THE NETHERLANDS

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

KEY R&D INSTITUTIONS AND RELEVANT R&D PROJECTS

R&D Institutions:

• Tidal Testing Centre NL: tidal energy.
• ECN, Petten: aquatic biomass.
• NIOZ, Texel: aquatic biomass, impacts of tidal energy.
• Imares, Texel: aquatic biomass, environmental monitoring of tidal energy projects.
• Wetsus, Leeuwarden: aquatic biomass, blue energy.
• Deltares, Delft: tidal energy, wave energy, including test facilities.
• TU Delft, Delft: wave and tidal energy.
• MARIN, Wageningen: offshore infrastructure, test facility.
• TNO: research into corrosion and foul release coatings.

R&D Projects:

• Bluewater, Hoofddorp: tidal energy.
• Deep Water Energy, Arnhem: tidal energy.
• Tocardo, Den Oever: tidal energy.
• Teamwork Technology, Alkmaar: wave energy.
• Bluerise, Delft: OTEC.
• REDstack, Sneek: salinity gradient energy.