2018 Scientific and Technical Tribune

26 November 2018
Plouzané, France

MORNING

Conference Opening Remarks
Julien Marchal, France Energies Marines
  
Recent advances in the R&D of offshore wind turbines, with emphasis on floating facilities
Pr Torgeir Moan, NTNU

France Energies Marines, Institute of the Energy Transition for the ORE sector
Yann-Hervé De Roeck, France Energies Marines

AFTERNOON

Food webs and the socio-ecosystem approach: towards a better understanding of the effects of offshore renewable energies on the environment
Chairwoman: Morgane Lejart, France Energies Marines

• Potential ecological impacts of MRE projects – Antoine Carlier, Ifremer
• Submarine power cables & environmental impacts – Lisa Garnier, RTE
• Modeling of human maritime activities: RME & the human dimension – Damien Le Guyader, Terra Maris
• APPEAL, socio-ecosystem approach to the impact of floating wind farms – François Le Loc’h, Université de Bretagne Occidentale

Bottom-to-surface connections: the challenge of floating wind turbines
Chairman: Guillaume Damblans, France Energies Marines

• Examples of need of MRE research projects – Aymeric David, Bureau Veritas
• Dynamic cables: ageing mechanisms? – Maud Franchet, EDF
• Optimizing mooring solution for reducing cost – Mathieu Keryer, Naval Energies
• POLYAMOOR project – Yann Marco, ENSTA Bretagne

Storms, cyclones, rogue waves: extreme events impacting offshore renewable energy devices
Chairman: Jean-François Filipot, France Energies Marines

• CARAVELE, Observing the ocean surface over extremes from space – Bertrand Chapron, Ifremer
• Extreme sea states in the coastal area and impacts on MRE devices – Mathias Delpey, SUEZ Eau France
• Wave observations using stereo-video system – Fabien Leckler, SHOM

French offshore test sites: unique infrastructure to support development of the sector
Chairman: Nicolas Germain, France Energies Marines

• SEM-REV offshore test site, – Antoine Felix-Henry, Centrale Nantes
• Testing tidal devices in an estuary: case studies at SEENEOH test site – Matthieu Blandin, Valorem
• Theorem, a national research infrastructure to be promoted at a European level – Christophe Maisondieu, Ifremer
• MISTRAL test site – Nicolas Germain, France Energies Marines

Conference Closing Remarks
Yann-Hervé De Roeck, France Energies Marines