The Ocean Energy ERA-NET Cofund (OCEANERA-NET COFUND) is an initiative of eight national and regional government agencies from six European countries, which has received funding from the European Union under the Horizon 2020 Programme for Research and Innovation. This new five year action, operating from 2017 to 2021, will build on the work of the Ocean Energy European Research Area Network (OCEANERA-NET) which started in 2013 and will end in November 2017.
The aim is to coordinate support for research and development in the ocean energy sector, to encourage collaborative projects that tackle some of the key challenges identified for the sector as it progresses towards commercialisation.
OCEANERA-NET COFUND will support the implementation of the Ocean Energy Forum Strategic Roadmap and the TP Ocean Strategic Research Agenda.
The specific objectives of the project are to: