New Wave Media

Date: November 2-3, 2016

Location: Portsmouth Courtyard Marriott, Portsmouth, N.H.

Abstract Due Date: Friday June 30, 2016

Notification: Monday July 25, 2016

 

Paper Due Date: October 21, 2016.

 

Welcome Ice-Breaker Reception: Wednesday Nov. 2, 2016
Full Day Conference: Thursday Nov. 3, 2016

 

Organizers: MTS Marine Renewable Energy Committee; Maggie Merrill (Marine Marketing Services), Ken Baldwin (UNH) and Cliff Merz (USF/CMS) will lead the effort. The Marine Renewable Energy Collaborative (MRECo), a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing marine renewables through education and development of testing infrastructure is an organizing sponsor. Other partners/sponsors are welcome.

 

This conference is bringing together professionals who are developing power system technologies capable of producing small, remote and distributed power for many applications. Considering the many assets that MTS has in mooring systems for in situ sensors; ocean chemistry measurement; and current, tidal, wave, salinity, and thermal measurement system technologies; a gathering on this topic would serve as a valuable contribution to the ocean energy community as well as to the MTS community. The daylong conference will begin with a panel of users representing the Department of Defense, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, and remote communities such as island and indigenous peoples, followed by selected presentations.

 

Publication: Presentations/papers will be evaluated for possible publication in a special future issue of the Marine Technology Journal similar to the July August 2013 Vol. 47, No. 4 edition devoted to Marine Renewable Energy Technologies.

 

Abstract Topics: This Call for Abstracts seeks presentations related to the topics below. Abstracts will be reviewed by technical experts to ensure they and their resulting papers are professionally vetted for accuracy, relevance and quality of analysis.

 

Topic 1: In-situ Power Generation for individual ocean sensors or sensor networks; Size Scale Category: MICRO - Nano Watts to 1 kW: There is a need for remote ocean power for ocean sensors that are deployed worldwide for research, defense and industrial applications. These sensors require in situ power sources with varying output power requirements of less than 1kW, depending upon the intended application and duration. The primary customers are the scientific community.

 

Topic 2: In-situ Power Generation for Buoys of all sorts; Size Scale Category: MINI - 1kW to 20kW: There is a need for remote power sources for buoys and isolated platforms of 1-20kW ranges. These buoys could be used to power AUV fleets, to power water pumping devices for shore based desalinization or aquaculture applications. The primary customer is the military, DARPA and NRL.

 

Topic 3: In-situ Power Generation for Island Electrification; Size Scale Category: SMALL - 20kW to 250kW: There is a need to generate power for islands and remote coastal locations, 20-250 kW, that currently use diesel generators. Customers include a wide range of islands and remote communities.

 

Topic 4: In-situ Energy Storage Technologies Specific to Topics 1, 2, or 3 Size Scale and Use: There is a need for advances in energy storage technologies covering the various scales for direct energy storage as well as for the smoothing out of the electrical supply from these variable sources; ensuring that the supply and variability of generation matches the demand.

 

300-500 word limit

Emphasis on how the topic achieves the intent of the topics outlined above.

Specify status of topics in terms of application (theoretical, R&D, testing, operating)

Send submissions in Word or PDF format to [email protected]

 

Registration and sponsor questions: [email protected]