Events
WavEC Events
Seminar 2011
Offshore Renewable Energy and its Potential for the Outermost Regions
The Wave Energy Centre’s annual event took place on the 15th of September 2011 at Enotel Lido - Conference Resort & Spa, Madeira Island, Portugal, together with a series of other international events in the scope of our projects.
The seminar, entitled Offshore Renewable Energy and its Potential for the Outermost Regions aimed to focus on national and international projects in the offshore field, and also presented the economical sea use with relevance for ultra-peripheral regions.
PROGRAMME
08:30 Registration
09:00 Open Keynote & Welcome Remarks – Vice President of the Autonomous Region of Madeira, João Cunha e Silva and Secretary of State for Sea Affairs, Manuel Pinto de Abreu
SESSION I: Portugal and the Situation on Renewable Offshore Energies
Moderator: Custódio Miguéns (ENERGYIN)
09:15 The Role of WavEC and ENERGYIN
António Sarmento, WavEC
09:30 Promoting a National Roadmap on Offshore Renewable Energies
Nuno Matos, WavEC
09:45 The WindFloat Project
Alla Weinstein, WindPlus
10:00 Progress on the Portuguese Pilot Zone for Wave Energy
João Cardoso, Ocean Plug
10:15 Marine Spatial Planning in the Portuguese ZEE
Margarida Almodôvar, INAG
10:30 Coffee Break
SESSION II: Sea Use with Relevance for Ultra-Peripheral Regions
Moderator: José Manuel Melim Mendes (AREAM)
11:00 International Real-scale Project Overview
Frank Neumann, WavEC
11:15 The concept and design of a multiuse offshore feeder of 200 tons
José Cruz, Aquailha
11:30 Use of Microalgae for Biofuel Production
Agostinho Figueira, Electricidade da Madeira
11:45 Seaweed-to-fuel Business for Energy Conversion
Pål Bakken, Seaweed Energy Solutions
12:00 Carnegie Wave Energy- Wave Energy Generation on Islands
Greg Allen, Carnegie Wave Energy Limited
12:15 Debate
13:00 Lunch (Offered by Electricidade da Madeira and Grupo Sousa)
SESSION III: International Initiatives
Moderator: Frank Neumann (WavEC)
14:30 International Vision on Ocean Energy Systems
John Huckerby, OES-Ocean Energy Systems
14:45 Orkney’s Global Role in the Drive to Harness Energy from the Seas
Gareth Davis, Aquatera, UK
15:00 Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands - PLOCAN
Javier Gonzalez, PLOCAN, Spain
15:15 Belmullet Wave Energy Test Site in Ireland
Eoin Sweeney, SEAI, Ireland
15:30 An OWC Project in Jeju Island, Korea
Keyyong Hong, MOERI, Korea
15:45 Debate
16:00 Coffee Break
SESSION IV: Roundtable Discussion "How to Assure a Promising Future?"
Moderator: António Sarmento (WavEC)
Speakers: António Sá da Costa, APREN; Francisco Botelho, EDA; John Huckerby, OES-Ocean Energy Systems; Frederico Cardigos, Azorean Regional Government, Secretary for the Environment and the Sea; Tony Lewis, University College Cork
17:30 Closing Session
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
On the occasion of the Annual Seminar, WavEC organised two other events, that will took place on the 13th and 14th of September, at the same venue:
- The 21st Executive Committee Meeting of the OES-IA - Implementing Agreement on Ocean Energy Systems gathered representatives of 19 country members of the IEA, together with invited personalities from other international countries – day 13 and 14 of September.
- Day 14 September: The Aquaret2 project course Environmental Assessment was lectured on this day by the environment department of WavEC.
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