7th Ocean Energy Industry Forum
7th Ocean Energy Industry Forum 2016
Ocean Energy: Developments & Plans
February 12th, 2016 - Sponsored by Arthur Cox
Opening of Forum: Eamonn Confrey, Principal on behalf of the Minister for Energy, Communications and Natural Resources, Republic of Ireland
Chair: Peter Coyle, Chairman MRIA
Session 1: Further policy and support steps in ocean energy
Chair- Charlotte O'Kelly, CEO Techworks Marine
- Financing Ocean Energy: Peter Coyle, MRIA &
Dr Ray Alcorn, Exceedence Ltd - European Ocean Energy Forum Policy Initiative:
Remi Gruet, Chief Executive, Ocean Energy Europe - Scottish Developments: Jan Reid, Scottish Enterprise
- Consenting Issues: Danielle Conaghan, Arthur Cox
- Republic of Ireland: Bernie Comey, Dept of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources,
Republic of Ireland - DP Energy: Niamh Kenny
- OpenHydro: Garrett Connel
Session 2: Technology Progress
Chair: Dr Paul Brewster, Pure Marine
- Open Ocean Energy: Theo Devaney
- Ocean Energy: Dr Tony Lewis
- Carnegie Wave: Kieran O'Brien
5 Minute Snapshots:
- SmartBay: John Breslin
- Scanning LIDAR in Marine Renewable Applications: Megan Smith, Carbon Trust
- Offshore Wind Ireland: Brian Britton
- WestWave: Conor Cooney
- ORPC: James Donegan
- Floating Offshore Wind – a complementary solution for Ireland: Geirr Harr, Statoil
- AMETS: James Ryan
- LIR Ocean Energy Test Facility: Dr Jimmy Murphy
- ÉireComposites: Tomás Flanagan
- Limerick Wave: Patrick Walsh
Session 3: MaREI – a Centre of Excellence for Marine and Renewable Energy
Chair: Dr Tony Lewis, Emeritus Beaufort Professor, UCC and co-Principal Investigator, MaREI
- Introducing MaREI: Professor John Ringwood, NUIM
5 Minute Snapshots:
- Performance Testing of the GKinetic Tidal Turbine: Stephen Nash, NUIG
- Full Scale Structural Testing of Tidal Turbine Blades: Jamie Goggins, NUIG
- SFI Industry Fellowship Programme: Paul Leahy, UCC
- SFPC Limerick Docklands Project: Joseph Coleman, University of Limerick
- WestWave Site Characterisation and Resource Assessment: Katie Lynch, UCC
- Research in Governance and Consenting: Anne-Marie O'Hagan, UCC-MaREI
- The NearshoreWave Energy Potential of Ireland: Frederic Dias UCD
- Simulation/Control/Forecasting for the WECCA Hinge-Barge WEC: John Ringwood, NUIM
- Nimbus: Andrew de Juan, CIT
- Design Optimisation of WECs: Chris Wright
- The Entrepreneur Ship: VAL Cummins, IMERC
- MARIBE: Gordon Dalton UCC
Closing Remarks: Professor Tony Lewis