LATEST NEWS
- All abstracts have been reviewed and authors notified
- Invited speakers currently being organised
- Supergen ORE Hub – PRIMaRE workshop to be hosted on day 2 (see details below)
The University of Southampton’s Energy and Climate Change Division is pleased to be hosting the 11th PRIMaRE Conference on the 27-28 June 2024
In the offshore renewable energy research community, the PRIMaRE conference has developed a reputation for being friendly and informal yet with high quality technical sessions and workshops, warmly welcoming both industry and academia – including early stage PhD researchers. Please join us in Southampton!
Registration and attendance at the conference is FREE (there may be a charge for the conference dinner, TBC).
Abstract submission is now closed. We have received over 50 abstracts; thank you to all the authors.
Conference topics:
- Tidal/ocean current turbines
- Wave energy devices
- Offshore floating wind energy
- Tidal range schemes
- Hybrid renewable energy floating platforms
- Economic, environmental, social, and policy aspects of offshore renewable energy
The conference will be held in the Centenary Building (B100) situated in the Highfield Campus at the University of Southampton Highfield Campus. More details will be available here soon.
Display space and sponsorship opportunities are available. Please submit requests to A.S.Bahaj@soton.ac.uk.
Supergen ORE Hub – PRIMaRE Workshop
At Sea Component Testing for Offshore Renewables (ACTOR)
The UK needs rapid Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) expansion for Net Zero and climate change mitigation, energy security, green growth and jobs. The target of 50GW Offshore Wind by 2030 means building out ten times faster than at present. However, as development pushes into deeper water and more complex and challenging offshore environments, new floating technology and innovation is required. An offshore testing platform is a critical part of an integrated experimental testing ground for rapid proving for technology intended to operate in extreme hostile offshore environments.
Resulting from Supergen ORE Hub consultations with the ORE community, the University of Plymouth, in collaboration with ORE Catapult and PML are leading a proposal for a new “At-Sea Component Testing Facility for Offshore Renewables” (ACTOR). The aim of the workshop is to share details of the proposal and consult with the community to further refine the use cases and specifications for the new facility.
To accelerate and de-risk ORE expansion, the aim for ACTOR is to establish an offshore floating laboratory (OffLab) to generate data pipelines in a ‘controlled’ offshore environment in parallel with a globally leading infrastructure of virtual ORE replicas (V-ORE). This will enable representations of real-world ORE assets, processes, and systems in their natural environment.
Registration form
All participants need to register individually for the conference, even if you have an abstract accepted.
About the PRIMaRE consortium
A consortium of marine renewable energy experts across higher education, research and industry have joined together to establish a ‘network of excellence’ for the south of the country.
The Universities of Plymouth, Exeter, Southampton, Bristol and Bath, along with the Marine Biological Association and Plymouth Marine Laboratory, have agreed to work together on research projects across the spectrum of marine renewables.
Completing the line-up of the Partnership for Research in Marine Renewable Energy (PRIMaRE) is the South West Marine Energy Park and the Wave Hub facility off the north coast of Cornwall, who will act as conduits between the research community and industry.
