Presentations from the Supplier Information Session in NL: Opportunities in Marine Renewable Energy

Thank you to all the presenters who graciously gave their time and expertise to speak to the 25+ industry representative that attended the March 21, 2013 Supplier Information Session on Marine Renewable Energy we hosted in St. John’s, NL. 

The growing marine renewable energy sector offers a unique opportunity for Canada to become a leader in providing solutions, systems, and expertise to the world market and we hope that this session was able to identify some of those opportunities available to companies already servicing the energy industries.

Below are links to the presentations given at this session:

Why marine renewable energy?

Chris Campbell, Executive Director, Marine Renewables Canada – An overview of industry growth, supply chain needs and opportunities 

Opportunities in Canada’s marine renewable energy projects

Elisa Obermann, Operations Director, Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) – Development centre activities, progress, needs, future plans

Dana Morin, Director-Business Development, Fundy Tidal Inc. 

Capturing the opportunity: Supplier Success Stories

Simon Melrose, Manager Nova Scotia Operations, Oceans Ltd. – Building on existing skills, getting involved in renewable energy 
Part 1
Part 2

Peter Gifford, ExtremeOcean Innovation – TranSPAR Craft Technology (access vessel for offshore wind farms) – overview of the framework used to advance the technology towards commercialization

The Local Context: Marine Renewable Energy in Newfoundland & Labrador

Mike Graham, Administrator-Applied Research, College of the North Atlantic – Wave energy centre development – remote community off-grid application – community support/participation 

Paul Ryan, Coordinator of Programs – School of Ocean Technology, Fisheries and Marine Institute, Memorial University of Newfoundland