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The RTN WAVETRAIN Project had been established in order to encounter the multiple scientific and technological challenges that come along with the pre-commercial phase of ocean wave energy utilisation. Involving research entities, universities and enterprises developing wave energy devices, the project offered grants and contracts to Early Stage and Experienced Researchers.
Among the essential tasks of the project’s work programme were: wave energy device modelling and design, assessment of power plants, device components and assessment of socio-economic and environmental impact.
The project was funded by the European Commission Sixth Framework Programme under the specific Marie Curie Action involved. The Marie Curie Research Training Networks (MCRTN) provided training through a network of institutions connected by their common interest in a research program. Apart from the work developed at the host institution, the training included short-courses and training-by-doing periods (secondments) at other institutions involved in the network, or even outside the network. The trainees were hired through contracts or grants and in some cases have been leading to the pursuit of Ph.D. degrees, although this was not a requirement from MCRTN.
Wavetrain RTN finished successfully on February 29th, 2008. A follow-up project (Wavetrain2) is under negotiation within the FP7 People – ITN scheme.
Final project results are on its way.
The following results of the Wavetrain project corresponds to the first three reporting periods: deliverables 3, 4, 5, 6, 7b, 9, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 (and an Extra-DEL UEdin), according to the work programme:
Del. 3: Sensitivity study on wave resource characterization
Del. 4: Guidelines for wave energy resource assessment and standard wave climate.
Del. 5: Representative sea states.
Del. 6: Annual variability of wave energy
Del. 7b: Device performance reporting – status outline
Del. 9: Sensitivity study to extreme waves
Del. 11: 2D viscous OWC modelling.
Del. 12: Integration of pilot plants design criteria
Del. 17: Proposal for safe moorings design approaches
Del. 18: Characteristic set of pilot plant data
Del. 19: Common aspects of instrumentation, data handling and analysis
Del. 20: Report on pilot plant performance.
Del. 21: System identification: Pilot plant simulation models
Del. 22: Environmental impact of pilot plants: identification of common and diverse aspects in the four pilot plants both in the impacts and evaluation methodologies providing recommendations.
Del. 23: Large scale environmental impact assessment of wave energy devices – A guidance document
Del. 24: Socio-economic impact assessment
Extra Del. UEDIN: Development and implementation of innovative modelling techniques
Further, a number of publications were published as an outcome of participations in conferences.
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