Multi-Use offshore platforms demoNstrators for boostIng cost-effecTive and Eco-friendly proDuction in sustainable marine activities

Contribute to Generic Roadmap

The last task in the WP summarizes the lessons learned from the pilots developing best practices on approaches to maximize the environmental gain (e.g. conservation of marine regions, addressing climate change and associated risks) of the multi-use of marine space and infrastructure. This will provide guidance for project developers to conduct their activities in such a way that negative environmental impacts are minimised while commercial and conservation benefits are maximised. Therefore, the guidelines promote environmentally friendly design of future multi-use combination platforms. The tasks generated a report (deliverable D4.4) which will feed directly into the roadmap developed in WP1 Task 5.

Final dissemination report

This task will establish an ongoing dialogue with potential users during the project and beyond. This includes sharing project results with potential users and with those on whom an effective implementation of the multi-use solution depends. This will guide pilot work towards commercially viable and sustainable applications and ensure a wider project uptake. User groups may be found among fellow researchers in the field, companies, investors, standardisation bodies, regulatory bodies, patient organisations, sectoral organisations, NGOs, the education sector, the public sector, among others. The task supports WP2 by conducting Stakeholder Network Analyses (SNA) which will be relevant to advise an effective targeted dissemination and communication strategy. This task will develop communication channels resulting in cost effectiveness and maximum impact ensuring a project identity (as in M9.1). Among others, this includes development and maintenance of the project website, newsletter, but also engagement with existing networks, press releases, publications, and attendance at relevant events. Moreover, organisation of workshops, conferences and advisory board meetings are also some of the activities that will be conducted under this task. The pilots are driven by their specific needs, but also addressing regional priorities and EU objectives. It will be important to assess the effectiveness of the applied multi-use solutions and where possible demonstrate and widely communicate the benefits of multi-use across all EU sea basins (and beyond). Therefore, the transferability of pilot solutions to other similar contexts (in other Member States and sea basins with similar conditions) will also be explored and effectively communicated (as in deliverable D9.1).

Establishing governance structure

The deliverable will establish the project governing body and assure strategic guidance interdisciplinary exchange and internal communication within the Consortium and the European Commission The established governance structure will be included in deliverable D101 It entails sound legal contractual financial and administrative management of the project in compliance with the contractual obligations good management practices and the provisions of the Consortium Agreement and release of end reports

Recommendations for successful stakeholder involvement in multi-use platforms

The WP concludes with synthesising results obtained from the pilots and developing best practices (recommendations) on approaches to secure and shape participation of stakeholders in the design of future multi-use combination platforms, targeted with all groups of stakeholders. This work is done in close connection with of WP6, and WP8, to ensure that recommendations include links to relevant regional /national policies, issues of social acceptance and raising awareness. Recommendations and lessons learned will be presented in the innovative format (infographics/briefs/e-book /series of webinars). The task’s results will be reported in deliverable D5.5.

Report on environmental assessment and validation

This deliverable will focus on the environmental acceptability of the proposed solutions, framed within European environmental legislation and ambitions. The assessment framework will include e.g. indicators for ecosystem health informed by the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) and its accompanying Commission Decision (ref.) setting the scene for ecosystem-based management of our European seas. Assessing the positive and negative, cumulative and in-combination effects of (solutions to promote) multi-use / co-location onto the natural environment are at the heart of this task. This assessment will hence not only look at the effects at the scale of each of the pilots but will attempt upscaling these local effects to the larger spatial scale at which ecosystems operate. The assessment will be based on modelling effects (incl. upscaling) with already existing information for the respective pilots, completed with targeted new data collection (in situ observations or lab experiments) for critical knowledge gaps. Results of this task will summarise on a report on environmental assessment and validation (as in deliverable D8.3).

Synthesis report for pilots

Similarly to the 5 pillars (WP2-to-6), the last task of WP7 synthetizes the lessons learnt from the pilots, specifically on the implementation of MUCLs, towards the generic roadmap developed in WP1. This synthetized information regarding site-specific needs, findings from the physical installation, monitoring and testing of the solutions at the offshore sites will serve as a basis for guidelines to design future multi-use combination platforms. This tasks results in deliverable D7.7, which will feed directly into the roadmap developed in WP1 Task 5.

Review of pilot TRL, legal aspects, technical solutions and risks

Methods and concepts for the targeted usage are known for the onshorenearshore environment but must be determined developed and tested for specific offshore sites Certain technologies tourist concepts and health and safety guidelines need pretesting before incorporating them into the already existing offshore operations Such tests and optimizations can be costeffectively performed at a near shore sites easier logistics saving manpower Key elements of a blueprint for the offshore operation implementation will result from testing the potential solutions from WP1 to WP6 and WP8 Results of these tests will be used in an iterative loop to be optimized in WP16 and WP8 until the best feasible solution for the offshore operation is reachedSubtask 711 will include the review of the State of the art of offshore activities including aquaculture energy production offshore wind and floating solar and tourism visits diving fishing in cooperation with WP1 This subtask will be elaborated for sitespecific needs of each pilot as certain technologies may work in one site but may not work for another without major adjustments Nevertheless there will be strong interactions between pilots eg pilots 1 2 3 design of longlines pilot 4 5 health safety guidelines The results of the subtask will be incorporated into deliverable D71Additionally a review of legal aspects and performing risk analysis will be done to coshape the planned activities The following aspects that strongly rely on contracting and regulatory expertise will be included in this review 1 Financingbankability including to the extent required with respect to pledge and mortgage and risk management 2 Contractual framework 3 Regulatory framework The review will identify solutions to regulatory and contractual obstacles Findings will be reported in deliverable D71Each pilot has to consider the internationalnational legal framework Pilot 3 will need to understand the biosecurity measures that govern the importation of biological material from other European countries and their production in national waters Pilot 2 needs to consider legal ie contractual bankability and regulatory obstacles as there is no existing combined offshore integrated solar and wind energy production facility In addition Pilots 4 and 5 must consider or possibly develop specific safety conceptsmeasures for tourists A legal risk analysis will be performed and included in deliverable D71 which can be used to provide realistic criteria to determine the annual insurance policies and ratesMoreover the implementation of the pilots holds many technical challenges for which several solutions are assessed The concepts vary in the layout and mechanical construction and in the level of integration A preferred solution will be selected at each pilot and elaborated in more detail This will be done considering technical challenges and solutions cost savings potential for the different levels of integration risks and mitigation steps design modifications design certification coordinated operation strategies requiring interoperable equipment performance and reliability A technological risk assessment will be included in deliverable D71 for the activities which will be essential for future developments

