CORDIS · 745855 · H2020

OCTARRAY Scaling up to the Normandie Hydro Open-Centre Tidal Turbine Pilot Array

Coordinator: THE EUROPEAN MARINE ENERGY CENTRE LIMITED (UK)

OCTARRAY is part of an an ambitious 3-year tidal array demonstration programme located in North Western French territorial waters of the Raz Blanchard, a 15 km strait situated between Cap de la Hague and Alderney Island. The array (known as the Normandie Hydro array) will consist of 7 x 2.0MW Open-Centre Turbines (OCT) designed and constructed by the OpenHydro Group which will be installed at depths of between 30 and 40 meters with a total capacity of 14MW. The turbines will be connected by inter-array cabling via a subsea connector and exported onto the grid via an export cable and substatio…

EU contribution
€15.0M
Total cost
Period
2017-09-01 → 2020-08-31
Framework
Horizon 2020 (2014–2020)
Funding scheme
IA
Call
H2020-LCE-2016-2017
Status
TERMINATED

About Horizon 2020 (2014–2020)

Horizon 2020 was the EU's flagship research and innovation programme for 2014–2020, with a budget of around €77 billion. It bundled FP7's strands with the EIT and the Competitiveness and Innovation Programme, introduced a stronger societal-challenge orientation, and pushed the funding logic toward closer-to-market innovation. New calls closed in 2020 but funded projects continued through 2024.

EU contribution: €15.0M awarded to the consortium. The project runs over approximately 3 years from 2017-09-01 to 2020-08-31.

Full record on CORDIS — partners, deliverables, publications, news.

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Frequently asked questions

Who funds this research project?
This project is funded by the European Union through the Horizon 2020 (2014–2020) programme, under the IA funding scheme.
What is the EU contribution?
The European Commission contributes €15.0M.
Which EU programme funds it?
The project is funded under Horizon 2020 (2014–2020), call H2020-LCE-2016-2017.
Who coordinates the project?
The project is coordinated by THE EUROPEAN MARINE ENERGY CENTRE LIMITED (UK).
What is the project timeline?
The project runs from 2017-09-01 to 2020-08-31 — approximately 3 years.
Where can I find the full project record?
The complete record — partners, deliverables, publications and news — is published on CORDIS under project ID 745855.