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Innovative Method for Affordable Generation IN ocean Energy

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Project "IMAGINE" data sheet

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Coordinator	UMBRAGROUP SPA Organization address address: VIA VALTER BALDACCINI 1 LOCALITA PACIANA ZONA INDUSTRIALE city: FOLIGNO PG postcode: 6034 website: n.a. contact info title: n.a. name: n.a. surname: n.a. function: n.a. email: n.a. telephone: n.a. fax: n.a.
Coordinator Country	Italy [IT]
Project website	https://h2020-imagine.eu/
Total cost	3˙761˙205 €
EC max contribution	3˙761˙205 € (100%)
Programme	1. H2020-EU.3.3.2. (Low-cost, low-carbon energy supply)
Code Call	H2020-LCE-2017-RES-RIA-TwoStage
Funding Scheme	RIA
Starting year	2018
Duration (year-month-day)	from 2018-03-01 to 2020-08-31

Partnership

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#	participants	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	UMBRAGROUP SPA UMBRAGROUP SPA Organization address address: VIA VALTER BALDACCINI 1 LOCALITA PACIANA ZONA INDUSTRIALE city: FOLIGNO PG postcode: 6034 website: n.a. contact info title: n.a. name: n.a. surname: n.a. function: n.a. email: n.a. telephone: n.a. fax: n.a.	IT (FOLIGNO PG)	coordinator	1˙462˙027.00
2	VGA srl VGA srl Organization address address: VIA DELL INNOVAZIONE SNC city: DERUTA PG postcode: 6053 website: www.vgasrl.com contact info title: n.a. name: n.a. surname: n.a. function: n.a. email: n.a. telephone: n.a. fax: n.a.	IT (DERUTA PG)	participant	675˙625.00
3	NORGES TEKNISK-NATURVITENSKAPELIGE UNIVERSITET NTNU NORGES TEKNISK-NATURVITENSKAPELIGE UNIVERSITET NTNU Organization address address: HOGSKOLERINGEN 1 city: TRONDHEIM postcode: 7491 website: www.ntnu.no contact info title: n.a. name: n.a. surname: n.a. function: n.a. email: n.a. telephone: n.a. fax: n.a.	NO (TRONDHEIM)	participant	654˙966.00
4	K2Management, Lda K2Management, Lda Organization address address: Rua do Montepio Geral, No 4-A city: LISBOA postcode: 1500-465 website: n.a. contact info title: n.a. name: n.a. surname: n.a. function: n.a. email: n.a. telephone: n.a. fax: n.a.	PT (LISBOA)	participant	458˙086.00
5	THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH Organization address address: OLD COLLEGE, SOUTH BRIDGE city: EDINBURGH postcode: EH8 9YL website: www.ed.ac.uk contact info title: n.a. name: n.a. surname: n.a. function: n.a. email: n.a. telephone: n.a. fax: n.a.	UK (EDINBURGH)	participant	362˙500.00
6	BUREAU VERITAS MARINE & OFFSHORE REGISTRE INTERNATIONAL DE CLASSIFICATION DE NAVIRES ET DE PLATEFORMES OFFSHORE BUREAU VERITAS MARINE & OFFSHORE REGISTRE INTERNATIONAL DE CLASSIFICATION DE NAVIRES ET DE PLATEFORMES OFFSHORE Organization address address: 8 COURS DU TRIANGLE city: PUTEAUX postcode: 92800 website: www.bureauveritas.fr contact info title: n.a. name: n.a. surname: n.a. function: n.a. email: n.a. telephone: n.a. fax: n.a.	FR (PUTEAUX)	participant	148˙000.00

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Project objective

The IMAGINE “Innovative Method for Affordable Generation IN ocean Energy” project aims at developing the Electro-Mechanical Generator (EMG), an innovative Power-Take Off (PTO) concept for wave energy applications able to convert slow speed, reciprocating linear motion into electricity. The EMG is based on the integration of a recirculating ballscrew and a permanent magnet generator, an architecture that dramatically improves average efficiency (70-85% also when working outside design conditions), reliability (20 years MTBF) and affordability (CAPEX reduction by over 50%) compared to state-of-the-art PTOs. During the IMAGINE project, the EMG technology will be demonstrated through the fabrication of a 250 kW prototype and its testing on a HardWare-In-the-Loop (HWIL) bench. This will allow progressing its TRL from 3 to 5. A range of Wave Energy Converters (WECs) will be emulated on the HWIL bench and the performance of the EMG, under the action of a robust control system, will be measured and extensively assessed. Furthermore, a FMECA analysis and a subsequent accelerated life test will prove the reliability of the system. HWIL tests will allow reducing technological risk in power rating increase, providing an intermediate step between tank tests and sea trials that represents a critical transition for wave energy development. Finally, a techno-economical assessment of the EMG and a complete Business Plan for commercialization will be developed. Such activities will be carried out by an international consortium with multi-disciplinary skills in marine energy, led by a leading-manufacturing company as Umbra Cuscinetti S.p.A. The IMAGINE project is related to the topic “Developing the next generation technologies of renewable electricity and heating/cooling”, under the category “Ocean Energy: Development of advanced ocean energy subsystems: innovative power take-off systems and control strategies.

Deliverables

List of deliverables.
Intermediate IMAGINE Data Management Plan	Open Research Data Pilot	2020-02-12 11:55:57
IMAGINE website	Websites, patent fillings, videos etc.	2019-06-06 16:04:29
IMAGINE Data Management Plan	Open Research Data Pilot	2019-06-06 16:04:33

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Publications

List of publications.
year	authors and title	journal	last update
2019	Joao Cruz, Mairead Atcheson, Tiago Martins, Luca Castellini, Michele Martini Preliminary Load Assessment: UMBRAâ€™s 250kW EMG Power Take-Off published pages: , ISSN: 2309-1983, DOI:	Proceedings of European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference	2020-01-28
2019	Simon Robertson, Donald R. Noble, Henry Jeffrey, Luca Castellini, Michele Martini Progress update on the development and testing of an advanced power take-off for marine energy applications published pages: , ISSN: 2309-1983, DOI:	Proceedings of European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference	2020-01-28

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