International Conference on Ocean Energy (ICOE 2026) is a conference and exhibition dedicated to the industrial development of renewable marine energy.
Topics
Role of governments and investors
Enabling wave and tidal energy
Leverages to increase investment
Scale developments
Funding for small
Market development (Global experience of market design - what has worked and what has not, What issues have emerged, What market development is needed to level the playing field with matured renewables)
Technology and challenges
Design of arrays and farms as effective powerplants
Developing engineering and integrated solutions to meet market needs
Moorings and foundations; station-keeping for installations, operations and maintenance
How to avoid developers relearning via repeating mistakes
Cost reduction and reliability improvement through new materials
Solutions for interconnection: cabling, connections monitoring
Metals, composites, and design
Operating in the cruel sea
Does higher CAPEX lead to reduced risk and OPEX?
Operations & Maintenance experience
Lessons from Europe and America
How do we achieve Certification and insurance
Silent springs: addressing the natural and regulatory environments
Making the best of the sites available
Resources versus reserves
Choosing sites that help with LCOE reduction and ease of consenting
Using Hydrodynamic modelling to estimate scope of impacts
Lessons in Maritime planning, permitting and acceptability
New approaches by governments and regulators
Let`s work together!
Share, Learn & Collaborate
What skills do businesses need to work together?
Role of marine energy (integration, location, remote solutions)
Knowledge Network platform
Experience from maturing ProjectsPlease note that you are very welcome to hand in a paper which is oriented towards a different topic, for which a dedicated session can be created
