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Time Activity Location 0830 Registration and coffee JCMB Foyer first floor 0900 Welcome: Win Rampen, Conference Chairman Lecture Theatre B 0915 Keynote Presentation: Rebecca J Barthelmie (Cornell University)

Offshore Wind Energy: Perspectives and Prospects Lecture Theatre B 1000 Plenary Session Wed_1: Energy Storage and Wind Energy, session chair: Rebecca Barthelmie

Lecture Theatre B Offshore wind generation with integral thermal exergy storage; Seamus Garvey, University of

Nottingham Joint optimisation of generation capacity and storage in the presence of wind; Fei Liu, University of Warwick Optimal sizing of energy storage system for wind farm; Chuan Qin, Hohai University Outlook for 2025; Ian Arbon, Engineered Solutions

1120 Refreshment break JCMB Foyer first floor 1140 Parallel Session Wed_2a: Thermal Storage and

Power to Gas, session chair: Ian Arbon Lecture Theatre B

Parallel Session Wed_2b: Energy Storage and

Wave Energy, session chair: Seamus Garvey Lecture Theatre C

Thermal conductivity enhancement of thermal

energy storage composites based on solar salts;

Maria Elena Navarro, University of Birmingham

Direct drive wave energy array with energy

storage for off grid operation; Marios Charilaos

Sousounis, University of Edinburgh Seasonal storage of hydrogen in a disused gas

reservoir; Dimitri Mignard, University of Edinburgh Energy storage and converting system design for a

prototype wave energy converter; Na Qu, Ocean

University of China Power to gas energy storage for offshore

renewables based on recycled CO2; Adelbert

Goede, DIFFER

Dimensioning methodology for energy storage

devices applied to wave energy converters;

Marcos Lafoz, CIEMAT Heat transfer performance of thermal energy storage

components using composite phase change materials for low-

and medium- temperature thermal energy storage; Chuan Li,

University of Birmingham

Broad-banded wave power absorption with

submerged balloons; Adi Kurniawan, Plymouth

University 1300 Lunch JCMB Foyer first floor 1340 Keynote Presentation: Alastair Martin (Flexitricity)

What Electricity Utilities Want from Energy Storage Lecture Theatre B 1420 Plenary Session Wed_3: Grid Integration and Control Strategies, session chair: Aristides Kiprakis

Lecture Theatre B Proposing the implementation of artificial neural network based controller for a flywheel energy storage

system with wind power generation; Vanaja Rao, University of Central Lancashire Rechargeable nickel-iron battery for large-scale energy storage; Abdallah Abdalla, Sheffield University Combining offshore and onshore renewables with energy storage and diesel generators in a stand-alone

hybrid energy system; Daniel Friedrich, University of Edinburgh Designing and testing a SMES Battery HESS used in an off-grid direct drive linear wave energy

converter; Jianwei Li, University of Bath 1540 Refreshment break JCMB Foyer first floor 1600 Demonstration at FloWave, Ocean Energy Research Centre meet at JCMB Foyer first floor

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Wednesday 1st July

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Time Activity Location 0900 Arrival and coffee JCMB Foyer first floor 0915 Keynote Presentation: Eric Ingersoll (Lucid, ex-General Compression)

Can we get back what we put into it? Financial and technical constraints on designing energy storage

projects and technologies Lecture Theatre B 1000 Plenary Session Thu_1: Compressed Air Energy Storage, session chair Eric Ingersoll(P)

Lecture Theatre B Thermomechanical modelling of underground salt caverns for compressed air energy storage; Bharath Kantharaj, University of Nottingham An approach to reduce the flow requirement for a liquid piston air compressor/ expander in a compressed air energy storage system; Perry Li, University of Minnesota Potential locations for underwater compressed air energy storage in Europe and North America; Andrew Pimm, University of Nottingham Integrated compressed air power transmission and energy storage; Franc Mouwen, PARKID BV

