A new Interreg Atlantic Area project focused on investigating the forces acting on blades and structures of tidal energy converters (TECs) and their impact on reliability will be officially launched at the International Conference on Ocean Energy (ICOE) in June 2018. The MONITOR project is led by Swansea University, and brings together the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult, Magallanes Renovables S.L., Région Normandie, Sabella S.A.S., Universidade do Algarve, Université Le Havre Normandie and University College Cork. To kick start the project, the MONITOR consortium will host a Developer Forum from 13:00-15:00 on 13th June 2018, in the Custom Room, Centre des Congrès at ICOE, in Cherbourg, France.
The aim of the Forum is to introduce tidal energy developers and other interested stakeholders to the project, and receive feedback on specific concerns and priorities around reliability in the tidal energy industry to help shape the project methodologies. The Forum will include updates from developers Magallanes Renovables and Sabella, as well as discussion around computer, lab and in-sea modelling and the impact of Variation Mode and Effect Analysis (VMEA) methodology.