Ocean Power Innovation Network (OPIN)

The Ocean Power Innovation Network (OPIN) is a 4-year initiative, running from 2019 to 2022. The project has a total project budget of €2.6M, with €1.5M in financial support contributed by Interreg North West Europe from the European Research and Development Fund (ERDF).

The OPIN project delivers supports to encourage both cross-sectoral and cross-regional collaboration. These supports include:

• Annual Symposiums: providing networking opportunities for members
• Workshops and Masterclasses: to facilitate knowledge transfer
• Technology Assessment Processes (TAPs): to allow companies to assess their technologies and identify potential collaborators
• Collaborative Innovation Groups (CIGs): to encourage SMEs to work together to solve problems in common