Multi-use offshore platforms: opportunities for Europe.
An interesting movie for learn more about the opportunities for Europe with the Mermaid Project
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BUSINESS MODEL INC:
In order to further harness the potential of Europe’s oceans, seas and coasts, we need to understand how value is created, delivered, and captured today, what the growth potential is and how it can be unlocked.
Important questions associated with this are: “Can the limited space that is available across Europe be shared among companies from different sectors?” and “What synergies can be created by working together and/or sharing resources?”
– See more at: http://www.businessmodelsinc.com/maribe-project-business-model-research-for-blue-growth/#sthash.Kxq3sMNO.dpuf
IRISHTIMES:
”Another example of the synergy between the aquaculture and wave industries”
SILICON REPUBLIC:
What is Blue Growth?
Dr. Gordon Dalton was interviewed at the Maritime Day 2016 in Turku, Finland.
In this extract, he explain simply what is the Blue Growth and why is so important.
Watch also the full Interview at:
MARIBE Summary booklets: workpackages, case studies and results
As maritime activity increases so does the competition for space. This led to the European Commission to publish a call in 2014 asking researchers to prepare for the ‘future innovative offshore economy’. It was in response to this call that the MARIBE project was initiated with the aim of promoting growth and jobs within the Blue Economy.
Read all about the history of Maribe in this Maribe Booklet.
MARIBE Closing event
The closing event of H2020 project MARIBE will take place this August and will be hosted at MaREI – Institute for Marine Renewable Energy Ireland based in Cork Harbour, Ireland. During Tuesday 30th and Wednesday 31st of August a wide range of companies, institutions and organisations from all over Europe with an interest in Multi-use of Space and Multi-use platforms will come together and the findings of the MARIBE project will be presented. More information on the meeting is available on the Closing event page.
MARIBE closing event in Cork in August 2016.
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 |
Thanks for your contribution to the MARIBE Advisory Sessions
A huge thank you to all the companies, panel members, speakers and the MARIBE consortium partners for making the Advisory Sessions held in Brussels on the 15th and 16th of June a successful event. We hope you have all enjoyed it and found the experience helpful in furthering opportunities of working together and exploring the Blue Growth possibilities. A follow up event will be scheduled end of August and we hope to see a lot of you there. Watch this space for updates.
Can Combining with Other Blue Sectors Further Reduce Offshore Wind’s LCOE?
Can Combining with Other Blue Sectors Further Reduce Offshore Wind’s LCOE? This was the question that Mike Blanch of BVG Associates addressed at Global Offshore Wind earlier this week.
MARIBE is analysing 23 potential commercial combination projects between Blue Growth or Blue Economy sectors including: Offshore wind energy (fixed and floating), wave energy, fixed shipping terminal, aquaculture, oil & gas, and desalination. Multi-use of space and multi-use platforms. Atlantic, Mediterranean, Baltic/North Sea, and Caribbean locations.
Mike’s presentation described the nine combinations with offshore wind and provided an analysis of whether these combinations really can reduce LCOE. Slides for the presentation are available here: MARIBE Global Offshore Wind Presentation