🌊 Reflecting on Ocean Energy Europe 2024 🌊
Last week, we had the pleasure of exhibiting at the Ocean Energy Europe 2024 conference in Aviemore. The event was a fantastic blend of thought-provoking discussions and ample networking opportunities. We left with a renewed appreciation for our industry's massive strides in wave and tidal technology and project development in recent years.
It was wonderful to connect with old friends and new faces in the tidal energy space, including Spiralis Energy, Porpoise Power Limited, Nova Innovation, HydroWing Ltd, MeyGen, SAE Renewables, Orbital Marine Power Ltd, HYDROQUEST and Tidal Technologies Ltd. Hearing about their progress was truly inspiring. It was great to learn more about multiple, confirmed tidal projects being deployed in the near future.
Similarly, we had many invigorating conversations with wave energy tech developers like Mocean Energy, Wavepiston, CorPower Ocean, Weco - the Wave Energy Collective, Symphony Wave Power, AW-Energy Oy - "Plug into wave energy", ZOEX Power, ECO WAVE DYNAMIS, Seaweed Energy, and Carnegie Clean Energy. It was great to see the steps being taken toward commercialisation from the wave energy community, as well as the breadth of ideas and strategies they look to employ.
As we continue our work across the UK and with European partners, we echo the sentiments of Dr Alasdair Allan, Scottish Minister for Climate Action: “Scotland is a leader in the development of ocean energy. These technologies can complement other renewables and help deliver a secure energy supply. We want a partnership with Europe ensuring that marine energy plays a key role in the energy transition.”
A huge thank you to the team at Ocean Energy Europe for organizing such a brilliant event. We look forward to attending again next year!
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