Review of pilot TRL, legal aspects, technical solutions and risks

Methods and concepts for the targeted usage are known for the onshorenearshore environment but must be determined developed and tested for specific offshore sites Certain technologies tourist concepts and health and safety guidelines need pretesting before incorporating them into the already existing offshore operations Such tests and optimizations can be costeffectively performed at a near shore sites easier logistics saving manpower Key elements of a blueprint for the offshore operation implementation will result from testing the potential solutions from WP1 to WP6 and WP8 Results of these tests will be used in an iterative loop to be optimized in WP16 and WP8 until the best feasible solution for the offshore operation is reachedSubtask 711 will include the review of the State of the art of offshore activities including aquaculture energy production offshore wind and floating solar and tourism visits diving fishing in cooperation with WP1 This subtask will be elaborated for sitespecific needs of each pilot as certain technologies may work in one site but may not work for another without major adjustments Nevertheless there will be strong interactions between pilots eg pilots 1 2 3 design of longlines pilot 4 5 health safety guidelines The results of the subtask will be incorporated into deliverable D71Additionally a review of legal aspects and performing risk analysis will be done to coshape the planned activities The following aspects that strongly rely on contracting and regulatory expertise will be included in this review 1 Financingbankability including to the extent required with respect to pledge and mortgage and risk management 2 Contractual framework 3 Regulatory framework The review will identify solutions to regulatory and contractual obstacles Findings will be reported in deliverable D71Each pilot has to consider the internationalnational legal framework Pilot 3 will need to understand the biosecurity measures that govern the importation of biological material from other European countries and their production in national waters Pilot 2 needs to consider legal ie contractual bankability and regulatory obstacles as there is no existing combined offshore integrated solar and wind energy production facility In addition Pilots 4 and 5 must consider or possibly develop specific safety conceptsmeasures for tourists A legal risk analysis will be performed and included in deliverable D71 which can be used to provide realistic criteria to determine the annual insurance policies and ratesMoreover the implementation of the pilots holds many technical challenges for which several solutions are assessed The concepts vary in the layout and mechanical construction and in the level of integration A preferred solution will be selected at each pilot and elaborated in more detail This will be done considering technical challenges and solutions cost savings potential for the different levels of integration risks and mitigation steps design modifications design certification coordinated operation strategies requiring interoperable equipment performance and reliability A technological risk assessment will be included in deliverable D71 for the activities which will be essential for future developments