The third call results relating to a €9 million EU funded FP7 MARINET Project* (Marine Renewables Infrastructure Network) were announced in June this year. Two projects from Luxembourg applicant, DNAC were successful:
The projects will be granted access to Narec’s marine test site and electrical and materials laboratory from August 2013 onwards.
What Narec will offer
Narec will provide 49 weeks of access to its testing facilities for marine prototype testing, tidal turbine drive train (3MW capacity) and electrical grid integration. Costs of accessing the facility are covered by the EC (through the 7th Framework Programme) for defined periods of access, and a contribution is made towards travel costs.
Narec facilities available for use under the project include:
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Press release, July 4, 2013; Image: narec