MARIBE CLOSING EVENT
MARIBE panel discusses the potential for multi-use of space in Blue Growth
The MARIBE project finished on the 31st of August 2016. To coincide with the end of the project, a meeting was held in the MaREI Research Centre in University College Cork. During the course of the two-day event, MARIBE partners presented the findings of the project and industry stakeholders presented 9 innovative multi-use of space projects that were developed with assistance from the MARIBE consortium. A selection of these presentations are now available and can be accessed via the links in the agenda below. The event also hosted two lively discussion panels where MARIBE partners, industry representatives and external experts discussed the potential of multi-use of space in Blue Growth as well as the merits of the MARIBE process.
TUESDAY 30TH AUGUST
| 10:00-10:15 | Coffee and registration |
| 10:15-10:30 | Welcome and overview of MARIBE project |
| Gordon Dalton [MARIBE project coordinator] | |
| 10.30-11.00 | Key note address |
| Profs. Tony Lewis & Jerry Murphy | |
| 11:00-11:30 | Coffee/tea break |
| 11.30-13.00 | The current state of Blue Growth |
| WP 4 – Maritime industries, sector lifecycles and Blue Growth | |
| [Kate Johnson, Heriot-Watt University, Scotland, UK] | |
| WP 6 – Current state of investment in Blue Growth | |
| [Sander van den Burg, Wageningen University, The Netherlands] | |
| WP 7 – Blue Growth business models | |
| [Roland Wijnen, Business Models Inc., The Netherlands] | |
| 13.00-14.15 | Lunch |
| 14.15-15.40 | Multi-use of space and Blue Growth |
| WP 8 – Identification of high potential combinations | |
| [Gordon Dalton, UCC] | |
| Socio-economic assessment of BG combinations | |
| [Mike Blanch, BVG Associates , UK] | |
| WP 5- Challenges facing multi-use of space in Blue Growth | |
| [Pedro Diaz, Universidad de Cantabria, Spain] | |
| Example of multi-use project: Wavedragon & SES presentation | |
| [Wave Dragon, Seaweed Energy Solutions & BELLONA] | |
| 15.40-16.10 | Coffee/Tea break |
| 16.10-17.00 | Panel discussion: multi-use of space and multi-use platforms |
WEDNESDAY 31ST AUGUST
| 09:00-10:30 | Multi-use of space and multi-use platform projects in Blue Growth: Industry stakeholder presentations |
| 09.00-09.20 | Oceans of Tomorrow review Overview of FP7 multi-use of space and multi-use platform projects |
| [Pedro Diaz, Universidad de Cantabria, Spain] | |
| 09:20-09:35 | Floating Power Plant [Floating Offshore Wind + Wave] |
| 09.35-09.50 | Grand Port Maritime de Guyane [Floating Shipping Terminal + Aquaculture] |
| 09.50-10.05 | Float Inc. [Floating shipping Terminal + Wave] |
| 10.05-10.20 | Albatern and Aquabiotech [Wave + Aquaculture] |
| 10:20-11:00 | Coffee/tea break |
| 11.00-11.15 | J J Campbell and CREDIT presentation [Wave + Floating Offshore Wind] |
| 11.15-11.30 | MERMAID [Aquaculture + Fixed Offshore Wind] |
| 11.30-11.45 | EcoWindWater[Floating Offshore Wind + Desalination] |
| 11.45-13.00 | MARIBE methodology overview followed by panel discussion on the validity of the ‘business incubator’ approach |