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#EnergyTransition #MRE #FloatingOffshoreWind #RenewableEnergy #OffshoreTest #EnvironmentalMonitoring
about us :
The largest offshore test centre for floating wind and Marine Renewable Energy (MRE) in Europe:
The OPEN-C Foundation is a non-profit public-interest organisation which contributes to a more rapid energy transition and to enhancing France’s position on these strategic issues.
The OPEN-C Foundation’s mission is to:
> operate the 5 French offshore test sites for floating wind and renewable marine energy: operation and development of offshore sites, hosting and monitoring tests of prototypes and technological innovations, research and innovation around offshore prototypes and equipments
> monitor the environmental impact of MRE’s: monitoring sites and demonstrators to assess their interactions with the environment
> contribute to the development of the sector: sharing knowledge with the scientific community and the public, improving safety procedures, offshore operations and maintenance, developing offshore infrastructures and encouraging investment in research and innovation via sponsorship.
Over the next 3 years, the OPEN-C Foundation will make several major innovations, including the testing of prototypes of new-generation floating wind turbines and support many innovative MRE projects.
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OPEN-C Foundation coordinates the 5 offshore test sites in France to host your prototype. After fundamental & technological research linked to the development of prototypes, offshore testing plays a major role in experimental development. In the next years, we will provide a new “High Power” test site dedicated to the next generation of wind turbines.
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The OPEN-C Foundation take advantage of the presence of prototypes connected on its sites to host and support experimental collaborative projects. These innovation and R&D projects concern various themes, sites and issues of MRE, in particular: knowledge of the environment, monitoring and measurement systems, anchoring, dynamic cables…
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Your company has an economic and social impact, and you are ready to take up the challenge of the energy transition. To be a player in the deployment of new technologies that meet the environmental challenges, you can become a contributor of the OPEN-C Foundation by making a donation to the Foundation in general or to a specific project.
CONTACT US
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1 rue de la Noë, 44300 Nantes
E-mail : contact@fondation-open-c.org
etienne.pourcher@fondation-open-c.org
Tél. : + 33 (0)6 07 81 01 41
Fondation Open-C