This report presents the analysis of the effects of climate change on the spatial distribution of different marine species frequenting the study site called Baie de Seine étendue using ecological niche models

Ocean energy is a promising source of clean renewable energy, with clear development targets set by the European Commission. However, the ocean energy sector faces non-technological challenges and opportunities that are frequently overlooked in deployment plans. The present study aimed to provide a critical evaluation of the ocean energy sector’s legal, institutional, and political frameworks with an identification and analysis of both barriers and enabling features for the deployment of ocean energy. In the first stage, a literature review on the current political and regulatory frameworks of a set of European countries was carried out, setting the basis for the main challenges and enabling factors faced by the sector. Secondly, a critical analysis of the main non-technological barriers and enablers was performed, which was supported by questionnaires sent to regulators, technology developers, and test-site managers. This questionnaire allowed us to collect and integrate the views, perceptions, and personal experiences of the main stakeholders of the ocean energy sector in the analysis. The most relevant insights were collected to guide future policy instruments, supports, and consenting measures in a more informed and effective manner and to help accelerate the development of the sector.

This document includes the main requirements, use cases, as well as implementation details and is completed with some examples; it can serve as a technical manual of the catalogues module. This document describes the functionalities and the technical aspects of the code implemented to meet them. The catalogues module will provide users with a single source of reference data that can be managed and used in other modules or tools of the DTOcean+ suite to ease inputs during different phase of a project.

In response to the issues identified by the sector and the questions raised by citizens concerning the environmental integration of marine renewable energies in France, the COME3T approach aims to provide elements of expertise, synthesis and recommendations based on a national network of experts. In this bulletin, 6 experts contributed to defining the different phenomena that could facilitate the spread of non-indigenous species following the development of offshore wind farms. Several recommendations have been issued to limit the impact on marine ecosystems of the relay effect, ballast water release and the storage of offshore infrastructure in ports.

This paper presents the assessment of potential impacts of changes in species distribution by climate change on the extended Seine Bay ecosystem.

The objective of Task 4.3 was to carry out the testing of the Stage Gate design tool in order to verify that it meets all the previously defined requirements (in WP2 and T4.1). This report documents the outcome of T4.3 “Verification of the Stage Gate design tool.”

This document extensively reviews the key offshore logistics operations driving the development of an array of wave or tidal energy devices. A large amount of information with relevance for the development of the DTOcean lifecycle logistics module was compiled in a systematic approach.

Auteur(s): Darracq Alain, Desmoulins Christian , Proposition pour la reconversion d'une ancienne minoterie en en lieu de création artistique et artisanale

Backup of the data used for characterising the different biofouling monitoring protocols in an excel file.

Spatial study and sensitivity of network indices to wind farm closure and climate disruption using an Ecospace model