LATEST NEWS
- DRAFT book of abstracts now available
- FINAL detailed programme available
- Keynote speaker confirmed as Jeremy Smith, Founder and Managing Director of QED Naval Ltd
- Supergen ORE Hub – PRIMaRE workshop to be hosted on day 2 (see programme workshop)
The University of Southampton’s Energy and Climate Change Division is pleased to be hosting the 11th PRIMaRE Conference on the 27-28 June 2024 at The Annex (building 2A) situated in the Highfield Campus at the University of Southampton, Southampton, UK. The venue can be explored on Google Maps (here) or via the University campus map. Please click here for travel advice by car, rail, bus, walking or air.
Abstract submission and registration are now closed.
In the offshore renewable energy research community, the PRIMaRE conference has developed a reputation for being friendly and informal yet with high quality technical sessions and workshops, warmly welcoming both industry and academia – including early stage PhD researchers. Please join us in Southampton!
Registration and attendance at the conference is FREE. There will be an optional conference barbecue on the evening of Thurs 27 June.
Conference Programme
Download the FINAL detailed programme (PDF, updated 20 June). Please contact serg@soton.ac.uk in case of any corrections or changes needed.
Programme at a glance
Subject to change
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Thursday 27th June |
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08:00-08:50 |
Arrival and registration |
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08:50-09:00 |
Welcome |
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09:00-09:40 |
Keynote speakers |
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09:50-11:00 |
Technical session 1 |
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11:00-11:30 |
Coffee break/posters |
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11:30-12:30 |
Technical session 2 |
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12:30-13:50 |
Lunch |
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13:50-15:00 |
Technical session 3 |
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15:00-15:30 |
Coffee break/posters |
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15:30-16:30 |
Technical session 4 |
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17:00-18:00 |
Optional tour of Boldrewood towing tank |
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19:00 |
Conference BBQ (optional, ticketed separately) |
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Friday 28th June |
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08:00-08:50 |
Arrival and registration |
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09:10-10:30 |
Technical session 5 |
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10:30-11:00 |
Coffee break/posters |
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11:00-12:00 |
Technical session 6 |
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12:00-12:40 |
Panel discussion |
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12:40-12:50 |
Conference handover |
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12:50-14:00 |
Lunch |
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14:00-17:00 |
Supergen workshop (optional) |
Keynote talk: "A solution waiting for a problem…"
Jeremy Smith
Founder and Managing Director, QED Naval Ltd.
Jeremy founded QED Naval in March 2008 and manages business development for the company. Jeremy is used to delivering large scale procurement projects in his previous role within the Structures’ Delegated Design Authority (DDA) on the Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carrier project. This was built on over a decades’ involvement in marine structures R&D within the ship and submarine structures departments at QinetiQ and its forebears DERA and DRA.
Oral presentation instructions
- Due to the packed agenda, oral presentations are strictly limited to 9 minutes (to allow 1 minute for changeover). 10 minutes of questions will be taken together at the end of each session (this may be split between groups of three presentations).
- All presenters have been sent a link to upload their presentation file prior to the conference (deadline: 17:00 BST Monday 24 June) – this is essential due to the tight timings and volume of presentations.
- Please make yourself known to your session chair in the break before your session, or during the registration period if presenting in the first session.
Poster instructions
Posters should be A0 portrait (approx 1.2m tall, 0.85m wide). Please include author names and affiliations along with the title as in the accepted abstract. The design of the poster is your choice – typically a balance of images and text, with two columns and text readable from ~1.5m distance. The paper number, date, etc. are not needed (so you can re-use the poster in future). You will need to print the poster and bring it with you; a member of the conference team will be available to help put up the poster from 8-9am on both days. Posters will be viewable during coffee breaks, so you may want to stand by your poster during these times.
About the PRIMaRE consortium
A consortium of marine renewable energy experts across higher education, research and industry have joined together to establish a ‘network of excellence’ for the south of the country.
The Universities of Plymouth, Exeter, Southampton, Bristol and Bath, along with the Marine Biological Association and Plymouth Marine Laboratory, have agreed to work together on research projects across the spectrum of marine renewables.
Completing the line-up of the Partnership for Research in Marine Renewable Energy (PRIMaRE) is the South West Marine Energy Park and the Wave Hub facility off the north coast of Cornwall, who will act as conduits between the research community and industry.
