Thematic Areas
The scope of the Conference is broad, covering all aspects of the renewable energies offshore activities including:
• Resource assessment
• Wind Energy
• Wave Energy
• Tidal Energy
• Ocean Energy Devices
• Multiuse Platforms
• PTO design
• Grid connection
• Economic assessment
• Materials and structural design
• Installation planning
• Maintenance planning
• Special Session on Power assessment and fluctuating loads in tidal energy devices
• Special Session on Integration of wave energy into breakwaters
• Special Session on Control of wave energy devices
• Special Session WEC interactions in arrays
• Special Session Extreme loads and response of floaters
• Special Session Wave breaking loads on energy structures
• Special Session Design tools for ocean energy
• Special Session Design of moorings and power cables
• Special Session on German floating offshore wind cluster
• Special Session on ARCWIND project on Floating Offshore Wind
• Special Session Operation and Maintenance of Offshore Wind
• Special Session Condition based Maintenance
• Special Session Floating Solar Platforms
Special Sessions
Proposals will be accepted for organizers of Special Sessions on topics to be agreed with the organization.
Planned Special Sessions
• Special Session on Power assessment and fluctuating loads in tidal energy devices - Gregory Pinon
• Special Session on Integration of wave energy into breakwaters - Lucia Margheritini
• Special Session on Control of wave energy devices - John Ringwood
• Special Session WEC interactions in arrays - Jonas Ringsberg
• Special Session Extreme loads and response of floaters - Peter Stansby
• Special Session Wave breaking loads on energy structures - Constantine Michailides
• Special Session Design tools for ocean energy – Vincenzo Nava, Pablo Ruiz Minguela
• Special Session Design of moorings and power cables - Lars Johanning, Philipp Thies
• Special Session on German floating offshore wind cluster - Frank Adam
• Special Session on ARCWIND project on Floating Offshore Wind - C. Guedes Soares
• Special Session Operation and Maintenance of Offshore Wind - Mahmood Shafiee
• Special Session Condition based Maintenance - Fausto García Márquez
• Special Session Floating Solar Platforms - Madjid Karimirad