Wave consortium secures research cash
A European consortium has secured more than €3m in funding for a new wave energy research project. IMPACT (Innovative Methods for Wave Energy Pathways Acceleration through Novel Criteria and Test Rigs) is a new collaborative research and innovation project that will develop and demonstrate a next generation testing approach. The three-year €3.3m project aims to accelerate testing device development and reduce the technology cost as part of a global advancement in wave energy converter technologies. The funding is coming from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation prog...