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Project’s objective is to improve the safety of operations of Port of Heraklion by upgrading port infrastructure and by developing detailed specifications for the introduction of innovative wave energy technology on the windward breakwater, thus producing clean and affordable electricity from sea waves and includes the Engineering Design Studies:

1. Upgrade safety level and reinforcement of windward breakwater’s effective strength

2. Reinforcing existing armouring of breakwater, featuring a Tetrapod precast concrete block armour layer with approximate length of 1045 m

3. Construction of new armouring to dissipate wave energy and consequently improve safety during vessel approach. This will also reduce wave overtopping of the breakwater, thus enhancing safety for pedestrians and vehicles moving along the apron. The proposed armouring will be constructed using Accropode precast concrete blocks for a length of approximately 915 m

4. Extension of the port’s windward breakwater. The study examines the extension of the existing windward breakwater of the port of Heraklion by 290 m in order to improve protection of the port against waves, and to improve the safe approach of vessels. Moreover, these works will further facilitate the manoeuvring of vessels within the basin under severe wave and wind conditions

5. Design and planning for installation of a wave energy power station on the windward breakwater, which shall be constructed at a future stage. This future power plant will allow the breakwater to become a source of clean electricity for the Port of Heraklion. It will include (i) the preparation of the power station design including the mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic sub-systems of the power plant, and (ii) the development of a new civil engineering design for the installation of the mechanical sub-system (floater and floater arms) on the armouring (Accropodes) of the breakwater.

Overall, the project delivered all the necessary documentation including studies and designs, the Cost-Benefit Analysis, and the tender documents for the subsequent works, which will improve the port’s safety and its environmental profile.