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OREC/UMERC 2025 Conference

The Ocean Renewable Energy Conference (OREC) is once again teaming up with the University Marine Energy Research Community (UMERC) Conference, to provide an energizing slate of sessions and events focused on marine energy in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. OREC/UMERC 2025 will take place at Oregon State University in Corvallis, August 12–14, 2025. More information regarding travel and registration support, agenda, etc., will be added soon.

Event Documents

The following is a list of papers and presentations produced by this event.

Session Title Author Date Sort ascending Technology Stressor Receptor
Environmental Effects Evaluation Addressing Place-Based Environmental Questions to Enable Marine Energy Deployments Hemery, L., Copping, A., Jones, K. Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Entanglement, Habitat Change Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
Environmental Effects Evaluation OES-Environmental & Tethys: Helping the Marine Energy Community Understand Environmental Effects Garavelli, L., Farr, H., Freeman, M. Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
Environmental Effects Evaluation Co-evolution of Underwater Noise Measurements and Wave Energy Converter Design Polagye, B., Bassett, C., Mackey, L. Marine Energy, Wave Noise
Poster Session Linkages between environmental, social, and economic effects of marine renewable energy McGrath, J., Freeman, M., Rose, D. Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
Oral A Responsive Research Agenda to Inform Community Decision Making in Wave Energy Trueworthy, A. Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Poster Session Sea Turtles and Marine Energy: Linking Shell Mechanics to Impact Lezcano, I., Wyneken, J., Porter, M. Marine Energy, Ocean Current, Tidal Collision Reptiles, Sea Turtles
Poster Session An Environmental Risk Register: Identifying & Documenting Environmental Concerns During Marine Energy Device Design & Development Haxel, J., Freeman, M., Farr, H. Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Poster Session Evaluation of Rehabilitated Sea Turtle Space-Use to Inform Marine Energy Planning Ganter, J., Dubbs, L. Marine Energy Reptiles, Sea Turtles, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Economic Considerations for Marine Energy Projects Techno-Economic and Policy Analysis of Ocean Current Energy for Hydrogen Storage and Grid Resiliency in Florida Zarif, M., Tang, Y., VanZwieten, J. Marine Energy, Ocean Current Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data

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