Report on socio-economic assessment and validation

In this task, the focus will be on the socio-economic-type of aspects of acceptability. These span e.g. societal acceptance, to be tackled by involving local communities. Costs and benefits (including co-benefits) resulting from the MUCL solutions will be calculated using a Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) based on the output of WP7. Direct costs typically refer to construction and maintenance expenditures, while the co-benefits (intended positive side effects of the solutions) stem from the multifunctionality of a MUCL. The output of the task will be a report on socio-economic assessment and validation (as in deliverable D8.2).

Case specific report on risk management aspects within the confines of legal and insurance aspects

Using the framework for safety analysis from the perceptive of food and feed, safety to man and equipment and environmental and cumulative aspects, as developed in the SOMOS project, an analysis of the multi-use safety in each of the pilots will be implemented. The activity will address health and safety issues, including the logistics, ancillary infrastructure and maintenance services. Using the framework an analysis on safety aspects and hazards and ways to address these are developed. Through close collaboration with Task 6.2 the legal requirements and obligations both from EU, local authorities, and national insurers will be analysed and included in the risk assessment. The approach followed consists of a framework consisting of six phases with safety aspects looked at from three perspectives: food and feed, people and equipment, and environment and cumulative aspects. Each phase defines actions, describes the information actors need, and identifies tools that can be of help. The framework helps to ensure safe operations when combining two or more activities at the same time at the same location at sea. Each pilot will be advised on the most appropriate way to develop risk management within the boundaries of legal and insurance aspects, and these case specific reports on risk management will be included in deliverable D6.3.

Current environmental assessment and status of Pilots

The first task of this WP is to revisit the environmental assessment and status of the pilot pilots in order to ensure this initial project assessment is as current as possible and includes all external pressures environmental risks system changes and monitoring capacities It is essential to have a valid baseline environmental account of the region in which the MUCL of activities will take place in order to mitigate the influence of outside factors in the environmental feasibility and impact assessment Revisiting the environmental dynamics will ensure that all factors influencing the region immediately surrounding and within a region of influence of each of the pilot sites will have reliable reference states and accurate records of other potential pressures and actors whom ma influence conditions Furthermore current monitoring regimes across all 5 pilot sites will be reviewed and enhanced through collaboration with WP2 in order to have harmonized monitoring strategies where relevant within the UNTIED project Deliverable 41 will clearly summarize the results of these activities

Evaluation of societal and stakeholder engagement/acceptance of MUCL

Stakeholder’s involvement in the design of multi-use platforms promises to contribute to legitimate, credible and salient designs. The objective of this task is to monitor and evaluate the development process in the pilots, using the criteria legitimacy, credibility and salience based on the steps designed in T5.1 and evaluate the level of societal awareness and acceptance. To achieve this objective evaluation criteria will be developed and incorporated in the societal engagement process in the pilots and the findings will be incorporated into deliverable D5.4.

Report on technical assessment and validation

This task will assess the economic acceptability of the proposed solutions. These span e.g. commercial economic feasibility, addressing possible trade-offs and costs for other sectors. First, a comparative assessment (CA) framework will be defined and tested in selected pilots. The Framework will examine (i) economic performance of the solutions, in terms of implied costs and expected damage/loss avoided, based on the WP2-6 results; (ii) ancillary environmental benefits estimated; (iii) distributional effects, uncertainty, robustness and flexibility; and (iv) policy consistence and coherence. The collected information will fill Deliverable D8.1.

Report on training sessions for knowledge transfer

Activities undertaken here will include training sessions and focus groups at the pilot sites to communicate and assess the transferability of findings from pilots (as in deliverable D9.5). Demonstration sessions will also take place online via webinars as to ensure wider transfer and take-up. UNITED will use different communication channels to facilitate interactions and visits/exchanges across Member States and across different fields/sectors as to increase the capacities of those who are to implement the multi-use solutions in the future. The aim is to allow those working in a specific sector to become familiar with functions of a synergetic sector, discuss possible synergies and options for mitigating possible negative impacts. In ‘young’ sectors (i.e. aquaculture, solar power), the main aim will be to increase soft skills related to commercialisation, budgeting and acquisition of funds, insurance, permitting, etc. Such collaborations throughout the project should establish the base for a long term technical assistance.

Midterm report 2

This task will review and build upon the existing knowledge on the technical status of design of several combinations of multiuse concepts ie primary and secondary It will elaborate on the status of design guidelines for different industries in order to identify strong points as well as gaps in the guidelines This will lead to a roadmap for transferring of technology between different industries finding bridges between standards from different sectors ie offshore wind and aquaculture as well as identifying common and overlapping areas and definitions The task will be responsible for the creation of a Community of Practice among the proposed cases to ensure the link between innovation and uptake This will be done in collaboration and in parallel with the establishment of the Stakeholder Advisory Board The study will address links to other potential industries that are not on the same mature level as the primary multiuse concepts ie offshore wind and aquaculture The outputs of this task will be midterm reports and final report as in deliverables D104 D105 and D106

Development and implementation of a decommissioning procedure

The planning of the project includes the decommissioning procedures, reported in D7.6, however, during the last phase of the project (ca. 6 months) the decision may be taken to continue or expand the project with further objectives. At least 6 months before the project end date a decision should be taken regarding decommissioning.The task will also evaluate current legislation on the decommissioning of offshore farms as the current policy in Europe foresees that everything is removed by an industry/investor once the use of the facility terminates. A close look to the current legislation and suggestions for adaptions of rules and procedures will be made in order to support restoration efforts.

