Conference Agenda
Last Updated (Friday, 09 April 2010 13:12)
International experts on wave and current power (tidal, ocean and river currents), will meet with top leaders from government, non-government organizations, environmental advocates, academics, and industry. This conference will explore how to create a more sustainable energy future with a diverse power generation portfolio that includes marine renewable energy technologies. Expert panelists from around the world will discuss their strategic visions, near term objectives, and challenges faced with deploying these innovative technologies. Participants will be invited to engage in an active dialogue with the panelists to explore how to achieve specific power production goals and strategic pathways.
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| Wednesday, April 14, 2010 | |
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| 8:00 am | Registration Check-in |
| 8:30 am | Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00 am | Welcome |
| 9:00 am | Industry Support Moderator: Eoin Sweeney, Sustainable Energy Ireland Jason Busch, Oregon Wave Energy Trust Chris Campbell, Ocean Renewable Energy Group John Miller, New England Marine Renewable Energy Center Mark Sinclair, Clean Energy States Alliance Tom Lamb, Scottish Development International Michael Rosenfeld, UK Trade & Investment |
| 10:00 am | Coffee Break |
| 10:30 am | Keynotes Governor Christine O. Gregoire Liz Birnbaum, Director, Minerals Management Service Will Lutgen, Executive Director of NWPPA |
| 12:00 pm | Lunch - PJ Dougherty |
| 1:00 pm | Lessons From Other Industries: Moderator: Harry Kolar, IBM Smart Bay Sue Skemp, Florida Atlantic University Jack Harlan, Integrated Ocean Observing System Michael Grainey, Oregon Business Development Department Chandra Brown, Oregon Ironworks Brad Given, Renewable Energy Composites Bob West, Ocean Energy Institute |
| 2:30 pm | DOE Funded Research: Moderator: Alejandro Moreno, DOE Bob Thresher, National Renewable Energy Laboratory Jose Zayas, Sandia National Laboratory Andrea Copping, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Michael Reed, DOE |
| 3:30 pm | Round Robin of Test Facilities: Exhibit Hall |
| 4:00 pm | Update on FY '08-'09 DOE Project Summaries: Moderator: Tim Ramsey, DOE Craig Collar, Snohomish PUD Meleah Ashford, Oregon State University Brian Polagye, University of Washington Bill Toman, PG&E Wave Connect Alan Miller, Lockheed Martin |
| 5:15 pm | Adjourn to Hosted Networking Reception |
| Thursday, April 15, 2010 | |
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| 8:00 am | Continental Breakfast |
| 8:30 am | International Programs Moderator: Melanie Nadeau, International Electrotechnical Committee John Huckerby, International Energy Agency-Ocean Energy Systems Jochen Bard, ORECA David Ingram, Equimar Henry Jeffrey, University of Edinburgh, SuperGen Tony Lewis, University College, Cork Alla Weinstein, European Ocean Energy Association |
| 9:30 am | Coffee Break |
| 10:00 am | Evaluating Ecological Effects Moderator: Dallas Meggitt, Sound & Sea Technology, Inc. Stephen Bowler, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Dominic Tollit, SMRU Jim Thomson, University of Washington George Boehlert, OSU, Hatfield Marine Sciences Bridgette Lohrman, NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service Gareth Davies, Aquatera |
| 11:00 am | Deployments & the Stories That Go With Them Moderator: Michael Murphy, HDR/DTA Richard Morris, European Marine Energy Centre John Keating, Galway Bay/Mayo James Taylor, Nova Scotia Power Frank Neumann, Wave Energy Centre-Portugal David Langston, WaveGen |
| 12:00 pm | Lunch - Speacial Speaker Matt Simmons |
| 1:00 pm | CEO Forum Moderator: Bill Holmes, Stoel Rives Derek Robertson, WaveBob Bill Staby, Resolute Marine Energy John McCarthy, Ocean Energy Limited Jim "Brent" Dehlsen, Ecomerit Technologies Steve Klein, Snohomish PUD |
| 2:30 pm | Break |
| 3:15 pm | CEO Forum Moderator: Keith Martin, Chadbourne Park Chris Sauer, Ocean Renewable Power Company George Taylor, OPT Martin McAdam, Aquamarine Power Ali Baghaei, Oceanlinx Ron Smith, Verdant Power |
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