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Programme

08:30 – 09:00 Registration and refreshments

09:00 – 10:00 Narec: A leading facilitator of collaborative offshore renewables R&D

  1. Dr Jamie Grimwade, Technology Specialist - Marine, Wave and tidal energy – Past and present R&D projects
  2. Dr Richard Court, Technology Specialist – Wind Renewables, Wind – Past and present R&D projects
  3. Paul McKeever, R&D Manager – FP7 Snapper Project: The development of a novel rare-earth magnet based wave power conversion system

10:00 – 10:20 Durham University, Professor Peter Tavner, Professor of New & Renewable Energy, President European Academy of Wind Energy

10:20 – 10:40 National Physical Laboratory, Ray Chegwin, Business Development Manager – Energy, NPL: Supporting Renewable Energy

10:40 – 11:00 Morning break

11:00 – 11:20 Elforsk - Swedish Electrical Utilities' R&D Company, Dr. Magnus Olofsson, CEO, Vindforsk Research – Wind power and wind farms onshore and offshore

11:20 – 11:40 SP, Berit Gullbransson, Senior Advisor, Addressing the challenges of marine renewables from a research institute perspective

11:40 – 12:00 Swedish Wind Power Technology Centre, Ola Carlson - R&D - Present projects and future visions

12:00 – 13:00 Site tour

13:00 – 13:45 Lunch

13:45 – 16:30 Afternoon workshops - Electrical and Mechanical Challenges for Offshore Renewables

For further information or to register your attendance please email: sheena.mcgeorge@narec.co.uk or telephone 01670 357338.

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