Implementation Plan for the operation and maintenance

The task will develop and implement a plan for the operation and maintenance of the solutions. It also aims to ensure that the services are compliant with the H2020 Open Access policy and the recommendations of the Open Research Data pilot. In this context, the task will be responsible for tracking the implementation status of the project’s Data Management Plan (developed in WP10) that will outline how research data will be processed or generated within the project; what methodology and standards will be adopted; whether and how this data will be shared and/or made open and how this data will be curated and preserved during and after the project. The task will ensure effective implementation of the solutions and will control its performance in an efficient manner such that economical, sustainable and reliable operation is optimized. The implement a plan for the operation and maintenance of the solutions will be documented in Deliverable 8.5.

UNITED Assessment Framework to Determine Economic Feasibility of Multi-Use Platforms

Impact assessments are crucial in order to evaluate the likelihood of commercial interest in MUCLs The combination of offshore platforms with joint uses eg aquaculture tourism etc will undoubtedly be associated with higher costs and risks to platform owners As such this task aims to develop an assessment framework to guide the economic evaluation of the added value of MultiUse Platforms in Europe The framework will be structured to assess the financial costs and revenues of MUCLs and their efficiency value for money This assessment will also consider broader economic impacts that are difficult to capture in monetary terms ie changes in local employment levels changes in ecosystem services and functions The assessment framework will review applications of standard decisionmaking practices eg CostBenefit Analysis CostEffectiveness Analysis and MultiCriteria Analysis to determine the best approach to use within the UNITED project The assessment framework will provide guidelines on the identification of cost types in addition to guidance on the collection of relevant cost data and methods for their estimation if not available eg transferred from other sites and determine appropriate valuation techniques and available values or benefits functions to estimate benefits information on the economic efficiency of the responses This task will produce a deliverable D32 on the UNITED Assessment Framework to Determine Economic Feasibility of MultiUse Platforms

Report on identified risks, challenges and barriers

This deliverable will identify the challenges risks and barriers for large scale commercial roll out of multiuse platforms through the study of the previous projects such as the H2020 call The Oceans of Tomorrow which has provided promising designs technological proposals and models for combining activities in terms of economic potential and environmental impactFor an exhaustive examination of those marked challenges the analysis will focus on the five pillars 1 technology 2 economics 3 environmental 4 societal 5 legal policy and governance pillar The task will follow a methodology based on three incremental steps1Extensive review and investigation of developments of previous related projects and resulting works that have been selected under The ocean of tomorrow initiative and identify those challenges that have already been highlighted by those projects 2Perform interviews with the stakeholders involved through UNITED in order to include demonstrators and their ecological systems eg stakeholdersadvisory boards as well as to elicit the potential effects a multiuse platform may have on its local community3Run broader workshops in collaboration with the dissemination WP WP9 for collecting wider knowledge in that respect to investigate ways of involving local stakeholders to review previous reactions to a multiplatform implementation and structure a methodology of promoting consensusThe outcome will be the provision of a report of those main challenges risks and barriers faced by corresponding business enterprises in the pursuit of commercial roll outOutcome of this task a report with the identified risks challenges and barriers faced by developments of previous related projects and resulting works as in D11 This outcome will be used as input to WP2 WP3 WP4 WP5 and WP6 to give insight on the risk assessment that needs to be carried out for the optimized business cases based on above five pillars eg any unproven technology unexpected interactions higher complexity than expected uncertain scalability forbidden licenses costly insurances etc already identified by those projects to facilitate the optimized business cases definition

Environmental Impact Assessment models for the commercial rollout of Multi-Use Platforms

This task aims to take lessons learned and information collected in the above two tasks to build generic impact models for the commercial rollout of Multi-Use Platforms, highlighting the transferability and upscaling potential of these pilots. These models aim to support the ecological sustainable operation of the multi-use platforms and co-location of activities offshore. This task will produce a report (D4.4) summarizing lessons learnt from the pilots.

Assessment on the added value of MUCLs within pilots

The assessment will be applied for the pilot sites described in WP7. This task will firstly aim to collect relevant cost and revenue data from each of the pilots (i.e. costs associated with the implementation, maintenance, management, as well as revenues from harvest and use). Secondly, this task will apply where appropriate valuation techniques and available values or benefits functions to estimate socio-ecological benefits of MUCLs. This task will produce business briefs for each pilot, which details the overarching costs and benefits of the MUCL and its associated activities. These briefs will also aim to include information on the socio-ecological impacts of MUCLs in the local area, as a means to show the wider economic impacts on MUCLs. The outcomes of the task will be synthetized in pilot business briefs as in milestone M3.1. Moreover, the collected information will feed into D3.3.

Progress report on stakeholder interactions and co-design of pilot actions

Based on the guidance that is developed in T5.1 this task will support stakeholder engagement carried out by partners in the pilots (under WP7). In each of the pilots the following three steps will be undertaken: (1) a stakeholder analysis will be implemented in which relevant stakeholders will be identified (i.e. stakeholder mapping tool), (2) identified stakeholders will be included in the pertinent steps in the development process (co-creation) and (3) stakeholders wishes and needs will be addressed to propel the design of supported and commercially relevant multi-use platforms. This task is carried out together with WP1. The collected information will be synthetized in deliverable D5.2.

