The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) has issued a funding call for research projects that will reduce risk and improve environmental compatibility of marine energy and offshore wind deployments
This includes research into the integrity and monitoring of mooring lines for floating offshore wind energy systems and marine energy converters, as well as reducing or avoiding noise generation and propagation during the installation of fixed-bottom offshore wind foundations.
The FOA includes two topic areas. The first is related to reliable moorings for floating offshore wind and marine energy systems, and will support six to eight projects with the total funding of $6.4 million.
