WAVE ENERGY PLANNING
AND MARKETING
(WAVEPLAM)
the project
EU funded project under Intelligent Europe Program
(Nov. 2007-Oct. 2010)
Objective:
To speed up introduction of ocean energy onto the European RES-e
market.
the project
1st directly focus
on the market and the non-technological barriers
for the kick-off of wave energy in Europe.
the consortium
ƒRegional Energy Agency
- EVE,, Basque
q
Country
y (ES)
( )
ƒTechnology Centers
- ROBOTIKER, Basque Country (ES);
- CRES,
CRES Greece
G eece
ƒUniversity
- Cork,, Ireland
ƒTechnology Developers and manufacters
- Wavegen, UK;
- Wave Dragon
Dragon, DK
ƒAssociations
- Wave Energy
gy Centre
- EU-OEA
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Advisory
Board
The advisory board
Company name
Greenpeace
DONG
EREC
Norvento Enerxia
EDP Inovação
European
Investment Bank
Sociedad de
Hidrocarburos de
Euskadi, S.A.
EC (DG MARE)
Country
EU
Denmark
Belgium
Spain
Portugal
Representative
Frauke Thies
Jon Vindahl Kringelum
g
Oliver Schaefer
Gerardo López Roibás
Joao Goncalo Maciel
EU
Brian Field
Spain
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Javier Valdés
EU
Loic Blanchard
the activities
ƒ
A detailed picture of the state of the art of wave energy
ƒ A survey of the different non-technological barriers and Best
Practices
ƒ
A methodology for site selection
ƒ
A guideline for implementing wave energy projects
ƒ Ten pre-viability studies at ten different sites
ƒ A network of project partners and other identified projects,
platforms and agents from the EU and other countries
ƒ Europe-wide dissemination of project results
the dissemination (web)
www.waveplam.eu
the dissemination (permanent contact point)
[email protected]
the dissemination (events)
www jornadamarina com
www.jornadamarina.com
the dissemination (newsletter)
www.waveplam.eu
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Next issue (3): Feburuary
2009
Content:
-Focus on: Spanish market
Register your contacts!
www.waveplam.eu
the dissemination
Change
needs information
the target groups
•National/local authorities & public bodies
•End users (i.e.
(i e utilities)
•Technology suppy chain and industry
•General public
the impact
ƒRaise the knowledge of decision makers and investors about the state
of the art, the weight of the different non-technological barriers and the
best practices to overcome them
ƒSpeed up the interest and the investment in wave energy projects
To make the best of this
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