Balancing the protection of fragile deep-sea ecosystems with the responsible use of marine resources demands advanced monitoring tools. The TRIDENT project is developing a next-generation system for environmental impact assessment in deep-sea exploration and potential exploitation activities.
Operating autonomously under extreme ocean conditions, the system will collect real-time physical, chemical, geological, and biological data from surface to seabed—supporting compliance with international and national regulations. By integrating cutting-edge technologies, TRIDENT will close key data gaps, improve impact prediction, and provide decision-makers with robust, science-based insights.
Achieving climate neutrality by 2050 requires smarter use of marine space and more resilient renewable energy systems. The EU-SCORES project explores a hybrid approach to offshore energy production, combining wind, solar, and wave technologies to deliver continuous, space-efficient power generation at a lower cost per MWh.
By co-locating complementary energy systems — offshore photovoltaics with bottom-fixed wind turbines in Belgium, and wave energy with floating wind farms in Portugal — the project demonstrates how integrated solutions can stabilise energy supply, maximise infrastructure use, and accelerate the deployment of offshore renewables.
ILIAD is a Horizon Europe project focused on developing a data-driven, interoperable Digital Twin of the Ocean. By integrating diverse data streams—from satellites and sensors to models and citizen science—the project enables real-time simulation and forecasting of marine social-ecological systems.
This digital infrastructure will support the development of “what-if” scenarios to assess the impact of climate adaptation and mitigation strategies, contributing directly to the goals of the European Green Deal. ILIAD leverages advanced computing and semantically rich data structures to ensure seamless interaction between physical systems and virtual models.
The project also includes the creation of a marketplace for ocean intelligence, enabling access to raw and processed data, tools, plug-ins, and decision-support services for stakeholders across science, policy, and industry.
