BiMEP Biscay Marine Energy Platform

⚓Biscay Marine Energy Platform, S.A., or BiMEP, is an infrastructure operating in real marine conditions for the research, demonstration and operation of marine energy collector devices. BiMEP has two sites: 🌊BiMEP site: A grid-connected offshore test site off the coastal town of Armintza. 🌊Mutriku site: A test site at the Mutriku Wave Energy Plant. ⚓Catering to a wide range of technology readiness levels (TRL), the test infrastructure has been designed to allow for testing and demonstration of: 🌊Wave energy devices 🌊Prototypes of floating platforms for offshore wind turbines 🌊Prototypes of deep water fixed foundations for offshore wind turbines 🌊Offshore wind turbines 🌊Auxiliary equipment and sub-systems 🔬The Harsh Lab is also installed in the BiMEP site, an advanced floating platform for the evaluation of standardized test pieces and components in real offshore environment. ⚓BiMEP is currently involved in the following projects: 📔Open Sea Operating Experience to Reduce Wave Energy Cost, OPERA 📔Marinet2 Offshore Renewable Testing 📔TRLplus 📔Wave Energy in Southern Europe, WESE 📔BlueGIFT ⚓Biscay Marine Energy Platform, S.A. is a public-sector company set up in 2011 for development, construction, operation, maintenance and management of the BiMEP open sea test platform. The public-sector company has two partners: 🐚the Basque Energy Agency (Ente Vasco de la Energía, EVE) and 🐚the Institute for Energy Saving and Diversification (IDAE).