Thursday 21 January 2021

Panel members include:

Professor Hongda Shi - Professor, Ocean Engineering (Ocean University China - Marine Energy Programme)

Professor Christophe Gaudin - Director, Centre for Offshore Foundation Systems and Wave Energy Research Centre (University of Western Australia)

Dr Mark Hemer - Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Unit & Program Leader ORE Systems, Blue Economy CRC

Professor Lars Johanning - Professor of Ocean Technology (University of Exeter)

Ignacio Marti - Head of Division - Wind Energy Materials and Components (DTU Wind Energy)

Professor Deborah Greaves OBE - Head of School, School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics & Director of the Supergen ORE Hub (University of Plymouth)

Panel members include:

Professor David White - Professor of Infrastructure Geotechnics & Co-Director of the Supergen ORE Hub (University of Southampton)

Dr Anna Young - Lecturer, Department of Mechanical Engineering (University of Bath)

Dr Sam Draycott - Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw Fellow (University of Manchester)

Dr Marco Placidi - Lecturer in Experimental Fluid Mechanics (University of Surrey)

Prof David White from the University of Southampton gives an overview to the Tackling the Research Challenges theme 'Resource and Environment Characterisation'

Dr Anna Young from the University of Bath gives an update into the Flexible Funded project 'Flow measurement for accurate tidal turbine design'

Dr Samuel Draycott from the University of Manchester gives an update into the Flexible Funded project 'Accounting for Current in Wave Measurements'

Dr Marco Placidi from the University of Surrey gives an update on the Flexible Funded project 'Veers Extension to non neutral incoming Winds (VENTI)'

Panel members include:

Donagh Cagney - Policy Director (Ocean Energy Europe)

Tim Warham - Senior Policy Adviser (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)

Sue Barr - Chairperson (Marine Energy Council)

Shona Pennock - Research Associate in Marine Energy (University of Edinburgh)

Charlotte Cochrane - Research Associate in Marine Energy (University of Edinburgh)