Framework and practical guidelines for stakeholder engagement

To secure stakeholder involvement this task develops a protocol for stakeholder engagement in compliance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation GDPR The proposed framework for participatory design is based on the principles of legitimacy credibility and salience Cash et al 2013 Based on desk research and interviews with the coordinators of the pilots linked with WP1 a solution for critical success factors and drivers will be developed practical guidance To ensure successful mobilization of stakeholders this guide will support mapping and adapting best practices for each of the pilots eg to avoid stakeholders fatigue and include tools for effective mapping and mobilization The guide will also develop the steps for evaluation of the multiuse combination against the criteria formulated by the different stakeholders during the process to be applied in task 55 The developed framework and practical guidelines will be reported in deliverable D51

A final communication report

There will be a staged roll out for products and services coming out of the pilots and project as a whole. This task is closely linked with business plan development task. Namely, in the course of life cycle assessment and value chain analysis, new products and added values (e.g. premium product) can be created. These product/service will be released, accompanied by a strong marketing campaign to generate interest of potential consumers and society-at-large. This is to demonstrate that benefits and added values can be realised and create a critical consumer mass by rolling out an effective marketing campaign. Therefore, this task’s result will fill a final communication report, as in deliverable D9.8.

Final report on ecosystem building and stakeholders empowerment

In conjunction with the SNA in task 6.1, consumer profile analysis will also take place under this task and advise product development and branding, closely linked with the business case development, which is to be undertaken in WP3. Apart from those closely involved in the execution of pilots, the acceptance of the society-at-large will also be one of the pre-requirements for a successful pilot implementation. Local outreach activities will be organised and links established with relevant intermediaries on the local level, including networks, boards, chambers, associations, forums, etc (as in deliverable D9.3).

Knowledge Transfer Plan

Past multi-use projects have identified that a multi-use concept is still a novelty in many countries and is not well known to relevant stakeholders. Interdisciplinarity of the multi-use concept is not well addressed in current academic curriculum and skills and capacities for the implementation of the concept are therefore limited. With this in mind, any valuable knowledge generated in the project is identified and not only made accessible to potential end-users but is also transferred to them. Knowledge Transfer Plans will be developed around the profiles of target users, to ensure impact and uptake of the results (as in deliverable D9.4).

Midterm report 1

This task will review and build upon the existing knowledge on the technical status of design of several combinations of multiuse concepts ie primary and secondary It will elaborate on the status of design guidelines for different industries in order to identify strong points as well as gaps in the guidelines This will lead to a roadmap for transferring of technology between different industries finding bridges between standards from different sectors ie offshore wind and aquaculture as well as identifying common and overlapping areas and definitions The task will be responsible for the creation of a Community of Practice among the proposed cases to ensure the link between innovation and uptake This will be done in collaboration and in parallel with the establishment of the Stakeholder Advisory Board The study will address links to other potential industries that are not on the same mature level as the primary multiuse concepts ie offshore wind and aquaculture The outputs of this task will be midterm reports and final report as in deliverables D104 D105 and D106

Inventory of legal and insurance aspects, risks and risk management options and the wider governance context of risk management

Under WP 5 a stakeholder analysis will be implemented resulting in a case specific identification of relevant stakeholders For each pilot an identification of stakeholders wishes and needs will be implemented The outcomes of this assessment will be included in the inventory of legal and insurance aspects risks and risk management options and the wider governance context of risk management The task will generate a report on the inventory of legal and insurance aspects risks and risk management options and the wider governance context of risk management as in deliverable D61 This inventory will be starting point for further activities under Task 62 and 63 It will result in a case specific catalogue of issues to together with the relevant stakeholder groups during the implementation process of the pilot address

Curriculum for offshore course, guideline and learning manual

This deliverable covers training and capacity building of personnel in order to reduce risks increase safety and efficiency for operation It is therefore closely linked to the societal engagement in WP5 and training activities in WP9 The subtask will prepare public awareness materials not only for touristic purposes but also for educational objectives The educational program is highly important for recruitment of experienced staff for ongoing and future development of multipurpose industries The necessary infrastructure teaching facility and staff with proper knowledge to develop such a curriculum is available at the pilots The educational learning and training blocks should be developed during the project while incorporating elements arriving from handson experience Several learning modules are obligatory from the start including the regulations and legal rules applying to general aspects of aOffshore platform operation eg health and safety standards all pilotsbEnvironmental regulations related to handling and disposal of wastes in an appropriate manner all pilotscBasic knowledge on the biology of target species employed and offshore aquaculture pilot 1235dBasic knowledge on aquaculture technology employed in marine offshore farming pilot 1235eHandling procedures and management issues of aquaculture offshore systems eg maintenance stocking harvesting pilot 1235fBasic knowledge on operational needs for landbased support systems spare parts logistics perhaps data processing further handling of harvest storage and distribution all pilotsgBasic knowledge on legislation and operation for special support boats including courses on navigation safety at sea and other regulatory requirements all pilotsThe curriculum for the offshore course guideline and learning manual will be documented in deliverable D73 The handson experience should be practised during the first year of the nearshore testing phase Once a certificate is achieved one may consider those certificate holders to be involved in the next phase of the project at the real offshore site All other training and learning elements should be executed on the land based facility

Report on Optimization of Scheduling, Operations, and Maintenance

Using the automation and scheduling tools, developed in Task 2.3, activities will be monitored for directive and legal compliance, aquaculture functionalities, and dynamic synergies required for co-location and co-use of marine space from the multiple platform features. Furthermore, scheduling platform capacity building and refinement would help to lower costs associated with subcontracting ships and resources for maintenance and operations as well as enhancing the lifecycle operations of the platforms and associated multi-use functions. This will not only be important for the life-time of the envisaged commercial activities, but can result in minimising costs after the life-span of the exploitation of the MUCL. Through multiple user workshops and clear outlining of operation, use, maintenance, and servicing needs for co-location activities and multi-use platforms, the synergies between activities, where synchronized, linked, or supporting actions can be taken to minimize redundancies and increase the mutual benefit and reduced costs of operations will be taken in order to optimize the benefits and maximize cost reduction of activities. The results of the task will feed into the deliverable report on Optimization of Scheduling, Operations, and Maintenance (D2.4).

