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DMEC

The Hague, Netherlands

WindSolarTidalWaveHydrogenEnergy StorageNon-profit
Founded 201511-50 employees
Profile last updated: March 16, 2026

About

Founded in 2015, DMEC is a non-profit headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands with approximately 11-50 employees specializing in Wind, Solar, Tidal.

DMEC is a non-profit accelerator and knowledge centre for offshore renewable energy solutions. The organization advances innovation, supports market development and policy for offshore renewable energy development through an integrated approach covering offshore renewable energy, offshore system integration and nature-positive solutions. DMEC provides technology qualification, business support, market analysis, policy advisory and intelligence services to technology companies, policy makers and industry partners. The organization operates a global network of over 450 community members including technology developers, industry players, policy makers, academia and NGOs, and has collaborated with more than 130 companies in the sector.

Headquarters

The Hague, Netherlands

Founded

2015

Employees

11-50

Company type

Non-profit

Focus areas

offshore renewable energyacceleratorknowledge hubtechnology demonstrationmarine energypolicy innovationbusiness developmentenergy storagefloating offshore windwave energytidal energyoffshore solargreen hydrogen

Products & services

Business models

B2BConsulting

Value chain

R&DDevelopmentEngineeringConsultingAdvisory

Service areas (4)

  • Technology Demonstration & Support

    Supports developers in finding right test sites for renewable energy, offshore storage and nature-positive design concepts. Offers benchmarks, assessments, Technology Qualification processes and certification.

  • Business Development & Commercialization

    Provides market analyses, use case assessments, business coaching, pitch training and strategy development for SMEs to support commercialization of offshore renewable energy solutions.

  • Policy Advisory Services

    Advises policy makers on offshore renewable energy uptake, provides policy impact scans, stakeholder meetings and co-creation of roadmaps.

  • Knowledge & Intelligence Services

    Provides market reports, monitoring services, topic-driven intelligence gathering and deep dives on offshore renewable energy innovations and policy developments.

Locations

Headquarters

Hellingweg 11d, 2583 DZ, The Hague, Netherlands

Service regions

NetherlandsBelgiumFranceUnited KingdomEuropeGlobal

Projects

18

SEAHORSE

Hydrogen

Project turning offshore hydrogen into nature enhancer, focused on strengthening the environment through advanced production of hydrogen offshore for reoxygenation of sea ecosystems.

OESTER

Energy Storage

Three-year initiative aiming at accelerating the development and deployment of offshore electricity storage technologies.

OASIS

Energy Storage

Offshore Accelerator for System Integration and Storage; a holistic programme to accelerate the development and uptake of system integration and storage SMEs starting September 2024.

Nautical SUNRISE

Solar

Aims to enable large-scale deployment and commercialization of offshore floating solar systems, both as standalone systems and integrated in offshore wind farms.

MARINERG-i

Wave

Project including Dutch infrastructure NL-MARINERG-i, aiming to accelerate research, development and deployment of wave, tidal, offshore wind and combined offshore renewable energy technologies.

EU-SCORES

Wind

Project to pave the way for bankable hybrid offshore parks across Europe and unlock large-scale potential of wind, wave and offshore solar systems.

Blue-X

Other

Focuses on leveraging satellite data to optimize and expedite renewable energy projects across all phases from planning and construction to operation and decommissioning.

ESPON CoBren

Other

Project focusing on territorial cooperation for blue renewable energy, providing evidence for policy makers on potentials and challenges for expanding offshore renewable energy in European sea basins.

Marine Energy Alliance

Wave

Aims to progress technical and commercial maturity level of early-stage marine energy technology companies, reducing risk of device failure in subsequent demonstration phases.

ENCORE

Other

Offers advanced technical and business support services to accelerate the offshore renewable energy sector in the 2 Seas region: Netherlands, Belgium, France and UK.

DWATRES

Tidal

Dutch Wave And Tidal Energy Resources project to quantify wave and tidal resources in the Dutch North Sea for integration in Dutch Marine Spatial Planning.

Ocean Energy Scale-up Alliance

Wave

Aims to accelerate development of marine energy technologies through strategic partnerships, international collaboration and deploying large-scale marine energy pilots.

MaRINET2

Wave

Builds a strong European network and delivers consistent testing services, ensuring quantifiable and stepwise progress in device and key component development.

Ocean DEMO

Other

Brings offshore renewable energy technologies to market by providing free access to North-West Europe's world-leading network of test centres.

Ocean Power Innovation Network

Wave

Accelerates the ocean energy sector and supply chains by building cooperation between sectors and countries in North-West Europe.

ATLANTIC

Wind

Accelerates development of a new type of floating offshore wind systems while calculating environmental and societal impact.

DIOMEDEO

Other

Aims at leveraging Earth Observation data to accelerate development and environmental monitoring of marine renewable energies.

ORESA

Other

Project aiming to develop and enhance sustainability in the offshore renewable energy sector.

Credentials & affiliations

Industry memberships

Ocean Energy SystemsOcean Energy EuropeWind EuropeInternational Renewable Energy AgencyWorld Ocean CouncilOCEaN Offshore Coalition for Energy and Nature

Partnerships

TU Delft, INESC TEC, European Marine Energy Centre, Ocean Energy Europe, Wind Europe, International Renewable Energy Agency, European Space Agency, World Ocean Council, Energie Onderzoekcentrum Nederland, Dutch Renewables Association, Netherlands Water Partnership, Association of Dutch Suppliers in the Offshore Energy Industry, OCEaN Offshore Coalition for Energy and Nature

People

Management & team (27)

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