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X. Marine Energy Conference

The 10th anniversary of the Marine Energy Conference has arrived and we want to celebrate it with you. The X Marine Energy Conference is going to be held in Bilbao, at The Faculty of Engineering Bilbao, next May 29th. The Conference is organised by JRL-ORE and Euskampus Fundazioa with the support of the University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Tecnalia and BCAM.

This time, we will have a key note from Deborah Greaves talking about the successful formula of Supergen ORE Hub in UK, which connects academia, industry, policy and public stakeholders, inspires innovation and maximises societal value in offshore wind, wave and tidal energy.

Researchers and Industry will have the opportunity to discuss about the most recent research activities, ongoing and new collaborative projects and potential market of the innovations in Offshore Renewable Energy in the Basque Country.

The conference aims to find a common ground between research and industry needs in the field of Offshore Renewable Energy in the Basque Country.

 

9:10 Welcome. Euskampus
9:20 Opening: Jesus Valero (TECNALIA), Eva Ferreira (UPV-EHU), Jose Antonio Lozano (BCAM), Charles Pinto (UPV-EHU)
9:50 Supergen Offshore Renewable Energy. Deborah Greaves (Plymouth University)
  Ongoing projects: MAR+, VALID & SafeWave. Jon Lekube (BiMEP)
  Scientific and social perspective of the JRL-ORE. Eider Robles (JRL-ORE)
  Marine floating solar, NaturSea-PV and EkiOcean Projects. Asier Sanz (TECNALIA)
11:15 COFFEE BREAK - Visits in groups to the Wave Flume*
11:45 Industrial session
  Hazitek INTEGRIA: Structural Integrity in Floating Offshore Wind using AI based models. Jesus Busturia, Alberto Sánchez (Nautilus Floating Solutions)
  Path to commercial floating offshore wind, DemoSATH prototype and beyond. David Carrascosa (SAITEC)
  EuropeWave Project Update/TurboWave. Endika Aldaiturriaga (EVE)
  EuropeWave Project cases: Patxi Etxaniz (IDOM), Miguel Santos-Herrán (Carnegie CETO)
13:20  PhD session
13:35 LUNCH -Visits in groups to the Wave Flume*
14:35 Bus departure Bermeo
15:30 Boat tour to BiMEP
18:00 Bus departure Bilbao

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