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Funding for developing ocean energy

 

SEAI has also been key in leveraging funding from the EU for initiatives to support the development of the ocean energy and offshore industry. In 2018 SEAI, with EU partners, secured funding for the following EU projects:

 

OPIN

The OPIN (Ocean Power Innovation Network) project will run from October 2018 to December 2022 and is supported by Interreg North West Europe. OPIN will encourage both cross-sectoral and cross-regional collaboration for offshore renewable energy SMEs. Cross-sectoral collaboration will bring already proven expertise, capabilities and products from other sectors into the ocean energy sector accelerating the growth of the ocean energy sector and its supply chains. OPIN activities include the growth of a transnational cross sector network, challenge calls for cross-sectoral collaborative innovation projects, and tailored support to SMEs. SEAI is the lead partner in this project.

 

For more information of the OPIN Project and to become a network member visit: www.nweurope.eu/opin

 

AFLOWT

The AFLOWT (Accelerating market uptake of Floating Offshore Wind Technology) project will run from January 2019 to December 2024 and is supported by Interreg North West Europe. The project aims to build a full-scale floating wind device to deploy and test in the Atlantic Marine Energy Test Site (AMETS) in Belmullet. This will demonstrate the investability of floating wind technology and promote its uptake in north west Europe and globally.

 

For more information of the OPIN Project and to become a network member visit: www.nweurope.eu/aflowt

 

OceanSET

OceanSET (Support to the Realisation of the Ocean Energy Implementation Plan of the SET-Plan) project will run from February 2019 to December 2021 and is supported by Horizon 2020. The project was developed to support the Implementation of the European Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET Plan) for Ocean Energy. Its ambition is to outline a structured approach that will enable wave and tidal technologies to follow a credible development path, with the ultimate destination of a commercially viable wave and tidal industry. SEAI is the lead partner in this project.

 

 

Test and demonstration facilities

 

SEAI also has a key role in the development and continued expansion of several outstanding test and demonstration facilities covering all Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs) for offshore renewable energy devices. These facilities include: the Atlantic Marine Energy Test Site

 

Lír National Ocean Test Facility

The Lír National Ocean Test Facility in Ringaskiddy Co. Cork is a state-of-the-art wave and current test facility with coastal/tidal testing capabilities. It comprises of a 2,600 m2 tank hall which houses 4 different wave test tanks.

 

Galway Bay Marine and Renewable Energy Test Site

SEAI also supports the Galway Bay Marine and Renewable Energy Test Site located within the confines of Galway Bay. This Marine Institute site is licenced for the testing of ocean energy devices, floating wind devices and components.

 

Atlantic Marine Energy Test Site

SEAI is also developing the Atlantic Marine Energy Test Site (AMETS), off the coast of Belmullet in Co. Mayo. It will be Ireland’s first full scale test site for deploying offshore renewable energy devices in an open ocean environment at depths of 50m and 100m.

 

 

Ocean Energy Portal

 

SEAI manages the development of Ireland’s Ocean Energy Portal in partnership with the Marine Institute. Launched in 2014, the portal is the “first stop shop” for developers to engage with relevant support sectors in Ireland, as well as allowing them to obtain the most relevant and up to date information on the marine renewable energy sector. This includes access to marine data, maps, tools, funding and further information relevant to renewable energy site assessment, development and management.

 

To find out more visit: www.oceanenergyireland.com

 

 

Further information

 

For more information on how SEAI supports the Irish offshore renewable energy sector visit: www.seai.ie/oceanenergy/

Conference Programme

OEE2019 Conference: Mainstreaming Ocean Energy

Monday 30 September – Tuesday 1 October

The OEE2019 conference is themed around the vision of ocean energy as a mainstream power source. Increasing cost-competitiveness and zero carbon emissions have propelled wind and solar power into the mainstream energy mix. The ocean energy sector can do the same. Not only can it hold its own in economic and environmental terms, but ocean energy is also highly predictable, often invisible, and has a huge resource worldwide. This year’s conference will explore what still needs to be done to push ocean energy into the mainstream, and will highlight the added value that the technologies bring to the table.

 

IRENA Event: Unlocking the potential of ocean energy around the globe 

Tuesday 1 October – Wednesday 2 October

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 IRENA event programme

Registration

Modification & cancellation

 

Modifying your registration

You can modify your registration here (log in using your email address and the Reference Number you received in your registration confirmation email).

 

Cancelling your registration

Cancellation is possible until 15 July 2019, subject to a cancellation fee of 25% of the total tax invoice amount. After this date, no refunds will be granted and the full balance remains due. All cancellations must be made in writing to events@oceanenergy.eu. Name changes on tickets may be made in writing to events@oceanenergy.eu, and are accepted until 30 August 2019.

 

Discount code conditions

 

Only one discount code can be used per registration.

 

If an attendee uses the OEENEWCOMER discount code but has attended a previous event, OEE will charge the difference in ticket price. This will be checked against previous year’s attendees lists. Attendees who have not paid their fees in full before the event will not be granted access.

 

Download the full Terms & Conditions

Exhibition

ocean energy europe exhibition floorplan

 

Exhibitors

 

  • P1 – Welsh Government
  • P2 – SEAI
  • P3 – Team Scotland
  • P4 – U-Pitch Pavilion
  • 1 – Flowline Specialists
  • 2 – Sigma Energia
  • 3-4 – Media Point
  • 5 – RISE – Research Institutes of Sweden
  • 6 – Ocean Energy Europe
  • 7 – Sabella
  • 8 – ESB International
  • 9 – Sustainable Marine Energy
  • 10 – University of Edinburgh
  • 11 – CASE – Centre for Advanced Sustainable Energy
  • 12 – Hydro Group
  • 13 – SIMEC Atlantis
  • 14 – Resen Waves
  • 15 – BiMEP – the Biscay Marine Energy Platform
  • 16 – CADFEM Ireland
  • 17 – Inyanga Tech
  • 18 – Xeos Tech
  • 19 – Seanergy 2020
  • 20 – ORE Catapult
  • 21 – Orbital Marine Power
  • 22-24 – European Marine Energy Centre