OES Annual Report 2012 - Ocean Energy Systems

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2.5 / SPONSORSHIP
Ocean Energy Systems provides financial and Non-financial sponsorship to a number of organizations and
ExCo members sit on a number of relevant Steering Committees.
International Conference on Ocean Energy (ICOE)
The ExCo had committed OES to be a non-financial member of the ICOE 2012 conference, which was
held on 17 – 19 October 2012 in Dublin, Ireland. ExCo members supported the conference organizer, the
Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), and served on the ICOE 2012 Steering Committee.
The International Conference on Ocean Energy is the global marine energy event focused on the industrial
development of renewable marine energy. Held every two years, the goal of the conference and exhibition
is to share recent experiences from research and demonstration efforts. It aims to accelerate development
by stimulating collaboration networks between companies and research and development centres. It also
specifically targets engagement of the experience of operators in related marine and power industry sectors.
Over 900 international experts and world-leading companies in ocean energy attended this event.
The OES sponsored a €3,000 prize fund for the best posters presented at ICOE 2012. A 1 st Prize of €1,500
and 2 second prizes of €750 each were available to PhD, researchers and other students.
The ExCo further approved the OES would provide a “home” for past and future ICOE 2012 conference
material.
Prize
Entity
Title
Prize
Entity
Title
Prize
Entity
Title
First Prize / Name Joana Van Nieuwkoop-McCall
University Of Exeter
“Evaluation of wave energy resource versus extreme wave conditions
at different water depths”
Second Prize / Name Lucy Cradden
University Of Edinburgh
“A combined resource atlas for marine energy”
Second Prize / Name Miguel Santos
Wedge Global S.L.
“Testing of a full-scale PTO based on a Switched Reluctance
Linear Generator for Wave Energy Conversion”
International Network on Offshore Renewable Energy (INORE)
INORE is a network for postgraduate researchers working with issues related to offshore renewable energy:
wave, tidal and offshore wind energy. INORE brings together researchers from around the world to meet,
collaborate and share knowledge.
The OES Executive Committee encourages this network and at the last ExCo meeting, the ExCo
unanimously agreed to provide annual sponsorship to INORE, particularly to develop membership in new
regions, including Asia and the Pacific.
In 2012, OES sponsored the travel costs of the INORE Chairperson to attend the Asian Wave and Tidal
Energy Conference (AWTEC) 2012 conference in Jeju, Korea (27-30 November) and promote INORE in
Asian region. AWTEC has been established to be the regional conference affiliated to the European Wave
and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC: www.ewtec.org) series, which has been running since 1979.
The ExCo intends to continue supporting INORE in its development of postgraduate expertise in marine
energy.
ANNUAL
REPORT 2012