COME3T is coordinated by France Energies Marines, which acts as the link between a steering committee – which sets priorities for the topics to be addressed – and the expert committees. Drawing on the Institute’s Scientific Directorate, the coordination team proposes topics of interest and available resources (R&D projects, etc.) in order to provide potential solutions to the issues raised.

The steering committee brings together the funding partners of the COME3T project. It sets the roadmap and the project’s broad strategic direction by collectively selecting the scientific topics to be addressed. It is also the steering committee that ensures the independence and neutrality of the expert committees by reviewing applications for each committee.

The Monitoring Committee brings together all the project partners. Together, they define and prioritise the environmental and socio-economic challenges specific to the development of marine renewable energy and guide the project’s roadmap.

The expert committees bring together scientists selected by the steering committee on the basis of their expertise and knowledge of the subject. For each new topic to be addressed, a national call for applications is circulated to the COME3T project partners and scientific networks (universities, research and centres of excellence, chairs, etc.) in order to form a group of 3 to 5 scientific experts. Each committee aims to explore the issue in depth and classify the topic according to the associated environmental or socio-economic challenge. Summaries in the form of richly illustrated educational bulletins are produced for each proposed topic. These bulletins then serve as the basis for the production of educational videos.

In 2025, the fourth phase of the COME3T project was launched with a total budget of €150k, funded by public (80 per cent) and private (20 per cent) investment. This new phase brings together 12 partners, including 5 financial partners.

The COME3T Label

Created in 2023, the COME3T label aims to promote research projects that contribute to improving understanding of the environmental and socio-economic challenges associated with the development of marine renewable energy. Based on the founding principles and operating model of COME3T, the labelled bulletins serve the same objectives as the COME3T bulletins.