The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) and the Innovation Centre for Sensor & Imaging Systems (CENSIS), are collaborating to support innovation and development of new sensor technologies.
By helping innovative sensor technologies develop through technology readiness levels (TRL) and providing independent performance verification as technologies enter the market, the partnership aims to fast track novel sensor technologies in the energy sector marketplace.
The CENSIS team of commercially experienced technology specialists and cross sector supply chain knowledge base bridges the gap between university research and industrial uptake. The center assists small and medium-sizes enterprises to grow beyond initial models quickly by enabling them to develop new innovations with university research teams.
The support offered by CENSIS can help sensor technologies progress to TRL 6/7, readying them for independent Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) delivered by EMEC.
The Statement of Verification delivered at the end of the ETV process can be used as evidence that the claims made about an innovation are credible and scientifically sound. This reduces the technological risk for potential investors, helping new technologies increase their market share and differentiate from their competitors.
“Marine energy developers are generally required to investigate the potential effect of their devices on the surrounding environment, as well as being interested in any effect the environment may have on their devices,” said Jennifer Norris, research director for EMEC. “These investigations require in situ monitoring by sensors that can deliver data in high energy environments. The better the sensors and other data gathering methods are, the better we can understand how the pioneering wave and tidal energy machines testing at EMEC interact with their environment.”
The pilot EU-ETV scheme is applicable to innovative technologies in the energy industry, water treatment and monitoring technologies, and materials, waste and resources technologies, providing they have environmental added-value.
Image: Environmental Technology Verification /EMEC
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