-- Warning, deliverable only available in French -- Delivrable D02.05 of the FEM PHYSIC 2015 project WP 2: Definition of the data acquisition strategy Task 2: Choice of measuring instruments

-- Warning, deliverable only available in French -- Delivrable D02.05 of the FEM PHYSIC 2015 project WP 2: Definition of the data acquisition strategy Task 2: Choice of measuring instruments

-- Warning, deliverable only available in French -- Deliverable D02.03 of the FEM PHYSIC 2015 project Lot 2: Definition of the data acquisition strategy Task 1: Synthesis of knowledge

-- Warning, deliverable only available in French -- Delivrable D02.05 of the FEM PHYSIC 2015 project WP 2: Definition of the data acquisition strategy Task 2: Choice of measuring instruments

-- Warning, deliverable only available in French -- Delivrable D02.05 of the FEM PHYSIC 2015 project WP 2: Definition of the data acquisition strategy Task 2: Choice of measuring instruments

This document is the first annual report on dissemination and communication activities regarding DTOceanPlus project.

A coherent set of requirements have been developed for the DTOceanPlus suite of design tools based on analysis of gaps between tools in mature industries and those in the ocean energy industry, learning from the original DTOcean project, and the stakeholder expectations identified in the user consultation exercise. The technical requirements in this document are translated from the general requirements for the overall suite of tools, and specific requirements (functional, operational, user, interfacing, and data) for the Stage Gate design tool that will be developed as part of this project.

Deliverable D4.2 “Stage Gate Tools – alpha version” of the DTOceanPlus project includes the details of the Stage Gate Design Tool, and it represents the result of the work developed during task T4.2 of the project. This tool is an application of a stage gate process which is used in research and industry to provide structure to the technology development process. This approach supports the R&D pathway towards producing reliable and cost-effective ocean energy sub-systems, devices and arrays.

The objective of the DTOceanPlus project was to develop a software suite of open source advanced tools for the selection, development and deployment of ocean energy systems. DTOceanPlus project made it to develop and demonstrate an open source sotftware suite of second generation design tools for ocean energy technologies including sub-systems, energy capture devices and arrays. These tools support the entire technology innovation process, from concept, through development, to deployment. More broadly, the project also provided an industry standard for communicating technology descriptions throughout the sector. To complement the numerical work, an extensive market analysis of the ocean energy sector is publicly available.

This report outlines the proposed architecture and main functions of the DTOcean mooring and foundation design module and its interaction with other elements and modules of the tool