contribution of the SafeWAVE EU project to the future development of ocean energy
The development of marine renewable energies and wave energy (WE) in particular, are vital components of sustainable ocean governance and the transition towards a low-carbon economy. In a new industry like marine renewable energy (MRE), and Wave Energy (WE) in particular, time-consuming procedures linked to uncertainty about project environmental impacts, the need to consult with numerous stakeholders and potential conflicts with other marine users appear to be the main obstacles to consenting WE projects. These are considered as non-technological barriers that could hinder the future development of WE in EU. Through three different strategies (environmental demonstration strategy, consenting and planning strategy and education and public engagement strategy), the aim of the SafeWAVE project has been to contribute to overcome these barriers through the knowledge and tools developed during the project life.
Authors
- O ́Hagan Anne Marie
- Pedro Almeida Vinagre (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1150-8355)
- Juan Bald (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8549-8092)
- Iñaki de Santiago (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2695-0736)
- Gotzon Mandiola (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1085-0004)
- Emma Verling (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1019-5812)
- Sarah Thomas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0541-4555)
- Gregório Iglesias (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2719-1663)
- Laura Zubiate (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2686-1517)
- Iñigo Muxika (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9181-3781)
- Niall Dunphy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8094-4121)
- A. Uriarte (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9596-6451)
- Breffní Lennon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9957-5765)
- Caroline José (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5651-0366)
- Ibon Galparsoro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5031-525X)
- Sarai Pouso (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3208-9882)
- B Sobradillo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6339-6546)
- Iratxe Menchaca (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6285-9318)
- Mchado Inês
- Clementino Luana
- Chainho Paulo
- Correia Janete
- Le Bourhis Enored
- Felis Ivan
- Torre Enciso Yago
- Cardoso Bartolomeu Sofia
- Santos Hélio
- Geerinckx Quentin
- Tanguy Florian
- Longeroche Jean Luc
- García José Antonio
- Magaldi Phillipe
- Troussard Corentin
- Luke Smith Aaron
Institutions
- The Open Group (GB)
- Flower Hospital (US)
- CorPower Ocean (Sweden) (SE)
- AZTI (ES)
- Systems, Applications & Products in Data Processing (Switzerland) (CH)
- Empowerment Program (US)
- Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (US)
- West Africa Vocational Education (NG)
- Union County College (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Marine Energy Journal
- Published
- 2025-06-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.36688/imej.8.73-82
- Primary Topic
- Maritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00