Marine Energy Alliance (MEA)

The companies awarded by MEA get the opportunity to work closely together with a transnational team of Marine Energy experts on both the technical advancement of their technology, as well as the development of their commercial strategy and business plans. Each service offer is intended to put the company’s technology and business firmly on the road towards successful commercialization. 

The goal of the Marine Energy Alliance (MEA) is to see as many technologies as possible reach market maturity, feeding power to the grid and contributing to the creation of new jobs in the sector, specifically NWE region. The Alliance sets up various events, workshops and pitching moments in order to bridge mari­time and offshore sectors with marine energy developers and facilitate collaborations. The support of MEA extends beyond the delivery of free services and will ensure alignment with other initiatives to optimize synergies. 

MEA partners are providing 121 tailored expert services which include: low TRL test planning and result interpretation, low TRL technology development and verification plan, numerical simulation and validation, technical design optimization, cost-of-system assessment and regulatory feasibility assessment. Commercial services include: Unique Selling Point (USP) definition, business case development, commercial strategy development, launching customer segment identification and investment & funding strategy development.

As some support tracks are nearing finalization an aftercare plan will be made enabling the technology developers to realize their ambitions and, more broadly, contribute to the coherent growth of the Marine Energy industry in general.

A ME Investment Portfolio blueprint is under development to highlight the potential of each tech­nology, combine available financial mechanisms to mobilize public and private funding, and attract investors by spreading the investment risks across participating concepts.

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MEA PARTNER ORGANISATIONS

• Dutch Marine Energy Centre (DMEC)
• The European Marine Energy Centre Limited (EMEC)
• MaREI
• Ecole Centrale de Nantes
• Exceedence Limited
• INNOSEA SAS
• Stichting Maritiem Research Instituut Nederland (MARIN)
• Navingo BV
• University of Edinburgh (UEDIN)

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• Ocean Energy Europe, The Egg, Brussel, Belgium: 6 and 7 December 2021
• Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference, Amsterdam, The Netherlands: 29-30 November 2022

During OEEC 2021, several SME’S, as part of the MEA initiative, gave a showcase about their company/projects or services. Click on a SME of your choice to watch their showcase.