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  • Numerics Warehouse, on behalf of the SEAI, have completed a Fifteen Year Model Based Wave Climatology of Belmullet, Co. Mayo. This report is now available upon request to ocean.energy@seai.ie.
  • SEAI publish a study on Irish Ports and Shipping Requirements for the Marine Renewable Energy Industry. Click here for the press release and full report.
  • March 2011: GL Garrad Hassan complete a study for SEAI on the Industrial Development Potential of Offshore Wind in Ireland. For these and other publications go to our Ocean Energy Publications page.
  • May 2011: EirGrid have published a pioneering study into the design and architecture of a future offshore energy grid. To access the EirGrid Offshore Grid Study, visit their website here.
  • The 4th International Conference on Ocean Energy, ICOE 2012, will take place in Dublin from the 17 - 19th October 2012. For more information, visit our dedicated website here.
  • November 2010: SEAI present the "Ocean Energy - Roadmap to 2050" at the Pathways to 2050 International Energy Conference. Further details are available here.
  • October 2010: DCENR and SEAI publish draft Offshore Renewable Energy Development Plan (OREDP) for public consultation and associated SEA Environmental Reports. Click on link above or visit DCENR website.
  • July 2010: Economics Study of Ocean Energy Development in Ireland - report jointly commissionsed by SEAI and InvestNI and undertaken by SQW is also available on our Ocean Energy Publications page.
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