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OEE2023 – Driving Industry Through Innovation 

This year’s OEE2023 conference programme will focus on how Europe can secure an enduring advantage in the global race to net-zero by championing innovative technologies like ocean energy. This year’s sessions will explore what is needed to make sure this strategically-important sector achieves its industrialisation potential.

Europe’s competitiveness and leadership depend on its ability to foster innovation, and ocean energyindigenous, infinite, and highly predictable – is ready to answer the call! The programme will be available soon – keep an eye on the event website for session topics and speakers.

 

We are still developing the programme and we will add more information and speakers soon! Timings may change.

Tuesday 24/10/2023

5k Run
| Side Event

5k Run

Catch up with your ocean energy colleagues while seeing the sights in The Hague and getting your heart rate up!

If you have already registered you can modify your registration to add this event here.

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Welcome Reception
| Side Event

Welcome Reception

Join the Ocean Energy Europe team and EWA as they welcome you to The Netherlands and the 10th anniversary edition of The Ocean Energy Europe Conference & Exhibition (OEE2023)! Drinks, nibbles and good company guaranteed.

Location: Pavlov, Spui 173, Den Haag. 18:00-20:00

If you have already registered you can modify your registration to add this event here.

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Wednesday 25/10/2023

Flagship – Watts in the water
| Main Session

Flagship – Watts in the water

One of our programme mainstays, the Flagship session showcases year after year what projects have hit the water. Check our 2023’s edition!

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Licence to deploy - Accelerating ocean energy permitting
| Parallel Session

Licence to deploy - Accelerating ocean energy permitting

Permitting is a key part of any ocean energy deployment. This session will explain the ins and outs of permitting processes in some of the key ocean energy countries – to help you navigate through the process in the smoothest and fastest way. Participants will have the opportunity to exchange directly with regulators and other developers in country-specific breakout groups.

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Shark Tank - Investing in Ocean Energy
| Main Session

Shark Tank - Investing in Ocean Energy

Ocean energy is ready for business. Hear first-hand from investors about what they are looking for and why, and what they’d like to see in the coming years.

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Tidal showcase - The path to pilot farms
| Main Session

Tidal showcase - The path to pilot farms

Tidal stream technologies are on the rise, as there are more and more mature turbines and pilot farms in the ocean. This session will shine a light on the latest developments in tidal stream technology. Developers will present their newest project and share their advances regarding device design, materials and cost reduction.

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Speakers:

  • Guillaume Gréau

    Head of Business Development | HydroQuest

  • Oliver Wragg

    Commercial Director | Orbital Marine Power

  • Glenn Smith

    Managing Partner | Verdant Power

  • Martin Edlund

    CEO | Minesto

  • Alejandro Marques de Magallanes Crespo

    CEO | Magallanes Renovables

  • Dong Lin

    Chairman & Chief Engineer | Hangzhou LHD United Energy Corporation (tbc)

  • Simon Cheeseman

    Wave & Tidal Energy Sector Specialist | ORE Catapult

  • Maarten Berkhout

    Director Project Development | Seaqurrent

EuropeWave: On the path to commercialisation
| Side Event

EuropeWave: On the path to commercialisation

EuropeWave is an innovative R&D programme for wave energy technology, combining almost €20 million of national, regional and EU funding to drive a competitive Pre-Commercial Procurement (PCP) programme. The first two phases of the EuropeWave PCP programme have been successfully completed. The next phase – the final phase – Phase 3 will focus on developing the scaled prototypes and testing them in a real operational environment in Scotland or the Basque Country.

This side event will feature the three projects selected to enter the final phase of the programme. These successful developers will showcase their project work, lessons learnt during Phase 2, and highlight their milestones to achieve in order to bring the innovative technologies closer to the commercial stage.

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Operations & Maintenance - Reducing the cost of producing at coast
| Parallel Session

Operations & Maintenance - Reducing the cost of producing at coast

Delivering marine energy will require continued cost reduction. This technical session on operations and maintenance will see experts set out examples of challenges and the solutions implemented to address these. The session will conclude with participants setting out the main issues that they see in marine energy playing a key role in future energy systems.

