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Getting electricity generated offshore into the grid relies on effective subsea hubs, substations and export cables. This panel will look at what has already been done and look at how power export can be optimised in forthcoming offshore farms. Based on the lessons learned from past and current projects, speakers will debate the best design for the ocean energy array of tomorrow.

Chair: Pablo Ruiz-Minguela
Head of Wave Energy | Tecnalia

Europe has big ambitions for ocean energy, and is rolling out the next generation of funding instruments that will help turn these ambitions into reality.

Join this session and take part in direct face-to-face conversation with those who are overseeing Europe’s ocean energy planning and funding.

Video Address by Karmenu Vella
European Commissioner | Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries

Intro Presentation by Andreea Strachinescu
Head of Unit | European Commission, DG MARE

Chair: Donagh Cagney
Policy Director | Ocean Energy Europe

Projects are the best way to showcase the successes of the industry and its potential. This opening session features advanced full-scale devices in or close to the water, as well as projects and farms that are shaping the future of the industry.

Chair: Rémi Gruet
CEO | Ocean Energy Europe

Wave energy is getting bigger and better, with devices proving that they can survive in extreme sea conditions for years at a time. In a sector with a wide variety of devices and engineering solutions, keeping up with who’s doing what can be a challenge. In this session, you can catch up with leading wave technology developers via rapid-fire presentations on the latest projects from Ireland to Singapore.

Chair: David Hume
Marine Engineer | US Department of Energy

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The ocean energy sector is inherently linked with coastal regions. The sector harnesses not only ocean resources, but also human resources – with ocean energy projects tapping into local skills, services and infrastructure. Europe’s coastal regions and their communities will benefit greatly from a thriving ocean energy industry. How can the sector and public agencies best work together to deliver upon this potential?

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Most (remote) islands currently rely on expensive and polluting diesel generators to meet their energy needs. The high energy price that consumers pay makes these locations natural markets for ocean energy developers. This session will discuss the size of the prize for ocean energy developers in these island markets and examine the challenges of developing ocean energy in this context.

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Year by year, the case for tidal energy gets stronger as technology developers continue to raise the bar. As more experience is generated from real-world testing, costs are driven down and electricity yield is driven up. This session shines a spotlight on the developers at the cutting edge of development and looks at what they are doing to push the boundaries of tidal energy turbines.

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This session will consider how to evaluate the potential resource at a given site. Are local monitoring programmes the only way to measure tidal and wave potential, or could other sources of information e.g. satellite data, be used as a basis for the selection of potential sites? What is the potential of computer modelling software? Can it help in maximising yield from the existing resource?