Events
WavEC Events
Seminar 2008
Energias Renováveis Marinhas em Portugal Estado da Tecnologia e Perspectivas de Negócio

The seminar was addressed to senior professionals interested in energy production, supply of components or services in the field of marine renewable energy, namely related to the exploitation of wave energy and wind offshore. This event was also relevant for Public Administration and Scientific and Technological Institutes, since both should take an active role in the development of marine renewables and an industrial cluster supported by technical-scientific knowledge.
This event presented the technology state of art of wave and offshore wind energy and discuss related business opportunities and the urge to surpass potential barriers. Examples of other countries were presented, mainly related to financial means of technological development. The technological development is important not only for the progress of these technologies, but also to establish the cluster in Portugal and add value to the associated products and services. In this field, Portugal has ventured less then with the creation of market incentives, such as the legislative initiatives establishing the tariff and the pilot zone for wave energy.
The seminar was also an opportunity to discuss with the responsibles of the major Portuguese players in the areas covered by the seminar: what needs to be done in Portugal in order to enable collective success in marine renewbales.
The event closed with a brief commemorative celebration of the 5 years of activity of the Wave Energy Centre and was followed by a cocktail and visit to the Museu da Electricidade (Electricity Museum), which has kindly offered the venue for the realization of this seminar.
PROGRAMME
09:00 - 09:30 Reception
09:30 -09:45 Opening
António Sarmento · WavEC
Miguel Sequeira · Estrutura de Missão para os Assuntos do Mar
SESSION I
Moderator: Luís Carrilho · Labelec / Grupo EDP
09:45 - 10:15 Technology State of the Art. Wave and Wind Offshore Energy
Frank Neumann · WavEC
10:15 - 10:45 Portuguese Pilot Zone for Wave Energy
Ana Brito Melo · WavEC
10:45 - 11:15 Discussion
11:15 -11:35 Coffee break
SESSION II
Moderator: Teresa Pontes · LNEG/INETI
11:35 -12:00 Wave Energy: Legislation and Business Opportunities
Bruno Azevedo Rodrigues
Raposo Bernardo & Associados - Sociedade de Advogados
12:00 - 12:30 The GPPQ and the Risk Sharing Finance Facility
Alexandre Marques · GPPQ
12:30 - 13:00 Discussion
13:00 - 14:15 Lunch
SESSION III
Moderator: Rui Barros · CEO
14:15 - 14:45 Tecnalia Foundation and the perspectives of wave energy in Spain
Santiago Molins · Tecnalia
14:45 - 15:10 Marine Renewables in the future energy system: an European perspective
Nathalie Rousseau · European Ocean Energy Association
15:10 - 15:40 Marine Renewable Energy: The Garrad-Hassan Perspective
Lucy Craig · Garrad Hassan
15:40 - 16:00 Coffee break
SESSION IV
16:00 - 17:00 Panel Discussion: What needs to be done in Portugal?
Moderator: António Sá da Costa · APREN
Jorge Cruz Morais · EDP; Alberto Barbosa · EFACEC; Rui Barros · CEO; Manuel Ferreira de Oliveira · GALP; Carlos Matos Ferreira · IST
17:00 - 17:30 Closing Session
5 years of WavEC’s activities
António Sarmento · WavEC
Signature of contracts
17:30 - 18:30 5 years of WavEC’s activity cocktail celebration
18:30 - 19:15 Visit to Museu da Electricidade (Electricity Museum)