 

Chair: Jon Lekube Garagarza, Project Manager, BiMEP

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Speakers:

  • Jason Schofield

    Managing Director | Green Marine

  • Michael Bullock

    Director of Post-Loss Advisory | Renewable Risk Advisers

  • Rupert Raymon

    Environmental and Metocean Specialist | Tadek

  • Maurits Alberda

    Project Manager | Seaqurrent (tbc)

  • Steen Thomsen

    CTO | Wavepiston

The Leader’s Discussion - Making Ocean Energy Happen Here & Now
| Main Session

The Leader’s Discussion - Making Ocean Energy Happen Here & Now

With a ‘reboot’ of the EU Offshore Strategy in the pipeline, it’s time for a critical look at what’s needed for Europe to remain a world leader in ocean energy. This is not just about funding – it’s also about political support, market creation, rewarding ocean energy’s unique value-add and getting all the right stakeholders onboard. The oceans are rising… so are we.

 

Chair: Kerrie Sheehan, Head of Research & Technology, SEAI

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Speakers:

  • Torgeir Knutsen

    Policy Officer, DG ENER | European Commission

  • Sam Roch-Perks

    CEO | Simply Blue Group

  • Andrew Scott

    CEO | Orbital Marine Power

  • Tim Ramsey

    Program Manager for Marine Energy | US Department of Energy

  • Paula Nardone

    Associate Programme Officer Technology and Infrastructure Team | IRENA

Global market, global opportunities
| Main Session

Global market, global opportunities

The session will focus on market opportunities around the world. What is the policy landscape and how is the sector developing in different continents? Panellist will provide their views on what is enabling the deployment of wave and tidal and how barriers could be overcome in the future.

 

Chair: Valentin Dupont, Policy Officer, Ocean Energy Europe

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Speakers:

  • Benjamin Lehner

    CEO | DMEC

  • Elaine Buck

    Technology Manager | US Department of Energy

  • Drew Blaxland

    CEO | Proteus Marine Renewables

  • Jean-Christophe Allo

    President | Laminak Energy

  • Kasia Nikraszewicz

    Head of Marine Energy | Department of Energy Security

Making strong connections - Subhubs, cables and moorings
| Parallel Session

Making strong connections - Subhubs, cables and moorings

Ocean energy devices are deployed in a harsh sea environment with high loads on connection and mooring systems. Tailored solutions need to be developed to increase survivability and reduce costs.

This session will explore different solutions in subhubs, cables and moorings. Participants will be able to join in-depth discussions on these topics in separate breakout groups.

 

Chair: Matthijs Soede, Senior Policy Officer, European Commission (tbc)

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Speakers:

  • Tony Lewis

    Director | OceanEnergy

  • Elva Bannon

    Research & Engineering Manager | Wave Energy Scotland

  • Nick Cresswell

    General Manager | Swift Anchors (tbc)

Conference Dinner
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Conference Dinner

Join us for drinks and dinner: Network with your peers and colleaguescatch-up with old friends and make new connections! The OEE2023 Conference Dinner will be sponsored by DP Energy

Join us for drinks and an informal dinner in the wonderful and iconic De Pier, in Scheveningen, The Hague.  

Please note that the conference dinner is a ticketed event. If you have already registered for OEE2023, you can request to add the dinner by emailing here

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Thursday 26/10/2023

Industrial Revolution - Scaling up wave & tidal manufacturing
| Main Session

Industrial Revolution - Scaling up wave & tidal manufacturing

As ocean energy reaches industrial roll-out, it’s time to start thinking big. Our sector needs to build many machines at the same time, establish competitive new supply chains and make sure the right supporting infrastructure is in the right place. This session will identify the key challenges and see how private and public actors can work together to re-industrialise Europe!

 

Chair: Yuki Esser, Business & Innovation Advisor, DMEC

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Speakers:

  • Audrey MacIver

    Director of Energy & Low Carbon | Highlands and Islands Enterprise

  • Michael Baumann

    Business Development Manager Growth Industries | SKF

  • Xavier Guillou

    Team Leader | European Commission (tbc)

  • Henry Jeffrey

    Senior Lecturer | University of Edinburgh

ETIP Ocean Side Event
| Side Event

ETIP Ocean Side Event

ETIP Ocean has started the work to update the Strategic Research & Innovation Agenda (SRIA) for ocean energy. The SRIA outlines the priority research, development and innovation challenges to encourage the commercialisation of ocean energy technologies. It provides guidance to EU and national funders by presenting concrete research and innovation actions that will allow ocean energy to meet its SET Plan targets.

