Interreg NWE
Year Funded: 2018
Lead Organisation: European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC)
Partner Organisation(s): SEAI; SAIPEM SA; Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN); University College Cork (UCC); ESB; Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems (IWES); Cable Life Cycle Assurance (CALICYA)
Collaborators: NA
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Lead ResearcherExpertise: Technology development; R&D; Cable monitoring; Mooring monitoring; Foreshore consent; environmental monitoring
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