Annual Report 2017
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BELGIUM

Ludovic Mouffe, Julien De Rourck, Tim Verbrugghe University of Ghent

OPEN SEA TEST SITES
A test facility was implemented at approximately 1 km from the Harbour of Ostend. The test facility has easy access for deployment and maintenance from the Harbour of Ostend. Wave riders register the available wave climate, an antenna and camera onshore ensure the data connection and visualisations. Navigation buoys protect the test zone from unwanted marine traffic. There is no grid connection installed. There is an interest in installing a monopile structure at the test site, as a monitoring hub and foundation basis for several renewable energy projects.

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The construction of the Marine Energy Centre, including a new coastal and offshore basin has begun in 2017. The basin will be of significant importance in the development of wave energy devices. Small to medium scale test devices can be deployed in the basin and operated under wave, current and wind action.

 

PLANNED DEPLOYMENTS
Laminaria has raised €2M from new investors, QBIC II and PMV, and existing investor CEIP. The funding will support Laminaria to further develop its wave energy generation technology and initiate a full-scale demonstration project at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, Scotland (LAMWEC project).

NEMOS, a German wave energy developer, is focussing on the installation of a large-scale prototype in the Belgian North Sea. With a floater displacing more than 10 m³ water and a fully equipped powerhouse on an independent structure, the system will generate enough energy to supply several households with electricity.A test facility was implemented at approximately 1 km from the Harbour of Ostend. The test facility has easy access for deployment and maintenance from the Harbour of Ostend. Wave riders register the available wave climate, an antenna and camera onshore ensure the data connection and visualisations. Navigation buoys protect the test zone from unwanted marine traffic. There is no grid connection installed. There is an interest in installing a monopile structure at the test site, as a monitoring hub and foundation basis for several renewable energy projects.