Report on the State of the art implementation of an integrated pilot approach

This deliverable creates an analysis in two categories of solutions aProposed multiplatform solutions of projects from The oceans of tomorrow to review methods and solutions that can be reused in the UNITED frameworkbAny existing multiplatform solutions already taking place in the pilots In the case that no solutions have been applied in the pilot sites already this task will identify the parallel activities taking place in the coused marine space and create a multiplatform concept combining these activities The task will again follow the five pillar structure to carry out the analysis to feed with input the related WPs The task creates an analysis of what existing solutions involve such as existing planning tools and models for optimal setups and improvements engineering of physical structural and infrastructure applications as well as any strategic and cooperative decision support systems DSS This investigation will then help to identify any optimizations to be provided by UNITED The task will also follow the below stepsaWorking with WP5 the task will carry out interviews with the stakeholders involved in UNITED pilots to create a first societal profile of the local community and predict reactions in order to elicit the potential effects a multiuse platform may have on its local community Results will be used as output to WP5 for societal assessmentbRun broader workshops in collaboration with the dissemination WP WP9 for collecting wider knowledge in that respect to investigate ways of involving local stakeholders to review previous reactions to a multiplatform implementation and structure a methodology of promoting consensusThe tasks output should be considered as the stateof theart bringing into light the highlighted areas that need improvement and producing the beyondstateoftheart picture that is needed to take action accordingly as in D12

Final report

This task will review and build upon the existing knowledge on the technical status of design of several combinations of multi-use concepts (i.e. primary and secondary). It will elaborate on the status of design guidelines for different industries in order to identify strong points as well as gaps in the guidelines. This will lead to a roadmap for transferring of technology between different industries finding bridges between standards from different sectors (i.e. offshore wind and aquaculture) as well as identifying common and overlapping areas and definitions. The task will be responsible for the creation of a Community of Practice among the proposed cases to ensure the link between innovation and uptake. This will be done in collaboration and in parallel with the establishment of the Stakeholder Advisory Board. The study will address links to other potential industries that are not on the same mature level as the primary multiuse concepts (i.e. offshore wind and aquaculture). The outputs of this task will be midterm reports and final report as in deliverables D10.4, D10.5 and D10.6.

Current economic assessment and status of Pilots

The first deliverable of this WP is to revisit the economic assessment and status of the pilot pilots in order to ensure this initial project assessment is as current as possible and includes all bottlenecks setbacks limitations and requirements for development This revised assessment will serve as the most accurate baseline reference of the pilot sites during the project and allow for detailed and accurate assessment of the policies structures monitoring regimes and optimization efforts applied through the project in order to ensure accurate accounting of results Furthermore the current business model and plans for each of the pilot sites will be readdressed in this task and take into account the stakeholders and user base outputs of WP5 which exists within the UNTIED project Deliverable 31 will incorporate the findings from these activities

Joint production, monitoring, operation and maintenance protocol

The site-specific “blueprint” elements developed in task 7.1 will be implemented in this task 7.2. The aim of this task is operating the multi-use system to examine the environmental, economic and social factors and determine the degree of synergy effects for all users. Multi-use of various factors (e.g. staff, logistics) will be cost-reducing performed in this task (based on WP3, WP8).Subtask 7.2.1 Installation at pilotsExperienced workers will consult and supervise the installation of multi-use elements. Specific workboats will be rented for transportation. Furthermore, personnel either from the producers of system parts or the own offshore experts with sufficient background knowledge will be hired to perform the transport of units and their installation at the test site.The installation of infrastructure at the offshore test facilities will be undertaken in line with health and safety regulations of wind parks. A detailed method statement will be prepared, as in deliverable D7.4, that is needed for sailing out to the platforms, including the proper selection of the installation boat and certified offshore staff. Subtask 7.2.2 Operating the multi-use systemThis subtask focuses on the operation of the platform including production, monitoring, and maintenance. Regular running workload of such undertakings on a continuous basis (e.g. daily, weekly or monthly) will be performed to include the following tasks and factors for production (based on WP3, WP8), monitoring (based on WP4, WP8), maintenance.As part of the operation tasks, the functionality checking of monitoring equipment (e.g. sensors and transmitters), safety equipment and new landing platform (Pilot 4 and 5) will be performed. Furthermore, random checking of a representative number of longlines (control on mussels, mussel growth, biofouling) will be done (Pilot 1, 2, 3). Provisions will be made for unforeseen cases such as unusual occurrence of predators (starfish) or unforeseen damages from extreme storms (repair). In Pilot 4 and 5, the operational aspects of the platform, fishing activities and the boat service (RIB boats) will be considered. Test visits will be scheduled to obtain feedback and optimise the concept. Monitoring, operation and maintenance protocols will be reported in deliverable D7.4.Subtask 7.2.3 Data management, acquisition, and monitoringIn all pilots data collection will be performed efficiently through the co-use of the infrastructure (crew vessels) of the platforms and realtime data collection (e.g. wave buoys and Landers). In a new constellation of multi-use industries there will be a need for a new combination of parameters (physical and biogeochemical) to be monitored during the operation of the project. Hands-on experience will identify priority ranking of parameters which are specific for each pilots. To determine the optimum position for the monitoring location and the frequency of sampling will be tested and finalized in form of a guideline in deliverable D7.4. Some of the monitoring variables will be water quality related (Chlorophyll-a, suspended solids, temperature, irradiance), oyster growth, changes and predation and biodiversity, while others are physical variables (e.g. waves and metocean data on wind, atmospheric pressure, temp). In addition to field measurements, predictive numerical models will be set up (e.g. growth model, wave model). The data management procedure will be reported in the Data Management Plan in Task 10.2.

