Workplan
AWESDI is structured across four interconnected Work Packages that guide the project from initial analysis to real-world validation and long-term impact.
This integrated approach combines stakeholder engagement, holistic assessment and pilot testing to support informed decision-making and enable sustainable wave energy deployment across the Atlantic Area.
WP1
Strategic Framework for WE Deployment in the AA
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Define the baseline for WE deployment and engage stakeholders to identify barriers, opportunities and best practices.
📅 Jan 2026 – Oct 2026 (10 months)
✅ Key outcomes
- WE technology and policy review
- Stakeholder ecosystem mapping across the Atlantic Area
- Identification of barriers, opportunities and best practices
- WE Knowledge System (technologies, policies and actors)
⚙️ Main activities
- Community Forums across Atlantic regions to engage national ecosystems and communities
- Open Innovation Workshops with technology developers and innovation actors
- Stakeholder mapping and engagement at multi-level
- Technology and policy reviews
- Collection and structuring of data in a dedicated WE Knowledge System
WP2
Holistic Assessment for Sustainable WE Deployment
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Develop a holistic assessment methodology to support sustainable WE design and deployment across the Atlantic Area.
📅 Jan 2026 – Sep 2027 (21 months)
✅ Key outcomes
- High-resolution wave energy potential maps across the Atlantic Area, identification of priority sites and WE hotspots
- Integrated assessment across technical, environmental, socio-economic and regulatory dimensions
- Holistic framework to support sustainable WE deployment strategies
⚙️ Main activities
- Oceanographic and atmospheric modelling to analyse WE resources across the Atlantic Area
- High-resolution mapping to identify WE hotspots and energy potential
- Technical feasibility assessments.
- Policy and regulatory analysis to assess enabling frameworks
- Integration of multi-factor data into a holistic assessment methodology
WP3
Sustainability-driven WE Pilot Projects
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Validate WE solutions and assessment methodologies through pilot activities under real Atlantic conditions.
📅 Mid–late project phase
✅ Key outcomes
- Pilot demonstrations of WE technologies in real environments
- Operational data on performance, feasibility and constraints
- Case studies based on selected WE technologies and projects
- Validated assessment methodologies based on real-world evidence
⚙️ Main activities
- Selection of pilot projects based on WP1 insights and WP2 assessment results
- Implementation of pilot demonstrations in Atlantic test sites
- Monitoring and data collection on performance, environmental and operational aspects
- Evaluation of impacts and feasibility across technical, environmental and socio-economic dimensions.
WP4
Pathways towards WE Impact in the AA
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Ensure the effective dissemination, uptake and long-term impact of AWESDI results across the Atlantic Area and beyond.
📅 Jan 2026 – Jun 2028 (30 months)
✅ Key outcomes
- Set of communication and dissemination tools and materials
- Strong stakeholder engagement at regional, national and European levels
- Exploitation pathways for wave energy technologies and pilot results
- Joint roadmap with actionable recommendations for sustainable WE deployment
⚙️ Main activities
- Communication and dissemination activities to increase awareness and public understanding of wave energy benefits
- Targeted stakeholder engagement across Atlantic regions and at European level
- Final Community Forums to present project results and foster uptake
- Support to developers on funding access, IPR management and skills development
- Co-design of a joint roadmap to guide WE deployment and ensure long-term impact
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