ORE Catapult is involved in a project called LIFES50 +, funded by the European Vision 2020 program. This project is a major international cooperation project worth 12.3 million Euros involving 12 cooperative units in 8 countries and aims to promote the development of the foundation of the next generation of floating fans. The project, led by Norway's MARINTEK (Norwegian Institute of Marine Technology), will continue its research for 40 months, focusing on the development of innovative technologies for 10MW offshore wind turbines greater than 50 meters. The first step in the project is to optimize and evaluate the concept of two 10MW wind turbine floating foundations by the beginning of 2017. The incubator will lead the work package on uncertainty and risk management in the project, assess the risks associated with the foundations of development, and design and develop a floating-based risk assessment methodology. Ignacio Marti, Director of Innovation and Research, Incubator, said: "As fixed infrastructure solutions no longer have commercial value in deeper waters, there is a particular need to develop a new technology to meet the needs of deeper waters, so the global potential of a floating foundation The market is huge. "