The Business Case for Multi-Use Platforms: Costs, Benefits and Lessons from Practice

This deliverable aims to take lessons learned and information collected in the above two tasks to build generic business models for the commercial rollout of Multi-Use Platforms, highlighting the transferability and upscaling potential of these pilots. These models aim to support the sustainable operation of the multi-use platforms and co-location of activities offshore, showcase success factors from the pilots in bringing technology ‘from lab to market’, and highlight possible trade-offs and costs for other sectors (e.g. fisheries, tourism, and marine transportation). This task will produce and easy-to-read report (D3.4) on The Business Case for Multi-Use Platforms: Costs, Benefits and Lessons from Practice. The deliverable of this task will summarise lessons learned from the pilots and provide key insights into effective and operational business models for the implementation of MUCLs.

Business Analysis

The deliverable will define the individual optimized business cases for each of the pilots and specify according requirements. This task will adopt a three-step approach:Step 1 receives as input the results on the state-of-the-art for each pilot, and proceeds to investigating multi-use opportunities, potential combination of current activities and related functions not yet included in current business cases, degree of connectivity among various activities (co-location or multi-use), site characteristics relevant for the pilot, available structural / monitoring / communication / management system capabilities that could be used etc. Optimized business cases are formed, customized for the pilots, including prospective functions of multi-use, products and services to be exploited, technological/structural improvements that we plan to do.Step 2 focuses on identifying risks and barriers that should be considered for each optimized case, health and safety challenges, legal-socio-economic-environmental, expected benefit etc. A business model canvas will be developed for each of the pilots. Step 3 then, will perform requirements specification, measurement criteria for evaluations and prioritization of requirements for technology development and demonstration WPs (mainly WP2 and WP7). UNITED system actions will be established at this point along with definition of data types for any shared information at different levels (devices and platforms), for designing the framework in Task 1.4. Partners from WP2, WP3, WP4, WP5, and WP6 will ensure that requirements are complete with respect to the needs of their work packages.The task’s output is a report on bbusiness analysis which includes high-level process and business plan (objectives, vision, goals, SWOT analysis, targeting market) for the UNITED pilot sites, moreover, the report includes the identification of technological, economic, environmental, social and health and safety requirements (as in D1.3).

Report on training workshops for stakeholder engagement

Following the inputs from T5.1 and T5.2 this task will focus on support in carrying out the stakeholders’ workshops (users and demonstrations). These training workshops for stakeholders (each pilot; for partners and pilot coordination) informs about principles and process, adapt to each pilot, including innovative forms of facilitation using participatory methods to engage participants. This task will also work on supporting the pilots in preparation of content (work linked with WP3 and WP4) as well as training and capacity building of personnel to reduce risks and increase social acceptance and awareness (WP7). The task’s outcomes will be reported in deliverable D5.3.

Technical report on design procedure limitations and improvements

This work-task shall take the identified technological requirements for each component in the multi-use offshore platform, and depending on the requirements of the stakeholders, the task will elucidate where for instance design procedures have to be improved in order to be accepted as a part of the MUCL or what unknown risk that unknown operators pose on other industry. As summarised in (Christensen et al. 2015) there is a large difference with respect to cost characteristics between the wind and aquaculture industries. In offshore wind, a very large part of the cost is CAPEX, (capital expenditure) that takes up of around 80 per cent of the cost of energy, while only 20 per cent is operating expenditures. In aquaculture, the cost characteristics are close to be opposite where the operating expenditures are far highest (70-80 per cent). The spatial extent of a fish farm is substantially smaller than the size of an offshore wind farm. Therefore, the two industries mainly have the use of ocean space in common. The operational nature of the two industries is also quite different. The study should at least address the following set of information for each component in the MUOP: Environmental parameters (wind speed, wave action, currents, water temperature, salinity, oxygen content etc,); Spatial requirements; Design structural lifetime for structures; Determining design load, (for instance Fatigue Limit State (FLS), Ultimate limit state (ULS), or Accidental Limit State (ALS)); Logistics planning; Accessibility; Maintenance operations.The task is finalized by a report including the technical information for each MUCL element highlighting the design procedures limitations and possibilities for improvements as well as highlighting the manners through which the combination of elements yield synergies (as in D2.6). This will in turn provide essential information on the manner through which future MUCL can be engineered and a detailed explanation on the benefits, limitations, and risks involved with the combination of elements thereof. Such a report on the individual pilots will feed directly into the global synthesis of WP1 and help to inform the roadmap designs developed in WP1 Task 5.

Catalogue of multi-use blueprint solutions

This deliverable will produce a catalogue of “multi-use blueprints” that will combine the results of all the covered multi-use cases from the pilots, cross compared of pilots in Task 1.4, and will provide a generic model that will give guidance on optimised solutions based on per-pilot frameworks to develop a unified solution for offshore multi-use developments. This model eventually will allow scenario runs to assess the optimal spatial configuration of different business activities for all pilots sites and even beyond for exploitation in future (even beyond the scope of the project) business cases. The task will instantiate the generic model – blueprint in all pilots and in indicative additional cases, so as to prove the replicability and interoperability of the proposed solutions. The findings of the tasks will be synthetized in D1.5.

UNITED Framework design

This deliverable focuses on the UNITED Framework Design that takes all the above tasks as input and develops a framework design in two steps-approaches as output:1.Following a bottom-up approach, a design per pilot will be performed that is customized to address all specific activities and needs regarding legal issues, structural infrastructure, strategic decision making and all other considered aspects that will result to a better management and monitoring of the multi-use site. 2.Following a top-down approach, these individual per-pilot framework designs will later be cross compared in order to obtain all the ingredients (similarities and differentiator factors) of a holistic solution that will bridge any gaps.The UNITED framework design that will be produced from this task (as in D1.4) will be used as input for the WP3 tasks, for guidance in implementation.

