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11 Mar 2019
On 26 February, the Basque Energy Cluster co-organised with their Belgian partner ELBE, De Blauwe Cluster, a session on marine energy (waves and currents) in Temse. This session focused on current themes such as cost reduction, standardisation processes or the identification of niche markets. The event also included a matchmaking session in which Basque entities could hold meetings with representatives from the other regions participating in the ELBE project: Belgium, Denmark, Scotland, and Sweden.
This second session was organised within the framework of the ELBE project following the one that was held in Aberdeen for the floating wind-power sector, and has served as a reference to make known the latest breakthroughs of wave and current technologies; regarding technological and financial advances, as well as the market possibilities for these sectors. Five Basque companies attended this session: BIMEP, DITREL, EVE, GLUAL and OCEANTEC. In total, they could speak with over 40 European organisations involved in the development of the sector.
The session started with a visit to De Meyer family business, the manufacturer of large parts for the offshore sector, among others. De Meyer has developed a turbine for port areas with high current speeds.
The presentation session started with the welcome speech by Blauwe Cluster, followed by a series of presentations focusing on new sectoral trends. ORE Catapult presented a study on cost reduction potential, DEME Blue Energy explained their activities in the sector within the O&M area, while the Marine South East cluster listed different options for marine technologies with the purpose of offering multiple services. They also issued new methodologies that are currently under study to carry out certifications and the technical ,standards which should be considered.
Before starting the business pitches session, the economic development agency of Flanders introduced the OCEANERA-NET call, providing economic support for collaboration projects in marine energy sources. The business presentations began with the hosts such as Laminaria or Jan De Nul, followed by the five Basque entities attending the event, as well as other foreign companies of the other partners of the ELBE project.
To complete the intense work session, the attending companies held a series of B2B meetings (43 in total).
The differences between the European and the Basque value chain, with more companies from the O&M sector in the case of Europe, promises to offer interesting cooperation in the marine energy sector thanks to this collaboration session.
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