About the Forum
The Ocean Energy Forum was created by the European Commission in 2014. It provides a meeting place industry, the public sector and NGOs to discuss how to overcome the challenges to the development of the ocean energy sector by providing solutions (key recommendations) to help it on the path to full‑scale commercialisation.
The Forum consists of three work-stream Steering Committees allowing discussion at topic level - Finance, Technology and Environment & Consenting. The Forum is supported by a Secretariat.
The work of the Forum will result in the production of a Strategic Roadmap, building on European leadership in ocean energy to develop technology for Europe’s power demand over the next 35 years. The Draft Strategic Roadmap was published in October 2015 with the final Roadmap due to be presented early November 2016.
Ocean Energy Forum Event Tue 23 & Wed 24 Feb 2016
The Forum’s next event will be 23-24 February 2016, co-locating with the International Conference on Ocean Energy in Edinburgh. The event will focus on developing action plans for the key recommendations. You should attend if you wish to be at the heart of inputting to R&D priorities and policy recommendations for the Ocean Energy Sector.