The development of a CO₂-neutral energy system with less dependency on gas is a challenge at local, regional, national and European level. We feel the urgency to accelerate innovations and jointly create the conditions for scaling up, in order to make a serious contribution to a sustainable energy transition, which will certainly also take place offshore. There isa great need for integrated solutions. By combining various technologies for energy production and storage at sea, the offshore sector can also contribute to higher flexibility and security of supply in the energy system of the future. With increasing assets at sea, attention to cybersecurity is also important.

The objective of the Offshore for Sure project is to accelerate the regional energy transition and stimulate the sustainable blue economy in close cooperation between Belgian and Dutch technology developers, service providers, civil society organizations and knowledge institutions.

Five developers of innovative offshore renewable energy solutions (tidal, wave, offshore floating solar and offshore energy storage) are joining forces with a clear plan for roll-out. During the project, testing and certification services will be developed around these innovations, which can also be used for other technology developers beyond the project.

The knowledge gained in the project is immediately valorised in the form of recommendations for legislation and regulations, improved standards and the development of content for training and education in a sustainable partnership between education partners in Flanders and Zeeland (The Netherlands). Thanks to validated business cases (for ports, integration in dams, autonomous applications and integration in wind farms), we expect to attract new investments in the developed technologies, from governments, private investors and citizen cooperatives.