Harnessing energy from waves

The challenge of harnessing energy from waves and further developing the technology for this from its current experimental stage will be discussed at the fourth European wave energy conference in Aalborg, Denmark, from 4 to 6 December 2000.

The conference will also focus on the development of renewable energy technologies in relation to the European Union's white paper on 'Energy for the future: renewable sources of energy' which was adopted in 1998. This document develops the significance of renewable energy sources in Europe's strategy to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Conference participants will also hear how the deployment of renewables can create jobs and regional development, taking the manufacturing of wind turbines as an example from which lessons can be learned.

'A European and global widespread deployment of the development efforts with regard to wave energy converter systems calls for a comprehensive exchange of information, ideas and tools and for international collaboration,' say the event organisers, who hope the conference and accompanying exhibition will create new opportunities.

The conference organisers are now calling for papers to be presented at the conference. These should mainly focus on one or several aspects of the following topics:

- wave energy resources;
- wave power converters;
- power takeoff systems;
- prototype tests;
- wave energy programmes.
For further information, please contact:

Fourth European wave energy conference
Danish Technological Institute
P.O Box 141
DK-2630 Taastrup
Tel. +45-43-504550; Fax +45-43-507222
E-mail: wave@teknologisk.dk
URL: http://www.teknologisk.dk/1347(opens in new window)