
Conference Program
A core component of the conference are the presentations of research submitted and approved through our Call for Extended Abstracts. The final program is a result of the number and variety of topics received and accepted during the abstract review process, usually completed 2 months in advance of the conference.
Friday 19 Jan 2024
09:00 – 12:00 Pre-Conference Workshops
Technologies and Policies to Support the Integration of Marine Renewables into a Grid
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch
No workshops in this session.
13:00 – 16:00 Pre-Conference Workshops
WEC-Sim (Wave Energy Converter SIMulator)
WEC-Sim (Wave Energy Converter SIMulator) is an open-source code for simulating wave energy converters (WECs), jointly developed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories in the United States. WEC-Sim is developed in MATLAB/SIMULINK framework utilizing Simscape Multibody to solve the multi-body dynamics problem. WEC-Sim predicts the WEC dynamics through time domain simulations based on the radiation and diffraction method using hydrodynamic coefficients obtained from boundary element method based-frequency-domain potential flow solvers (e.g., WAMIT, NEMOH, or ANSYS AQWA). WEC-Sim is developed for the purpose of predicting, analyzing, and optimizing WEC dynamics and power performance.
Saturday 20 Jan 2024
09:00 – 12:00 Pre-Conference Workshops
Workshop on International Data Sharing for Marine Renewable Energy
PRIMRETBD
The PRIMRE team (Portal and Repository for Information on Marine Renewable Energy) from the US national laboratories will present background on the PRIMRE system with a focus on the value and feasibility of sharing data and information internationally. As research and development activities in marine renewable energy begin to become wide-spread around the world, there is a need to share information on the development, deployment, and challenges of generating power from ocean water. Several nations have developed comprehensive systems for storing, curating, and disseminating data on marine energy, including the U.S. and several European countries.
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch
No workshops in this session.
13:00 – 16:00 Pre-Conference Workshops
Environmental Sensing and Monitoring Technologies
International Workshop Session on Environmental Sensing and Monitoring Technologies – Capabilities and Gaps
Sunday 21 Jan 2024
13:00 – 16:00 Pre-Conference Workshops
Government Round Table- Energy Transition
This session is for invited persons from government to discuss opportunities, challenges, strategies and policies to achieve Net Zero Emissions.
17:00 – 18:00 Conference Registration Opens
UniNorte Campus
18:00 – 21:00 Welcome Reception
Auditorium
Monday 22 Jan 2024
08:30 – 09:00 Conference Opening and Welcome
No workshops in this session.
09:00 – 10:30 Plenary Session
This session will provide a Regional Perspective on opportunities and developments by presentations and discussions with representatives from multiple PAMEC member countries.
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break & Networking
No workshops in this session.
11:00 – 13:00 Session 1
11:00 – 13:00 1a: Environmental Assessment
Presentation of Research on this Topic
Presenter 1: Environmental Effects
Environmental Effects
11:00 – 13:00 1b: Resource Assessment
Presentations of Research on this Topic:
-Methodologies
-Technologies
-Related Issues such as Turbulence
Presenter 1: Resource Assessment
Resource Assessment
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch
No workshops in this session.
14:00 – 15:30 Session 2
14:00 – 15:30 2a: Wave Technology
Presentation of Research on this Topic
14:30 – 16:30 2b: Tidal Technology
Presentation of Research on this Topic
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee Break and Networking
No workshops in this session.
16:00 – 17:30 Session 3
16:00 – 17:30 3a: Offshore Wind Technology
Presentation of Research on this Topic
16:00 – 17:30 3b: Storage and Integration Technologies
Presentation of Research on this Topic
-Integrating Renewable Energies
-Grid Connections
-Storage
18:00 – 18:00 Poster Reception & Networking
Delegates are encourage to attend any informal Side Events hosted by attendees and to dine at a location of their own choosing.
Tuesday 23 Jan 2024
08:30 – 10:00 Plenary Session
This session will provide a Global Perspective on opportunities and developments by presentations and discussions with representatives from our sister organizations EWTEC and ATEC and invited international guests.
10:00 – 10:30 Coffee Break & Networking
Location TBD
10:30 – 13:00 Session 4
10:30 – 13:00 4a: Policies to enable Remote Coastal Community Solutions
No workshops in this session.
10:30 – 13:00 4b: Technologies to enable Micro-Electricity Demand Solutions
Micro-electricity Demand Needs, such as Ocean Technologies, Aquaculture and Remote Micro-Grids
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch
No workshops in this session.
14:00 – 16:30 Session 5
14:00 – 14:00 5a: Salinity Gradient Technology
Presentations of research on this topic.
14:00 – 16:30 5b: Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion(OTEC)
Presentations of research on this topic.
18:30 – 22:00 Gala Dinner
Location TBD
Wednesday 24 Jan 2024
09:30 – 11:00 Session 6
09:30 – 11:00 6a: Building the Social and Policy Support for Marine Renewable Energies
-Public Confidence
-Integrated Planning Methodologies and Tools
-Socio-economic Issues, including Supply Chains
-Market Supports,
-Test and Research Centres
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break & Networking
No workshops in this session.
11:30 – 12:30 Closing Plenary Session
This session will summarize and highlight knowledge gained at the conference and discuss the research priorities, challenges and opportunities that still lie ahead to decarbonize the planet.