Euroregion N ouvelle -Aquitaine Euskadi Navarra

1. Euroregion Nouvelle-Aquitaine Euskadi Navarra 8/10/2019-Bruxelles

2. 68% 25% 7% 8 755 629 Inhabitants 101 678 km2 (2016)  86 inh./ km2 GDP 28 400 €/inh. (2015) 3 541 000 jobs (2016) 10,5 % unemployment rate (2016) 486 176 companies (2016) 1 781 141 students

3. EUROREGION STRATEGIC PLAN 2014-2020 Euroregional RIS 3: Advance Manufacturing: aeronautics + TICs Renewable Energy Marine and coastal resources Agro Industry Health / Bio health Wood, Forest and sustainable construction 4 axes: • Euroregional citizenship • Economy of Knowledge • Sustainable territory • Open Governance • Tools: • Call for projects • Strategic Partnerships • Interreg POCTEFA

4. EUROREGIONAL MARINE RENEWABLE ENERGY STRATEGY • 1. STRATEGIC DIAGNOSIS: • Wave sector • The need to cooperate • Raise awareness Wake Energy Akitania-Euskadi • 2. BUILDING A NETWORK: • Create an euroregional network • Differential advantage • Change from pure competition to cooperation From Seanergies to Seanergy • 3. ANCHORING OF THE STRATEGY : • Consolidation of the collaborations • Blue Growth • Euroregional Value Chains Blue Sare Acoustic Around Ocean Energy

5. WAKE Project: steps towards joint capacities for wave energy exploitation in Aquitaine-Euskadi The main objectives were to take the first coordinated steps by exchanging experiences, creating synergies and generating good practices and opportunities, promote strategic orientation, and providing detailed information on the resource and the appropriate technologies needed. • Partners: • AZTI-Tecnalia • Hasiera-Université du Pays Basque (Es) • Rivages ProTech, Lyonnaise des Eaux (Fr) • Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour (Fr)

6. From Seanergies to Seanergy The aim was to improve the competitiveness of both regions by identifying potential collaborations between both regions in the field of marine energy. 4 Technical workshops were organised in Bayonne, Bordeaux, San Sebastian and Bilbao, and were dedicated to : • Logistics and port infrastructures • Renewable marine energy research • Wind turbine foundations • Wind current energy • The potential of the euroregional industry was showcased at the International Seanergy EMR Biarritz (2016) • Partners: • BlueSign Events • Cluster de la Energía • Budget: 815 000€ 4th Workshop (Bilbao) - photocreditTecnalia

7. Acoustic Around Ocean Energy The aim was to develop a standardized protocol for the acoustic impact of renewable energy converters. The aim was to support the development of a specific euroregional offer concerning marine renewable energies that will allow enterprises and entities of both territories, to position themselves as an international reference. • Partners: • Cluster de la Energía País Vasco • Agglomération Côte Basque Adour • Budget: 90 500€ • Partners: • Energie de la Lune • AZTI Tecnalia • Budget: 100 000€

8. LESSONS LEARNED GEOGRAPHY MATTERS  specific territorial potential and political will is needed COMMON DIFFERENTIAL ADVANTAGE  mobilizing an economic potential  Common Project with a shared goal  funding MOVE FROM COMPETITION TO COOPETITION: the art of collaborating with competitors building a network TERRITORIAL MARKETING INDUSTRIAL AND SCIENTIFIC DYNAMICS  the need to coordinate different approaches STRATEGIC WATCH AND POLITICAL SUPPORT FLEXIBILITY  creating tools

9. PERSPECTIVES • Marine Renewable Energy is an strategic sector : ensuring political support • Actions focused on cooperation : boosting partnerships • Enhancing skills • Funding should strengthen collaborative research and networks; innovators with industrial end-users.

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