1120 Refreshment break JCMB Foyer first floor 1140 Parallel Session Thu_2a: Energy Storage

Technologies, session chair: Neil Kermode Lecture Theatre B

Parallel Session Thu_2b: Thermal Storage and

Materials, session chair: Colin Pritchard(P) Lecture Theatre C

Enhancing the energy storage capabilities of NiFe

batteries for offshore applications; Jorge Omar Gil

Posada, University of Sheffield

Thermal properties enhancement of sodium sulphate

for high-temperature waste heat recovery; Patricia

Andreu-Cabedo, University of Birmingham

Experimental analysis of buoyancy battery under

water energy storage; Kyle Bassett, University of

Windsor

Nanoparticles for thermal energy storage;

Dawn Thompson, Queen’s University Belfast

BUOYANT ENERGY – balancing wind power and

other renewables in Europe’s oceans; Markus

Aufleger, University of Innsbruck

Segmented packed-bed thermal stores for

improved thermal energy storage performance;

Joshua McTigue, Cambridge University Compensating losses in an offshore hydraulic wind power

transmission pipeline through the exploitation of a natural

thermal energy storage medium: deep sea water; Tonio

Sant, University of Malta

NaCl-KCl/diatomite composite phase change

materials for high temperature thermal energy

storage; Guanghui Leng, University of Birmingham

1300 Lunch JCMB Foyer first floor 1340 Keynote Presentation: Simon Forrest (Nova Innovation)

Practical Commercial Applications for Energy Storage and Marine Energy Lecture Theatre B 1420 Plenary Session Thu_3: Energy Storage and Marine Energy, session chair: Martin McAdam

Lecture Theatre B Tidal energy generation in a constrained grid. The European Marine Energy Centre's hydrogen project;

Neil Kermode, EMEC Offshore energy resource assessment procedure focussing on tidal current power farm planning in

Korea; Chul Jo, Inha University BLUE ENERGY STORAGE – for integration of renewables onshore and offshore; Markus Aufleger,

University of Innsbruck Feasibility analysis of different power generation offshore technologies in Grand Canaria Island; Felipe

Díaz, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 1540 Industry pitches JCMB Foyer first floor

1600-1700 Industry exhibition and networking - drinks and canapés JCMB Foyer first floor

Day 2

Thursday 2nd July

3

Conference Dinner at Edinburgh Castle and private viewing of the

Scottish Crown Jewels and Stone of Destiny – 7pm

Guest Speaker – Rick Jefferys, Senior Research Engineer, The University of Edinburgh

At the end of Day 2, join us for the Symposium dinner, held in the splendour of Edinburgh Castle inside

the magnificent surroundings of the Queen Anne Room. The Conference dinner includes private viewing

of the Scottish Crown Jewels and the Stone of Destiny.

Directions to the Castle: Make your way to the Royal Mile and head upwards towards Lawnmarket,

then Castlehill. You will see the Castle as you reach the top of Castlehill.

Day 2

Thursday 2nd July

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Time Activity Location

0900 Arrival and coffee JCMB Foyer first floor 0915 Keynote Presentation: Richard Green (Imperial College, London)

Storage in the Energy Market Lecture Theatre B 1000 Parallel Session Fri_1a: Economics and Cost Analysis, session chair Gareth Harrison

Lecture Theatre B Assessing the economics of large energy storage plants with an optimisation methodology; Tristano

Sainati, University of Lincoln Storage characteristics rewarded by arbitrage and the implications of offshore wind power; Anna

Dunbar, University of Edinburgh Hosting capacity analysis for onshore/offshore renewable energy with energy storage; Wei Sun,

University of Edinburgh 1100 Refreshment break JCMB Foyer first floor 1130 Panel Discussion: Affordable Dispatchable Offshore Energy Lecture Theatre B

Panel Members: Representatives from Carbon Trust, Energy Technologies Institute, Scottish

Development International(P) and others. (See website for latest updates) 1245 Closing Comments: Win Rampen, Conference Chairman 1300 Lunch JCMB Foyer first floor

Listings marked (P) are provisional

Day 3

Friday 3rd July

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