Assessment Framework to Determine Ecological Feasibility of Multi-Use Platforms

Environmental Impact Assessments EIAs of MUCLs are not only necessary but are also required by the local authorities for approval for commercial exploitation The combination of offshore platforms with joint uses eg aquaculture tourism etc will most probably lead to a reduced impact on the environment when compared to the situation where each component is installed independently This task aims to develop an assessment framework to guide the ecological evaluation of the added value of MultiUse Platforms in Europe Standard tools such as EIAs local scale will be included in an ecosystem services ESs approach By evaluating the impact of MUCLs on marine ES it will be possible to map the impacts on the marine ecosystem on a larger regional scale but also to evaluate the interactions between impacts To validate the impact on a global scale LCA analysis is generally usedBesides environmental impact a holistic approach can be used to include social impact WP5 and economic impacts WP3 of MUCLs The assessment framework will provide guidelines on the identification of the hot spots in addition guidance on the collection of relevant cost data and methods for their estimation if not available eg transferred from other sites This task will produce a deliverable D42 on the UNITED Assessment Framework to Determine Ecological Feasibility of MultiUse Platforms

Report on Environmental impact assessment

The assessment will be applied on the pilot sites described in WP7. This task will firstly aim to collect relevant environmental data from each of the pilots. Secondly, this task will apply where appropriate valuation techniques and available values or benefits functions to estimate the ecological benefits of MUCLs. This task will produce briefs for each pilot (as in milestone 4.3), which detail the overarching environmental impact and the benefits of the MUCL and its associated activities. Moreover, the collected information will feed into deliverable D4.3.

Commercialisation roadmap

Business cases developed under each of the pilot will advise the commercialisation roadmap developed under task 9.5 (as in deliverable D9.7). While pilots are developed in specific local conditions, based on the local challenges and market needs, their relevance across sea basins will also be analysed. Surveys, interviews and focus groups will be conducted as to advise the commercialisation roadmap. The process of pilot implementation and the demonstration results will serve to advise the policy recommendations. These will be developed in the couple of stages throughout the project in the form of easy-to-read policy briefs.

Report on harmonized findings from pre-operational and operational phase

The first objective of the post-operational phase is the final analysis and overview on what elements will create economic and social synergy effects and to what extend benefits can be expected for each user when following the developed blueprint. Secondly, the decommissioning procedures will be specified. The results of this task will build the basis for WP8 (validation and assessment) and WP9 (dissemination, exploitation and training). The results obtained during the pre-operational and operational phase will be harmonized among pilots in this subtask. The subtask will analyze the environmental sustainability, and the ecological footprint of the aquaculture products in collaboration with WP4. Moreover, the subtask will also include analysis of economic- and societal sustainability, including aspects such as job creation, improved scheduling and health & safety measures of all pilots, in collaboration with WP3 and 5.The primary aim is therefore to synthetize all information that is necessary to conduct the validation and assessment (qualitatively and quantitatively) of the solutions in WP8. The harmonization of results and feeding those into WP8 will be included in deliverable D7.5.

Initial Communication plan

This task focuses on building a suitable stakeholder ecosystem for the implementation of the pilots A continuous dialogue with authorities administrative bodies and other relevant stakeholders will need to commence early and continue throughout the project in order to enable the smooth implementation of pilots and effective up take of the overall project results Therefore this task will generate a communication plan as in deliverable D92

Manuscript of Synthesis of Risk Governance

From Task 6.2 and 6.3 a wealth of insights and plans for action are expected that are addressing the case specific legal, insurance, risk and governance aspects of multi-use. In this activity these experiences will be brought together and will be used to draw more generic conclusions on how multi-use initiatives can be facilitated. It will result in a risk governance analysis manuscript founded on the experiences of the individual pilots and cases (as in deliverable D6.4).

UNITED auditing procedures and TRL assessment manual

The maintenance of a complex solution such as the one that is being proposed requires the definition and maintenance of periodic audits to the system in order to adopt the required corrective and preventive measures after the analysis of the failures records or inefficiency records. The objective of this task is to define appropriate auditing procedures aiming to keep a continuous verification of the proposed MUCL solution(s). These auditing procedures will take into consideration specific requirements following three steps: 1) defining auditing procedures; 2) indicators for each procedure and 3) quantification of each indicator. Auditing actions based on the defined auditing procedures will be performed in order to assess the system reliability and to identify any problem that may affect the system. As a result of these audits it will be possible to verify the TRL accomplishment. Deliverable 8.4 will incorporate the findings from these actions. The ability of being able to commit with an agreed TRL is of the major importance for the solution’s success.

Developing a blueprint for the offshore site operation

Various pretesting activities will take place which will lead to the right choice of materials and setup Robustness fouling ease of handling Training and Capacity Building of personnel and cost are among the test parameters The initial design is adapted and redesigned based on the results of the feedback loops and pretests Monitoring tools should be also adapted to local pilot conditions such as strong bottom sandwaves great depth or high turbidity Pilots 1 and 3 will perform a number of tests at a nearshore test site Pilot 2 will improve the results with feedback loops from wind turbine operators Ventolines and offshore solar farm operators OOE Pilot 4 will test different options and evaluate different versions of health and safety issues as well as preparing respective concepts for the offshore operation Pilot 5 will conduct pretests of technological implementations for all planned offshore activities Certain technological parts need pretesting before incorporating into the already existing offshore operational scenario WP2 WP4 This holds in particular for the baseline study of the interlinking of multifactor monitoring systems for which also training of personnel WP5 eg handling calibration maintenance is needed while estimates on the synergy effects of the multiuse concept eg economics running costs personnel costs shared ship time can be made followed by immediate adjustments to reach optimization WP3 Such test and optimizations are more costeffectively performed at a near shore site easier logistics saving a lot of manpower time where support infrastructure exist Pretesting and redesign results will be synthetized in deliverable D72Additionally this deliverable will be responsible for the production of the components of the offshore unit based on the pretesting outcomes of Subtask 713 This includes the major components for the floating solarPV system and integration system Pilot 2 base and facilities for divers on the platform Pilot 4 and 5 longlines connectors moorings and linking units to the platform harvesting equipment units appropriate for the attachment of seaweed rhizoids as well as the various types of ropes to be tested as substrate for seed Pilot 1 2 3 Longlines will be designed by UGent for the different pilots 1 2 and 3 suitable for the rough North Sea conditions The concession holders will determine the framework of the technical requirements The natureinclusive scour protection for the promotion of flat oyster reef restauration will be designed only for pilot 3 The final objective of this subtask is developing a blueprint for the offshore site operation as in deliverable D72

