The European Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET Plan) aims to accelerate the development and deployment of low-carbon technologies. It seeks to improve new technologies and bring down costs by coordinating national research efforts and helping to finance projects.
In this framework, the SET Implementation Plan (SET Plan IP) for Ocean Energy was adopted on 21 March 2018 and it has since been managed by the Implementation Working Group. This group is composed of representatives from the European Commission, Member States, Regions and other stakeholders. To date it has focused on the development of research and roadmaps which have set out the aspirations of wave and tidal sector. The principle of the ocean energy SET Plan IP is to transform those aspirations into operational actions. The actions listed within this SET Plan IP are primarily based upon the Ocean Energy Strategic Roadmap, which is considered to be the Declaration of Intent. The target timescale presented in this declaration is 2025 for tidal technologies and 2030 for wave technologies.
Co-ordination between the Member States and Regions to share and track critical information annually, to demonstrate the clear development of the ocean energy technologies.
Collaboration between the Member States, Regions and the European Commission to ensure the effective use and appropriate blending, if possible, of funds to drive large scale deployment.
The need for annual monitoring of progress with a review carried out at the end of each phase, to reach a go/no go decision to the next phase.
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This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement N°840651
