4-year COIN project kicks off in Braunschweig

Last week Quoceant attended the first meeting of the COIN partners in Braunschweig. The two-day conference assembled 9 companies and academic bodies from across Europe to officially launch the project.

COIN (Control Oriented Innovations for Future Ocean Energy Farms), funded by CINEA (European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency), is aimed at increasing the output of wave energy devices through innovative advancements in control systems. The 4-year project brings together experts from across the wave energy sector and is led by the Technical University of Braunschweig (TUBS). It is predicted that the advancements made in this project can reduce the LCOE of wave energy by up to 30% - a significant step forward in mass adoption and commercialisation for the sector

As part of the project Quoceant will make further advancements of the Q-Connect with a focus on compatibility with WEC devices. This enabling technology will work in tandem with a health-aware control framework and AI-enhanced wave prediction model to improve the reliability, availability, and maintainability of wave energy devices deployed at scale.

The COIN project is committed to the sharing of research and knowledge for the benefit of the wider industry. Results of the project will be publicly available with the goal of progressing the wave energy sector further towards commercialisation. For more information on the project, visit the LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/coinproject