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Nordic technology developers learn through ocean deployment

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Event overview

Date : 13/09/2018 - 13/09/2018

Time : 13/09/2018 | 11:00 - 14:00

Location : Rue du Luxembourg 3 1000 Brussels Belgium

With strong support from the EU, Nordic technology developers are leading the way in ocean energy development. Testing and demonstration programmes undertaken at Europe’s world leading infrastructures have generated learning, innovation and leveraged further investments.

Leading the way with EU support

Further deployments in real sea conditions are now key to moving the sector forward, so we can generate operational data, improve knowledge of device behaviour and improve logistics and processes. As deployment increases, both manufacturing and installation processes are standardised and industrialised, unfolding the paths to cost reductions.

At this event, our expert panels of world-leading technology developers will explain their successes to-date through ocean deployment, how the EU and its Member States are helping, and what challenges lay ahead. A panel debate will promote discussions on the following topics:

  • Global leadership: Maintaining Europe’s technological advantage in ocean energy
  • Route to market: Supporting testing and pre-commercial arrays

Programme

Moderator: Rémi Gruet, Ocean Energy Europe

11:00 – 11:15

Welcome from VINNOVA

Introduction and opening comments

Pierre Ingmarsson, Ocean Energy Sweden

11:15 – 12:15

Global leadership: Maintaining Europe’s technological advantage


Patrik Möller
, CEO Corpower Ocean
Michael Henriksen
, CEO Wavepiston
Geir Arne Solheim
, CEO Havkraft
Joakim Nyström
, Key Segment Manager – Energy & Offshore | SSAB AB
Matthijs Soede
, Research Programme Officer, European Commission

12:15 – 12:45

Lunch

12:45 – 13:45

Route to market: Supporting testing and pre-commercial arrays

Erik Friis-Madsen, CEO Wave Dragon 
Heikki Paakkinen
, CEO Wello
Fredrik Ahlström
, CFO Minesto

Anders Olsson
, Sales | Arcos Hydraulik AB
Xavier Guillou
, Policy Officer, DG MARE, European Commission

13:45 – 14:00

Wrap-up and concluding remarks

Rémi Gruet, Ocean Energy Europe

Rue du Luxembourg 3
1000 Brussels Belgium