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Minister Bruton is an experienced politician, representing his Dublin constituency for over 30 years. In that time, he has served as a government minister several times, with portfolios including education, enterprise and employment.

Achieving a leadership position in renewable energy for Ireland is one of Minister Bruton’s priorities for his time in office. Ireland’s ocean energy sector will be a valuable asset as the country moves to decarbonise, especially given the scale of its natural resources.

In partnership with Ocean Energy Europe, the International Renewable Energy Agency’s event ‘Unlocking the potential of ocean energy around the globe’ will complement and continue the OEE2019 programme. The event will provide a global perspective on the state of the technology in a variety of potential markets and will discuss what enabling frameworks are needed to accelerate the commercial deployment of this renewable technology.

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In partnership with Ocean Energy Europe, the International Renewable Energy Agency’s event ‘Unlocking the potential of ocean energy around the globe’ will complement and continue the OEE2019 programme. The event will provide a global perspective on the state of the technology in a variety of potential markets and will discuss what enabling frameworks are needed to accelerate the commercial deployment of this renewable technology.

View the full IRENA Event programme

More information about the IRENA event

This session focuses on both the North and South American markets. How is the sector developing? What are the latest technology developments? How supportive are national governments? From Nova Scotia to Chile, delegates will learn about the latest projects and opportunities from national experts.

Chair: Roland Roesch
Deputy Director Innovation and Technology Center | IRENA

Tidal energy is already powering European homes with clean, reliable energy, and the next generation of tidal farms is just around the corner. In this session, leading tidal stream device developers will present their technology and latest achievements.

Our classic tidal energy technology showcase is innovating with a new format this year. Rapid-fire presentations will give you the best possible overview of current developments in tidal technology.

Chair: Jochen Weilepp
University of Applied Sciences Biberach and Board Advisor to Schottel Hydro

This session will focus on how to reduce the LCOE (Levelised Cost of Energy) of ocean energy through technological improvements. Device manufacturers will focus specifically on increasing the yield of their devices and/or reducing CAPEX (capital expenditure). Objective experts will then evaluate the various solutions on offer and provide feedback.

Chair: Matthijs Soede
Policy Officer | DG RTD

This is true a ‘public-private partnership’ session, bringing funders and investors together to exchange on this core relationship in the ocean energy sector. Panellists will debate the best ways to bring public and private sector actors together in a project finance context, and swap experiences of what has worked well and what has not.

Chair: Tim Cornelius
Chief Executive Officer | SIMEC Atlantis Energy

Installing ocean energy needs specific expertise and equipment because of the scale of the devices and challenging deployment conditions. In this session you will hear from the leading vessel and port experts, who will share their experiences to date and consider new ways to get machines into the water.

Chair: Jason Schofield
Managing Director | Green Marine

As ocean energy develops and supply chains emerge, the sector’s economic significance is becoming increasingly clear. We are starting to better understand how the sector’s economic impact will look when the sector reaches industrial roll-out. This session brings together those tracking this development across Europe, with regional players who can see the progress first-hand.

Chair: Britta Schaffmeister
Director | Dutch Marine Energy Centre

Highly predictable ocean energy has a crucial role to play as a balancing partner to variable renewables. What value can we put on the complementarity of ocean energy and its flexibility? This session will present ground-breaking initiatives showcasing various ways to integrate ocean energy in the energy system.

Chair: Sara Armstrong
Electrical Development Engineer | DP Energy