4th Annual Ocean Energy Industry Forum
8th February 2013 sponsored by Green IFSC:
Opening Remarks by Fergus O'Dowd TD,Minister of State for Energy, Communications and Natural Resources, Republic of Ireland
Stephen Nolan, Executive Director, Green IFSC
Chair: Peter Coyle, Marine Renewables Industry Association
Session 1 'Progress'
This session will focus on the progress made by industry recently on both projects and energy conversion devices
Chair: Dr Val Cummins, Director IMERC
DP Marine Energy: 100MW tidal stream project off Fair Head, Co Antrim- Clodagh Mc Grath, DP Energy
Technology from Ideas – Progress on Mooring Tether Paul Mc Evoy
Ocean Energy projects in partnership with the European Space Agency, Charlotte O' Kelly, Techworks Marine
Carnegie Wave progress-Kieran O'Brien, Carnegie Wave
New MEngSc in Marine Renewable Energy- Paul Leahy/Tanya Mulcahy, UCC
Wave and tidal progress in the UK- Skye Holcombe Henley, Renewables UK
Session 2 '....and Reality'
This session focused on developments recently in policy, support and initiatives
Opening Remarks by David Thomson, Deputy Permanent Secretary and Head of Policy Group,
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment, Northern Ireland
Chair: David Thomson
How to create an ocean energy industry- Martin McAdam, Aquamarine Power
Utility perspective of cost and performance requirements-John Fitzgerald, ESBI
Recent infrastructural developments in ocean energy-Tony Lewis, HMRC /Fiona Grant, Marine Institute
Challenges in Financing Wave and Tidal-Barry O'Flynn, Ernst and Young
SEAI and marine renewables-Declan Meally, SEAI
Update on Marine Renewables Development Strategies:
Ø Northern Ireland Barbara Swann, Dept of Enterprise, Trade and Investment, Northern Ireland
Ø Republic of Ireland Brian T Carroll, Dept of Communications, Energy and Resources, Republic of Ireland
3rd Annual Ocean Energy Industry Forum, sponsored by Eirgrid: 10th February 2012
Opening Remarks by Pat Rabbitte TD, Minister for Energy, Communications and Natural Resources, Republic of Ireland
Michael Walsh, Director of Corporate Affairs and Strategy, Eirgrid
Chair: Peter Coyle, Marine Renewables Industry Association
Session 1 How is the technology progressing?
Chair: Yvonne Shields, Chief Executive, Commissioners of Irish Lights
Nick Murphy - Open Hydro Ltd
John Keating - Ocean Energy Ltd
Noel Halloran - Technology from Ideas Ltd
Ben Wrafter - Seapower Ltd
Martin McAdam - Aquamarine Power Ltd
Jochem Weber - Wavebob Ltd
Kieran O'Brien - Carnegie Wave Ltd
Prof Tony Lewis - UCC
Session 2 What is happening in background support and policy?
Chair: Cdre Dr Mark Mellett, Irish Naval Service
Mark Norton - Eirgrid
Prof Chris Bean and Prof Frederic Dias - UCD
Dr John Ringwood - NUIM, Dr Val Cummins - IMERC
Harvey Appelbe - Vattenfall /Tonn Energy
Cera Slevin - ESBI
George Burke - Dept of Environment, Community and Local Government
Barbara Swann - Dept of Enterprise, Trade and Investment, Northern Ireland
Eoin Sweeney - SEAI