Ocean Energy Industry Forum

The Ocean Energy Industry Forum meeting was held in Dublin on Tuesday 21^st of April 2009. The meeting was addressed by the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, Mr. Eamon Ryan T.D. where he launched the Industry Association (MRIA).

For a number of years the Marine Institute and SEAI have convened a forum meeting of the various interests in the Ocean Energy field. The sector has developed significantly in recent years and there have been a number of key developments. With the formation of the MRIA the responsibility for the industry forum will move to the association.

Industry Association (MRIA)

The Industry Association (MRIA) was formally launched by Minister Ryan at the Industry Forum held on April 21^st. It was set up to represent the interests of the businesses in Ireland engaged in the development of Wave and Tidal Energy technologies and projects. Researchers and Agencies engaged in this sector are also involved with MRIA. The Association’s Council meets bi monthly and relationships are being developed with all of the other players in the field.

For further information please see: http://www.mria.ie/

Links to the Forums:

Industry Forum 21^st April 2009

Industry Forum 2^nd October 2008

Industry Forum 15^th November 2007

Industry Forum 28^th June 2007 

Industry Forum 13^th December 2006

Information for Developers

The following services are available to developers of Ocean Energy devices:

• Development and Evaluation Protocol for Ocean Energy Devices (PDF, 705KB). This document has guidelines on how to proceed from a concept to prototype
• Galway Bay Wave Energy Test Site - an open water test facility for devices
• Access to Oceanographic Data

For further information, contact oceanenergy@seai.ie