 

Over the past months, the ETIP Ocean Technology Working Group has helped prioritise the research, development and innovation topics that will accelerate the development of ocean energy the most in the coming years. This side event will present the work done so far and gather input from the participants with a view to publishing an updated edition of the SRIA in 2024.

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Wave to Energy and Water (W2EW) Project Side Event
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Wave to Energy and Water (W2EW) Project Side Event

The joint vision of the Wave to Energy and Water consortium is to deliver a world-beating wave powered technology solution – W2EW. It relies on the innovative integration of wave energy and sea water desalination technologies, to produce zero-emission electricity and fresh water, with dynamic optimisation of energy production and maximising the available wave energy using fresh water as storage.

The consortium partners will share the results of the project and announce next steps to mature and commercialise the solution.

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Avoiding Nemo - Innovations in environmental monitoring
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Avoiding Nemo - Innovations in environmental monitoring

Environmental monitoring will facilitate permitting and ensure that ocean energy is developed in harmony with marine life. Monitoring in harsh sea conditions can be challenging, but bespoke instruments are being developed to get the most accurate data from deployments. This session will present the latest innovations in underwater sound and video monitoring.

 

Chair: Peter Scheijgrond, EWA

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Speakers:

  • Bertrand Pons

    Actimar Executive Director | SUEZ/Actimar (tbc)

  • Luana Clementino

    Marine Bioacoustics Researcher | WavEC

  • Naomi Wood

    Marine Energy Business Development Coordinator | EMEC

  • Brendan Cahill

    Director of Development | ORPC

FUND-O-RAMA!
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FUND-O-RAMA!

With the Green Deal Industrial Plan, a larger Innovation Fund, recovery funds and more, it’s never been a better time to harness public support to develop and deploy the best ocean energy technologies. But funding applications are a world of their own – and sometimes it’s hard to know where to start.

This session is for anyone who wants to help drive forward ocean energy, but who needs public support to make this happen. You’ll be able to sit around the table with and chat directly with representatives from several European and other funding programmes

 

Chair: Lotta Pirttimaa, Senior Policy Officer, Ocean Energy Europe

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Speakers:

  • Matthieu Grosjean

    Project Adviser Innovation Fund | CINEA

  • Johanna Money

    Marine Energy Sector Lead | Scottish Enterprise

  • Antonio Marco Pantaleo

    Programme Manager | European Innovation Council

BlueInvest Thematic Workshop
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BlueInvest Thematic Workshop

This workshop will bring together entrepreneurs, corporates, investors, policymakers and stakeholders to discuss the latest market and policy developments, innovations and investment opportunities in the blue renewable energy sector.

Join BlueInvest to:

– Discover high potential blue economy projects and emerging sustainable technologies in the blue renewable energy sector;

– Engage in targeted business matching and identify investment opportunities;

– Discuss pivotal topics to sustainable financing and the transition to a green blue economy.

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Wave showcase - On the wave to a global market
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Wave showcase - On the wave to a global market

A range of developers from Europe and around the world will present their WECs (Wave Energy Converters) and give an insight into their future plans. This session will be an opportunity to hear about the latest developments in wave energy technology.

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Speakers:

  • Geir Arne Solheim

    CEO | Havkraft

  • Fred Garner

    Founder | Symphony Wave

  • Kristi Terrasa

    Corporate and Business Development, Senior Associate | C-Power

  • David Volk

    Managing Director | Sigma Energy

  • Marcus Lehmann

    CEO | CalWave Power

  • Lars Wigant

    CEO & Partner | Exowave

  • Jonathan Fievez

    CEO | Carnegie Clean Energy

  • Andrea Caio

    Business Development Manager | Mocean Energy (tbc)

Multi-use at the North Sea
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Multi-use at the North Sea

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AI in ocean energy - Take the blue energy pill
| Main Session

AI in ocean energy - Take the blue energy pill

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Friday 27/10/2023

Site Visit
| Side Event

Site Visit

Join the Dutch Energy From Water Association (EWA) for a tour that will take you through the countryside of North Holland, and the sites of several important players in the Dutch ocean energy sector.

Departing from the conference venue, Amare, the site visit promises a day of exploration and discovery into the world of ocean energy. Take the unique opportunity to visit pioneering Dutch technology developers in wave energy, tidal energy, and salinity gradient power.

Limited places available. 

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