Accredited offshore testing network driving renewable energy uptake at sea

Programme 2021 - 2027 Interreg VI-B North West Europe
Date of latest update: 2026-01-12

Description

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Project outputs: Joint action plan for scaling innovative offshore renewable energy technologies and their subsystems, engaging and activating stakeholders across five countries(EN)
Joint pilot actions (7) executed at 4 offshore test sites in FR, BE, NL & DE utilizing harmonized testing protocols(EN)
A network of offshore test sites and service providers that provide accredited testing services at sea.(EN)
Participation in online training courses by test site users, key stakeholders and students(EN)
Website: http://offshoreproof.nweurope.eu

Thematic information


Priority: (VI-B_NWE_4) Improving territorial resilience in NWE through innovative and smart transformation

Priority specific objective: RSO1.1. Developing and enhancing research and innovation capacities and the uptake of advanced technologies

Priority policy objective (Interreg specific objective): PO1 A more competitive and smarter Europe by promoting innovative and smart economic transformation and regional ICT connectivity

Type of intervention: 010 Research and innovation activities in SMEs, including networking

Partners (7)

Lead Partner: Campus@Sea

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 873781433

Partner’s ID if not PIC: NL864809852B01

Address: Hellingweg, 2583 DZ Den Haag, Netherlands

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Infrastructure and (public) service provider

Website: http://www.campusatsea.nl

Total budget: EUR 791 500.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 474 900.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 316 600.00

GBER schemes / de minimis: GBER Article 20

Contractors:

  • Name: Bannink
    VAT registration or tax identification number: NL 8119 48 730 B 01
  • Name: Bluespring BV
    VAT registration or tax identification number: NL856244569B01
  • Name: Smabers-Luijk Marketing
    VAT registration or tax identification number: NL149384245B01
  • Name: Schretlen Management Consult.
    VAT registration or tax identification number: NL803555398B02
Deftiq BV

Name: Deftiq BV

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 869922773

Partner’s ID if not PIC: NL868318164B01

Address: Hofplein, 3032 AC Rotterdam, Netherlands

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Education/training centre and school

Website: http://www.deftiq.com

Total budget: EUR 476 280.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 285 768.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 190 512.00

GBER schemes / de minimis: GBER Article 20

Fraunhofer IFAM

Name: Fraunhofer IFAM

Department: Department for Business Development

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 999984059

Partner’s ID if not PIC: DE129515865

Address: Wiener Strasse, 28359 Bremen, Germany

Department address: Hafenstrasse, 27498 Helgoland, Germany

Legal status: private

Organisation type: Higher education and research organisations

Website (not verified): http://www.fraunhofer.ifam.de

Total budget: EUR 274 250.97

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 164 550.58

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 109 700.39

GBER schemes / de minimis: GBER Article 20

Fondation OPEN-C

Name: Fondation OPEN-C

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 882262046

Partner’s ID if not PIC: FR47923395909

Address: Rue de la Noé, 44300 Nantes, France

Legal status: private

Organisation type: Higher education and research organisations

Website (not verified): http://www.fondation-open-c.org

Total budget: EUR 746 184.56

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 447 710.73

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 298 473.83

GBER schemes / de minimis: GBER Article 20

Universiteit Gent

Name: Universiteit Gent

Department: BLUEGent – Innovations in Aquaculture & Blue Life Sciences

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 999986096

Partner’s ID if not PIC: BE 0248.015.142 | 0248.015.142 | Statutory registration number (EN)

Address: Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat, 9000 Gent, Belgium

Department address: Wetenschapspark, 8400 Ostend, Belgium

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Higher education and research organisations

Website: https://bluegent.ugent.be/

Total budget: EUR 728 000.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 436 800.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 291 200.00

Provinciaalse Ontwikkelings Maatschappij West-Vlaanderen

Name: Provinciaalse Ontwikkelings Maatschappij West-Vlaanderen

Department: Blue Accelerator

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 911960827

Partner’s ID if not PIC: BE0881702779

Address: Koning Leopold III-laan, 8200 Brugge, Belgium

Department address: Wetenschapspark, 8400 Oostende, Belgium

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Regional public authority

Website: https://www.blueaccelerator.be/

Total budget: EUR 498 338.22

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 299 002.93

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 199 335.29

GBER schemes / de minimis: GBER Article 20

Stichting Noordzeeboerderij

Name: Stichting Noordzeeboerderij

Department: Offshore Test Site

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 921577892

Partner’s ID if not PIC: NL851293931B01

Address: Zeestraat, 2518 AD The Hague, Netherlands

Department address: Zeestraat, 2518 AD The Hague, Netherlands

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Infrastructure and (public) service provider

Website: http://www.northseafarmers.org

Total budget: EUR 675 080.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 405 048.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 270 032.00

GBER schemes / de minimis: GBER Article 20

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Summary

Project name (EN): Accredited offshore testing network driving renewable energy uptake at sea

Project acronym: OFFSHORE PROOF

Project ID: NWE0400460

Project start date: 2025-01-01

Project end date: 2028-12-31

Project status: ongoing

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Total budget/expenditure: EUR 4 189 633.75

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 2 513 780.24

Total EU funding (co-financing rate): 60.00%

Co-financing sources:

  • ERDF: Amount, EUR 2 513 780.24. Co-financing rate, 60.00%.


Investments, deliverables, policy contributions

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Deliverables:

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Programme Common Output Indicator:

  • RCO 084 - Pilot actions developed jointly and implemented in projects, Measurement unit:
  • RCO 116 - Jointly developed solutions, Measurement unit:
  • RCO 083 - Strategies and action plans jointly developed, Measurement unit:
  • RCO 085 - Participations in joint training schemes, Measurement unit:

Programme Common Result Indicator:

  • RCR 081 - Completions of joint training schemes, Measurement unit:
  • RCR 104 - Solutions taken up or up-scaled by organisations, Measurement unit:
  • RCR 079 - Joint strategies and action plans taken up by organisations, Measurement unit:

Programme Result Indicator:

  • PSR 1: Organisations with increased institutional capacity due to their participation in cooperation activities across borders, Measurement unit: Organisations

Information regarding the data in keep.eu on the programme financing this project

Financing programme

2021 - 2027 Interreg VI-B North West Europe

Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme

2026-05-12

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

70 / 70 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

753 / 753 (100%)

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