▁be ▁used ▁to ▁generate ▁electric ity . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁a ▁cons ort ium ▁of ▁industrial ▁partners , ▁named ▁Fland ers ▁Electric ity ▁from ▁the ▁Sea ▁( F lan Se a ), ▁submitted ▁a ▁research ▁project ▁for ▁developing ▁a ▁wave ▁energy ▁converter ▁( WE C ) ▁which ▁will ▁under go ▁an ▁instrument ed ▁test ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁DE ME ▁Blue ▁Energy ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Fl an Se a ▁cons ort ium , ▁together ▁with ▁Gh ent ▁University , ▁the ▁port ▁of ▁O ost ende , ▁and ▁others . ▁If ▁successful , ▁the ▁new ▁technology ▁could ▁be ▁installed ▁in ▁between ▁the ▁off sh ore ▁wind ▁tur b ines ▁of ▁the ▁Thor nt on bank ▁Wind ▁Farm , ▁creating ▁a ▁syn er gy ▁between ▁two ▁different ▁sources ▁of ▁renew able ▁energy . ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁the ▁F lem ish ▁Agency ▁for ▁In nov ation ▁by ▁Science ▁and ▁Technology ▁( I WT ) ▁granted ▁a ▁€ 2 . 4 ▁million ▁subs id y ▁for ▁the ▁Fl an Se a ▁project . ▁The ▁Fl an Se a ▁wave ▁energy ▁converter ▁will ▁be ▁a ▁so - called ▁point ▁absor ber , ▁model led ▁after ▁the ▁B 1 - device ▁off ▁S out heast ▁Norway ▁which ▁was ▁developed ▁under ▁the ▁European ▁fund ed ▁SE E WE C ▁project , ▁co - ordin ated ▁by ▁Prof . ▁dr . ▁ir . ▁Jul ien ▁De ▁Rou ck ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Coast al ▁Engineering ▁at