Report on training sessions for technology transfer

Main focus of this deliverable is effective and pro-active transfer of knowledge through training sessions (as in deliverable D9.6), resulting in uptake and exploitation by different end-users which will provide measurable impacts for UNITED while ensuring foreground and Intellectual Property (IP) are properly managed (i.e. drafting & filing patents). This includes use of results for commercial purposes, and in public policy-making. This task closely links with legal aspects explored in WP6, specifically Task 6.2, and requires a professional legal advice. While industrial partners are involved in the partnership and act as solution owners, creation of spin-off companies will also be supported (technical support i.e. development of a business case and marketing seaweed products) as to ensure the continuity and scaling up of the solution.

Design and construction plans for the pre-operational phases of the pilots

For MUCL there are a special subset of technological challenges in the colocation and couse of maritime space Such challenges include the need for specialized monitoring equipment with multifunctionality ie capturing a wide spectra of variables required to evaluate and manage multiple colocated uses which are not traditionally integrated Within this task the monitoring mooring docking and management systems of the marine platforms will be adapted in order to update such systems to the new requirements posed by the MUCL This task requires close collaboration with each of the pilots in order to precisely and effectively combine the updated platform and special requirements with the available technologies and infrastructure to be implemented at the pilot This will result in the generation of design and construction plans as in D22 for the preoperational phases of the pilots to develop and construct during this phase

Outline of ORDP

The data governance approaches should cover the following topics Define data management strategies Historical maintenance data formats metadata etc For instance the issue of the management of the historical data what to keep for how long with which level of accessibility is an issue that is a common ground of discussion between the service providers Data access procedures import data point to original data sources caching levels etc It includes EO data and environmental data retrieval for the entire project The data will be adapted and preprocessed when needed to feed the service operation with needed inputs Big data issue approaches how to manage the large data sets that will be available daily Data integration and fusion merge of different data sources build best available data sets fuse different data sources to produce derived data sets etc Data privacy policy methods to ensure the rules established by the data owners are effectively observed Data quality control dealing with different data providers the question of the data quality control for instance is quite relevant once the users will be expecting that the data provided by the service is reliable

Final Data Management Plan

The final DMP will be delivered before the end of the project (as in Deliverable D10.3). The draft dissemination, communication and exploitation strategy will be released for review by the CC. The envisaged synthesis products will be specified and progress to their completion will be laid out.

Draft Data Management Plan (DMP)

The Data Management Plan DMP will be generated within this task In the first six months of the project a DMP will be prepared as in Deliverable D102 with the help of all partners following guidelines from EU The plan includes the definition of the data and publication policy addressing Intellectual Property Rights IPR and it will be regularly updated

Automation and scheduling tools

Automation and scheduling allows for a more cost effective and safe platform, reducing the number of personnel required for on-site operations, and allowing for greater platform utility during inclement weather conditions. The ITC solutions proposed in UNITED are based on integrated data systems with monitoring networks, both in-situ measurement devices and remote sensing datasets, and forecasting capabilities. Relying on the integrated monitoring strategies and technologies provisioned in Task 2.1 and designed in Task 2.2, this task integrates these information sources with automated platform functionality. This results in system of integrated monitoring sensors, underwater autonomous vehicles, and a series of process-based or statistical models which improve the operations of the MUCLs through automated processes to monitor, maintain, or execute tasks within the space or aboard the platforms. The task will generate a report on automation and scheduling tools (as in D2.3) which will provide details on implementation techniques for other sites.

Toolbox for data analysis, visualization, and planning for decision makers

Efficient environmental monitoring is a key aspect of prosperous multi-use scenarios. It supports the quantification and enables surveilling the environmental impact of the activities; i.e. if and in how far such a system attracts marine life stock. Process control and an optimization of the operations processes is based on information derived through monitoring; i.e. how often maintenance visits should be conducted. Finally, monitoring enabling the tracking of environmental effects on the components of the MUP and its operation, i.e. severe weather, currents, sediment transport or waves. In order to achieve an effective balance and synergy between multiple uses of marine space, careful considerations need to be placed on the engineering aspects of the structures and elements being co-located within the same space. In order to inform such activities, a set of tools which enable spatial planning will make data and service layers available for operational pilots, provide agile visualization and analysis tools to evaluate data and build a solid base for decision makers. This set of tools will structure and get access to detailed information on the landscape of existing services and, following this, identify gaps in existing datasets and services. Therefore, the task’s output is a toolbox for data analysis, visualization, and planning (as in D2.1). Such a toolbox can be utilized in the generation of roadmap for multi-use platforms and space as realized and will contribute to the development of such roadmap in WP1 Task 5. The inclusion of tools in an effective roadmap will create a multifaceted platform to support standardised access to geospatial data/information and services and provide a generalized analytics and visualization tools for multi-temporal and geospatial data and forecasting system able to utilize domain-specific models and support them. This task will make strong use of the project structure by involving contributing offshore operators and aquaculturists and by working with input from all pilots.

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