Projects

The Coastbusters project tests the capacity and added value of certain biological organisms for coastal defense. A stronger and more resilient coast will also have a positive impact on nature and biodiversity in the North Sea.

Natural solutions are playing an increasingly important role in sustainable coastal management, but a sound scientifically based financing framework is still lacking. Coastbusters FINESSE wants to change this.

The partners in the Coastbusters project LANICE strive for sustainable systems to manage the Belgian coast. Within this scope, they investigate to what extent the sand mason worm can play a role in stabilising sediment and increasing biodiversity at the Belgian coast.

In the GAME project, experts from Ghent University and the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ) combine their knowledge in a wide range of fields to unveil the potential of Porphyra, an edible red seaweed.

The partners in SSPIRIT develop innovative sensing technologies - from satellites to seabed sensors - to detect, quantify and model marine plastic pollution. The project aims to create scalable monitoring tools that support science-based policies and a cleaner, more sustainable blue environment.

The partners in the Reefcovery project are developing various methods for the restoration of oyster reefs in the North Sea. These oyster reefs can then be used to arrive at a nature-inclusive design for infrastructure at sea and along the coast.

EcoGBF is a new modular steel foundation for offshore wind turbines that avoids pile driving and supports marine biodiversity. The project aims to combine structural performance with economic and ecological gains.

The first generation of wind turbines in the Belgian North Sea is slowly but surely approaching the end of their lifespan. The partners in the WIN-CE project are looking into new possibilities for efficient recycling of wind turbine blades.

The partners in the CORE project are developing various models and methods to optimise the yield of new and existing wind farms. Specific relevant challenges at the Belgian and European level are taken into account.

The demand for wind energy continues to grow, and wind farms are getting bigger and bigger, bringing about many challenges in terms of operation and maintenance. The partners in Supersized 5.0 are looking for ways to address these challenges.

The aim of the three-year WETCOAST project is to gain more insight into carbon storage in salt marshes and mangroves. In this way, the partners are taking an important step towards natural solutions that can be financed with carbon credits.

A lot of knowledge is needed to navigate the complexity of hybrid and interdependent digital energy systems. ODIN strives to better coordinate system processes and services by taking fundamental steps in the field of digitisation.