PROG-CONF-EN-V6

International Convention on Marine Renewable Energy
4th edition of THETIS MRE
20 and 21 May 2015, Nantes
Pays de la Loire, FRANCE
Conferences and workshops
« Marine Renewable Energy :
from opportunity to industrial reality »
WEDNESDAY 20th MAY
09:30 – 10:30 ● Opening session
How do we industrialize across Europe ?
10:30 – 12:00 ● Plenary Session
• This first plenary session is devoted to the issues surrounding the creation of the industrial
infrastructure needed to support the ambitious implementation plans both sides of the Channel.
The focus is on contrasting experience each side of the Channel including two ports.
AREVA : Philippe Kavafyan
ALSTOM : Nicolas Serrie
STX : Fréderic Grizaud
PORT DE NANTES / ST-NAZAIRE : Jean-Pierre Chalus
PORT OF HULL : Gareth Davies *
NEOPOLIA : Loïck Anger
Fixed offshore wind : the state of play.
13:30 – 14:30 ● Workshop
• Of all marine renewables technologies, this is the' most mature with 10Gw expected in the UK by
2020 and France planning 6Gw although the timing has slipped back somewhat. Larger turbines
are helping to reduce costs, but the support mechanisms put in place in France and the UK are very
different, and different again from those in Germany. Industrial strategies differ widely too. We
aim to highlight what works and what doesn't, looking for a coherent future policy framework that
will encourage development and contribute to longer-term cost reduction.
GDF : Raphael Tilot (France)
EDF : Béatrice Buffon (France)
WPD : Vincent Bales (France)
DWIA : Morten Basse (Danemark)
RTE : Gro de Saint Martin (France)
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International Convention on Marine Renewable Energy
4th edition of THETIS MRE
20 and 21 May 2015, Nantes
Pays de la Loire, FRANCE
How does all this get funded ?
15:00 – 16:30 ● Plenary Session
• The projects need to be funded. Successful fund raising depends on having the right legal framework.
In France this has been problematic, but should now improve. Funding packages are constantly
evolving and getting more sophisticated. More banks need to be involved with a greater
understanding of our industry, but without choking off innovation - a very real issue. Risk management
is critical and will also be discussed.
NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT : Anne Lapierre
BESSE : François Renelier
GREEN GIRAFFE : Jerôme Guillet
OCEAN ENERGY EUROPE : Remi Gruet
ADEME : Magali Schweitzer
CATAPULT : Cian Conroy *
Floating offshore wind : the route of the future.
17:00 – 18:00 ● Workshop
• France is heavily committed to this technology with several companies competing to prove that theirs
is the best solution. Here the debate between vertical and horizontal axis turbines is not over and
could spill over into fixed. Franc's windy western Mediterranean Gulf of Lions coast needs this solution
that is also essential to marine renewables development in Japan. We bring together the leading
developers and experts to brief us on the state of development.
DCNS : Frederic LeLidec (France)
IDEOL : B. Geschier (France)
PRINCIPLE POWER *
VERTIWIND : Marie Viala (France) *
EOLFI : Alain Delsupexhe (France)
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International Convention on Marine Renewable Energy
4th edition of THETIS MRE
20 and 21 May 2015, Nantes
Pays de la Loire, FRANCE
THURSDAY 21th MAY
R&D, Test Sites, education & training : supply & demand.
9:15 – 10:15 ● Workshop
• If our industry has managed to get off the ground, that is in part thanks to earlier R & D, and the test
centers. The role of R & D and of the test centers will remain central to progress, but can we better coordinate our efforts on a European scale to reduce wasteful duplication. Further education and training,
already a prominent need in the UK and elsewhere in Europe, is going to be key to ensuring the
availability of skilled personnel. What is on offer? Is it what the market wants ?
ECN : Alain Clément (France)
ENSTA : Jean-Yves Pradillon (France)
PMBA : P. Poupon (France) *
EMEC : O. Wragg (United Kingdom)
FLOWAVE : S. Brown (United Kingdom)
Operation & Maintenance (OPEX) cost reduction opportunities.
10:30 - 12:00 ● Plenary Session
• Although the French projects are still a long way from incurring operational costs, this is not true in
Britain and the issue is central to overall project cost control. France having opted for a policy of
subsidizing national industrial development thus pushing up costs, will need to be very attentive to cost
reduction opportunities in OPEX in the future if costs are to remain acceptable to French tax payers.
RENEWABLE RISK ADVISERS : M. Bullock
AILES MARINES : Jean-François Petit
ARMATEURS DE FRANCE : Eric Banel
BVG ASSOCIATES : Bruce Valpy
NATURAL POWER : Grégoire Durand
AERODYN : Jean-Christophe Hinrichs
Wave energy ; the beginning of the end ?
13:30 – 14:30 ● Workshop
• The recent failure of Pelamis and signs of strain at Aquamarine are symptomatic of the difficulty that
this sector has experienced in the quest for successful machines. Given the enormity of the global
resource, we expect that sooner or later a viable solution will be found. We will hear from companies
that have promising machines, telling us about their hopes and plans for the future.
AW ENERGY (WAVEROLLER) : John Lijlelund (Finlande)
WELLO PENGUIN : Aki Luukkainen (Finlande)
SIMPLY BLUE : Ronan Costello () *
CARNEGIE : Kieran O' Brien (Australie)
GEPS TECHNO : Jean-Luc Longeroche (France) *
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International Convention on Marine Renewable Energy
4th edition of THETIS MRE
20 and 21 May 2015, Nantes
Pays de la Loire, FRANCE
Tidal : going with the flow ?
14:45 – 15:45 ● Workshop
• The European tidal turbine market is split between the UK and France, and total possible
machine numbers are modest. We are again facing the fact that France is pointing one way
with DCNS and Alstom, and the UK another with Atlantis Resources and Hammerfest. The
Alderney potential is also of great importance. How do we cooperate to minimize costs and
get the industry really moving?
ONEM : G. Martin (France)
TOCARDO : Paul Morris ()
FORCE CANADA REP : C. Campbell
SUSTAINABLE MARINE ENERGY : Christoph Harwood (United Kingdom) *
SWANSEA BAY TIDAL LAGOON : Ton Fijen (United Kingdom)
MRE in remote & island communities - a different story ?
16:00 – 17:30 ● Plenary Session
• He recent failure of Pelamis and signs of strain throughout the industry are symptomatic of
the difficulty that this sector has experienced in the quest for successful machines. Given
the enormity of the global resource, we expect that sooner or later a viable solution will be
found. We will hear from companies that have promising machines, telling us about their
hopes and plans for the future.
PLOCAN : Joaquin Brito
HYDROQUEST : Jean-François Simon
MARTINIQUE - ETM - DCNS : Emmanuel Brochard
EEL ENERGY : Frank Sylvain
SABELLA : J-F Daviau
AKUO : Jean Balandras
17:30 ● Closing conference : THETIS 2016 announcement
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