Ocean Power
Accelerating innovation in Ocean Energy developments
Lisbon, Portugal: 2—4, November 2009
Introduction
The European Energy Association states that ‘the global theoretical potential of ocean energy has been estimated over 100.000 TWh/year (as a reference, the world’s electricity consumption is around 16.000 TWh/year). The global technical resource exploitable with today technology is estimated to be in the order of 45.000 TWh/year for wave energy; tidal current energy is in the order of 2.200 TWh/year, salinity gradient energy in the order of 20.000 TWh/year, and of ocean thermal energy in the order of 33.000 TWh/year.’
Ocean energy technologies are still in their infancy in comparison to other alternative energy sources, yet the market potential is huge and the rate of development is rapidly increasing. The past two years have been particularly exciting in terms of industry development, with the implementation of encouraging demonstration projects and the first commercial projects are now underway.
In order to further accelerate industry development, various challenges must be addressed, including: setting effective policies to encourage development, creating industry standards, improving collaboration between the public and private sectors, and the continued development of new and reliable technologies.
This high level business networking conference will bring together leading international regulatory officials, industry experts, project developers and investors to address the key challenges in developing ocean energy projects and the assess the growing business opportunities in this sector.
Delegates will learn from best practice case studies from market pioneers and gain a clear understanding of the regulatory framework, investment criteria, project development, plant operation, grid connectivity and the latest technological developments.
PLUS Attend 2 in-depth interactive post conference workshops
Ocean Energy Project Development 101
and
IEA-OES Annex II, Marine Resources & Device Testing
Keynote addresses from:
Duncan Ayling, Head of Offshore, British Wind Energy Association (BWEA), UK
Kevin Banister, President,
Oregon Wave Energy Trust, USA
Alejandro Moreno, Technology Lead, Water Power,
Department of Energy,
USA
Prof. António Sarmento,
Technical University of Lisbon
&
Director, Wave Energy Centre, Portugal
Lynne Vallance, Head of Offshore, Renewables Policy Team, Scottish Government, UK
Alla Weinstein, President,
European Ocean Energy Association,
Belgium
Case studies from:
Clive Adshead,
Director of Marine Operations,
Orecon,
UK
Paul Brewster,
Chief Technology Officer, Pure Marine Gen,
UK
Laura Carse, Project Developer,
Ocean Power Technologies,
UK
Nathan Faulks, Business Development Director,
OceanLinx,
UK
Peter Fraekel, Technical Director,
Marine Current Turbines, UK
Sian McGrath, Head of Commercial Development,
Aquamarine Power, UK
Ricardo Prats, Managing Director,
Hidroflot, Spain
Jose Silva, Vattenfall Ocean Energy Programme,
Vattenfall,
Sweden
Donal Mac Nioclais, Commercial Manager,
Aquamarine Power, UK
Plus insights and analysis from:
Foerd Ames, Managing Director,
Ocean Wave Energy Company, USA
Marianne Boust, Senior Analyst,
Emerging Energy Research, USA
Are Børgesen, Managing Director,
Tidal Sail,
Norway
Telmo Carvalho, Executive Director,
EurOcean,
Portugal
Gareth Davies, Managing Director,
Aquatera,
UK
Miguel Lopes, Last Chair,
International Network on Offshore Renewable Energy,
Portugal
Ana Brito Melo,
Wave Energy Centre & Executive Committee Secretary,
IEA-OES,
Portugal
Geraldine Newton-Cross,
Marine Programme Manager, Energy Technologies Institute,
UK
Kim Nielsen, Project Coordinator,
Coordinated Action on Ocean Energy (CA-OE),
Denmark
Nicola O'Keeffe, Senior Aquatic Ecologist,
APEM, UK
Andrew Parish, Chief Executive Officer,
Wave Bob,
Ireland
Peter Scheijgrond, Senior Developer,
Ecofys, Netherlands
George Smith, Managing Director,
Green Ocean Energy, UK
Cristiano Spillati, Partner & Co-Founder,
Koralion Partners, Spain
Jingjing Xu, Maritime Law and Economics,
University of Plymouth,
UK
Amaan Lafayette, Marine Development Manager,
E.ON, UK
Key Reasons to attend
- Learn from best practice ocean energy project development from market pioneers
- Hear the latest developments in policy and the regulatory framework
- Identify the key success factors in raising finance
- Understand the processes for permitting and siting
- Explore the cutting edge innovations in ocean energy harvesting systems
- Discuss potential solutions for ocean energy grid connection
- Discover the latest trends and future outlook for ocean energy
Who will you meet?
