Quoceant Bring Connection Systems Expertise to Ground-breaking European Project

Quoceant are one of nine companies and academic institutes that will work together to deliver a new Horizon Europe Programme project named 'COIN'. The COIN project (Control-Oriented INnovations for future wave energy farms) will officially launch on November 1^st, 2025 with the support of the European Commission under the Horizon Europe Programme. With a total budget of €4 million, COIN brings together organisations across Europe to develop cutting-edge control-oriented innovations that promise to improve the reliability, survivability, and sustainability of future wave energy farms.

Coordinated by the Technische Universität Braunschweig (Germany), COIN answers the Horizon Europe call Critical technologies for the future ocean energy farms. The project will run for 48 months, aiming to advance ocean energy technologies to TRL 5 (Technology Readiness Level), bridging the gap between prototypes and commercial viability.

Key Innovations

COIN will deliver three major innovations:

1. A novel connector system (mechanical and electrical) for mooring and subsea infrastructure, designed through a Control Co-Design (CCD) approach to limit peak loads and prevent damage.

2. An AI-enhanced real-time wave prediction system, using hybrid wave sensing techniques (radar and buoys), enabling precise second-by-second forecasts.

3. A digital-twin-based health monitoring and health-aware control  framework, which integrates fault detection, predictive maintenance, and real-time system adaptation to maximise availability and energy yield.

Project Partners

The COIN consortium brings together expertise from industry and academia:

• Technische Universität Braunschweig (Coordinator) – Germany

• Carnegie Technologies Spain S.L. – Spain (wave energy technology developer)

• IFP Energies nouvelles – France

• Mondragon Goi Eskola Politeknikoa – Spain

• WavEC Offshore Renewables – Portugal

• Aalborg Universitet – Denmark

• Politecnico di Torino – Italy

• Quoceant Limited – United Kingdom

• Hewlett-Packard Galway Limited – Ireland

For more information contact Christian Windt – c.windt@tu-braunschweig.de