Bristol Tidal Energy Forum Five - Regensw

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Bristol Tidal Energy Forum Five The Future of Tidal Energy in the UK 1 October, Bristol City Hall 10am – 4pm Agenda 09:30 Registration 10:00 Welcome  

Johnny Gowdy, director, Regen SW Councillor Gus Hoyt, cabinet member, Bristol City Council

10:10 Session 1 | Financing the Future of Tidal Energy Technology   

Funding for offshore renewable energy - David Hytch, lead technologist – offshore renewables, Technology Strategy Board An overview of the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult and future projects Andrew Jamieson, chief executive, Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult When can private finance take over - Lucy Parsons, director of risk mitigation, Narec Capital

11:15 Refreshment break 11:45 Session 2 | Innovation in Industry   

A route to the cost effective deployment of large arrays - Jeremy Thake, head of engineering, Atlantis Resource Corporation Innovation at Marine Current Turbines - Bob Colclough, naval architect, Marine Current Turbines Tidal energy technology for the Bristol Channel - Ian Godfrey, marine programme manager, Regen SW

13:00 Lunch and networking 14:00 Session 3 | Industry Case Studies    

The HF4, a custom vessel to industrialise tidal energy - Simon Hindley, naval architect, Mojo Maritime The Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Marine Energy Park – Calum Davidson, director of energy and low carbon, Highlands and Islands Enterprise Tidal Energy Convertor Array Optimisation: in the Maze of the Minotaur - Thomas Roc, oceanographer / software developer, IT Power Innovation in the supply chain – David Rigg, managing director, Green Theme

15:00 Industry updates and discussion 16:00 Finish