Power Take-Off systems are the most crucial components of wave energy converters. This session presents five different PTO designs and compares technology developers’ experiences with real-sea testing and scale-ups.
Chair: Tim Hurst
Managing Director | Wave Energy Scotland
Ocean energy helps to protect oceans by fighting against climate change, but its development must not disturb marine wildlife. A growing body of evidence shows that ocean energy has low environmental impact and can even have a positive impact on marine flora and fauna. This session will present the latest research on environmental impacts and discuss the wider ecological importance of ocean energy.
Chair: Felix Leinemann
Head of Unit | European Commission
Moving from a sub-scale to full-scale device is more complex than simply increasing the size; the physical and technical implications need to be carefully considered and assessed. In this session, you will hear concrete examples of lessons learned from scaling up ocean energy devices.
Chair: Fiona Buckley
Senior Expert and Project Manager | ENGIE
This final session will feature a panel of high-level experts whom together and based on their areas of expertise will summarise the key findings and conclusions of this three days conference.
This final session will feature a panel of experts whom together and based on their areas of expertise will summarise the key findings and conclusions of this three-day conference.
Moderator: Roland Roesch
IITC Deputy Director | IRENA
Discusses emerging business models in ocean energy technologies and provides insights on sector coupling with areas like desalination, energy cooling systems and aquaculture.
Moderator: Paul Durrant
Programme Officer – Renewable Energy Innovation | IRENA
Explores multiple pathways that can contribute to accelerate the deployment of ocean energy technologies, such as resource mapping and assessment, environmental impact assessment, risk analysis, international standardisation, technology resiliency, technology readiness, among others.
Moderator: Donagh Cagney
Policy Director | Ocean Energy Europe
Primarily led by industries involved in the manufacturing and testing of ocean energy devices, the session will focus in presenting the latest technologies, project designs and applications with the potential to become ground breaking opportunities in islands.
Moderator: Paul Durrant
Programme Officer – Renewable Energy Innovation | IRENA
In the context of the SIDS Lighthouse Initiative, the session will focus in presenting the opportunities and benefits that ocean energy can bring to islands in terms of diversifying the energy generation mix, provision of firm capacity to support the integration of variable renewable energy, as well as tackling other standing challenges faced by islands.
Moderator: Roland Roesch
IITC Deputy Director | IRENA
Setting the scene session – Discusses the current global energy landscape and how ocean energy can fit into it, the timeline for its widespread adoption, its technological readiness, and the challenges it needs to overcome to mainstream its usage.