Bristol Tidal Energy Forum Five The Future of Tidal Energy ... - Regensw

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 Session 1 | Funding Programmes    

Welcome - Johnny Gowdy, Director, Regen SW Introduction to tidal energy in Bristol - Speaker TBC, Bristol City Council Funding for offshore renewable energy - Rob Saunders, Head of Energy, Technology Strategy Board An overview of the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult and future projects Andrew Jamieson, Chief Executive, Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult

11:00 Refreshment break 11:30 Session 2 | The Future of Tidal Energy Development in the UK    

A route to the cost effective deployment of large arrays - Jeremy Thake, Head of Engineering, Atlantis Resource Corporation Tidal energy technology for the Bristol Channel - Ian Godfrey, Marine Programme Manager, Regen SW Title TBC - Lucy Parsons, Director of Risk Mitigation, Narec Capital The Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Marine Energy Park - Speaker TBC, Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters MEP

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

Title TBC - Bob Colclough, Marine Current Turbines The HF4, a custom vessel to industrialise tidal energy - Simon Hindley, Mojo Maritime Title TBC - Thomas Roc, Oceanographer/ Software Developer, IT Power

15:00 Industry updates and discussion 16:00 Finish