Deliverable D3.3 “Testing and verification results of the Structured Innovation design tool - Beta version” of the DTOceanPlus project includes the details of the verification activities carried out to test the SI tool to verify that it meets the requirements defined in WP2 and the technical requirements defined in T3.1. This report describes:

• the Verification Cases (VCs), Software Evaluation Forms and associated Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and their creation,

• the demonstration and training sessions that were provided to the verifiers of the tool,

• the results of the verification, including quantitative and qualitative assessments of each VS and

• recommended changes or additional functionality that would add value to the tool.

At the end of this round of testing, a stable version (beta) of the tool is available, fully documented with a technical manual and a user manual, which will be further validated and demonstrated using real data from the first pilot experiences in WP7.

According to the quantitative results, the end-users involved in evaluating the SI tool are satisfied with the usability, user-friendliness, performance, and value of the software. The qualitative assessment feedback gathered some improvements compiled and categorised by functionality, evaluation characteristics, and the frequency of comments. As a result of this, 15 high priority improvement areas were selected to be implemented in the final release of the DTOceanPlus suite of design tools.

Partners of the project: Tecnalia, The University of Edinburgh, Energy Systems Catapult, Wave Energy Scotland, France Energies Marines, WavEC Offshore Renewables, Aalborg University, EDF, Enel Green Power, Naval Energies, Bureau Veritas, IDOM, Nova Innovation, CorPower Ocean, Open Cascade, EDP, Orbital Marine Power, Sabella.

Funding: This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement n° 785921.