- Government Representatives, Policy Makers and Regulators
- Ocean Energy Harvesting Equipment Inventors
- Wave Energy Companies
- Tidal Energy Companies
- Project Developers
- Marine Research & Engineering Firms
- Turbine & Components Suppliers
- Converter & Components Suppliers
- Environmental Engineering Companies
- Technology Suppliers
- Banks & Investors
- Research & Non Profit Organisations
- Associations & Press
Agenda outline
Keynote Session – The Global Market Opportunity
- Worldwide demands on renewable energy and the role of ocean energy
- Major developments and achievements of ocean energy technologies and projects
- Future opportunities for ocean energy from wave, tidal, salinity gradient and thermal gradient
- Ocean energy harvesting industry standards
Policy & Regulation
- The role governments play in ocean energy development – policies & supports
- Preconditions of developing successful ocean energy projects
- Best practice consenting and permitting examples
- Will there be a feed-in tariff for ocean power?
Project Planning
- Optimising efficiency through project site selection
- Successful planning of ocean energy projects
- Analysing the market economics and commercial opportunities
- Live case studies from test and demonstration projects
Finance & Investment
- Key factors in successfully accessing public funding
- What position are private investors taking on ocean energy projects?
- Developing projects with appealing ROI for investors
- How can utilities benefit from investing in ocean energy?
Marine Environment, Climate & Social Impacts of Ocean Energy
- Environmental and marine life impacts from ocean energy
- Zero carbon challenges for ocean power projects
- The role ocean renewable industry plays in future economy
Operational Best Practices
- Initial installation
- Sustainable operation
- System maintenance
Innovative Technology Show Case
- News from the frontier – experimental projects: wave farm, wave park & wave hub
- Latest wave and tidal technology R&D updates
- Pros and cons of existing technologies
- Cost and efficiency of different technologies
Ocean Power Delivery & Grid Connection
- Wave and tidal power delivery cost reduction
- Key challenges to be overcome for ocean power grid connection
- Off grid power generation, water desalination, and uses of ocean energy
Post-Conference Workshop:
4th November
| Workshop A | Workshop B | |
Ocean Energy Project |
IEA-OES Annex II, Marine Resources |
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Registration 09.00 |
Registration 13.00 |
Speaking opportunities
The program for this event is under development, if you would like to suggest a topic or recommend a speaker, please contact Dennis Liu
E-mail:
dennis.liu@greenpowerconferences.com
Sponsorship & Exhibition Opportunities
Sponsor Ocean Power and benefit from:
- 1st class lead generation: meet companies actively working in the ocean energy industry
- Enhanced brand profile: pre-event promotional campaign plus extensive on site branding
- Excellent publicity: gain an incredible amount of presence from on site promotion
- A cost effective marketing solution: our development team will be happy to customise a package and develop a cost effective marketing channel to generate new sales leads
Sponsorship options offering varying levels of branding and exposure are available to suit budgets and marketing aims.
Contact Ben Leighton for further details
Tel (Dir): +971 4 8135211 | Fax: +44 207 900 1853
Email:
ben.leighton@greenpowerconferences.com
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Venue
Lisbon Marriott Hotel
Avenida dos Combatentes
Lisbon, 1600-042 Portugal
Phone: 351 21 7235400
Fax: 351 21 7264281
http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/lispt-lisbon-marriott-hotel/
