Wave Energy Club: ‘The Valley of Death’
EMEC are proud sponsors of the Wave Energy Club’s “The Valley of Death” pubinar being held at The Golf Tavern, Edinburgh on the 5th December 2018.
What is the Wave Energy Club? The Wave Energy Club (WEC) is an organisation that brings together those interested in ocean wave energy in an informal, accessible, and social setting. The purpose of the club is to share ideas and build networks in the field of wave energy. They believe that creating a social club is the best way to develop relationships and trust needed for sharing ideas.
Not to be missed:
Talk 1 | ” The Bear Grylls Approach to the Valley of Death” | Andrew Smith, Deja Blue Consulting
Andrew is the Former Head of the £103m Renewable Energy Investment Fund by Scottish Investment Bank – investing debt and equity in a range of marine, low carbon and community owned renewable energy projects – and former Head of Investment for DP Energy – a renewable energy and sustainable development specialist operating in sites across the world – and is now running his own consultancy – Deja Blue Consulting – helping shape projects & businesses and raising finance for them and their projects and an Associate of Greenbackers Investment Capital specialising in raising finance for low-carbon, cleantech and climate change businesses.
Talk 2 | ” Wave energy funding – navigating from concept to bankable product” | Patrik Möller, CorPower Ocean
Patrik is the CEO of CorPower Ocean, a leading wave energy developer bringing a step-change improvement on the efficiency of harvesting wave energy. He has led CorPower since 2012, building the team from the start to current 25 people, taken the technology through three stages of structured verification. Patrik is a passionate entrepreneur with experience of building several technology start-ups from first idea to multi-national operations. He has a MSc in chemical engineering from Lund Institute of Technology and UC Berkeley, California.
Interested in attending?
The Wave Energy Club is open to anyone interested in wave energy, and are welcoming anyone interested in learning more about the industry or who would like to get involved.
