1. The Challenge
The OceanBoost project is being developed in response to the Horizon Europe flagship ocean energy call (HORIZON-CL5-2027-02-D3-09).
OceanBoost
Initiative
Bringing together research, industry and public bodies to advance ocean energy
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2. Why Collaboration Matters
Given the largely pre-commercial status of the ocean energy sector, delivering the ambitions of this flagship call requires a consortium with an established understanding of the sector’s innovation challenges, commercialisation barriers and future development priorities. This can only be achieved by bringing together organisations with extensive experience across research, industry and government, together with a proven track record of collaboration within the European ocean energy community.
3. Our Consortium
To address this challenge, OceanBoost has brought together a uniquely experienced management team that provides direct representation across many of the organisations that have helped shape the European ocean energy landscape to date. This includes the European Energy Research Alliance (EERA), members of the European Technology and Innovation Platform (ETIP Ocean), including the authors of the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA), the SET Plan Implementation Working Group (IWG) for Ocean Energy, and the International Energy Agency Ocean Energy Systems (IEA-OES) Technology Collaboration Programme. The unparalleled experience of the consortium, built through many years of engagement with the ocean energy sector, has provided a detailed understanding of the technological, industrial and policy challenges that continue to influence commercial deployment.
4. Our Approach
As well as leading the delivery of the SRIA, the consortium has also undertaken significant work to refine the proposed project scope and identify the areas where demonstration activities can deliver the greatest impact. This has included targeted consultation with technology developers, researchers, industrial partners and government representatives from across Europe through a programme of one-to-one interviews and stakeholder engagement. The outcomes of this work have been used to inform the project’s demonstration themes and validation activities, ensuring they reflect the priorities and needs of the wider ocean energy community.
5. Demonstration Challenges
The OceanBoost consortium is now evaluating the proposals received to identify the Demonstration Challenges with the greatest potential to deliver impact across the ocean energy sector.
Key aspects about the funding mechanisms in OceanBoost
Research and Innovation Activities
- Fill in the knowledge gaps
- Support the rest of the activities and fully align with SRIA priorities
Breakthrough and Validation Challenges (FSTP)
- Make ocean energy competitive
- FSTP calls defined according to sector needs
Demonstration Challenge
- Improve market confidence and attract investors
- Share information and good practices
- Reinforce the industrial capacity
Management & Dissemination Activities
- Increase social and environmental acceptance
- Monitor progress through KPIs, based on internation standards where possible
