12th PRIMaRE conference 2025
The University of Bristol’s CADE school of Engineering is pleased to be hosting the 12th PRIMaRE conference on 2-3 July 2025. The annual PRIMaRE conference provides a forum for exchanging the latest research and development and fostering collaborations in Marine Renewable Energy.
We look forward to welcoming you to the University of Bristol and enjoying an inspiring and interesting programme of talks, posters and discussions.
Call for Abstract
The call for abstract is now open. Please submit your extended abstract here using Abstract for 12th PRIMaRE Conference 2025 (Office document, 217kB)
Deadline for submission is 30th March 2025.
There will be a competition for best presentations and posters award, open to early career researchers (any student or researcher within two years of completion of the PhD). The prizes are kindly sponsored by Aurora Offshore Engineering.
Conference programme
The outline conference programme is given below. Please note that the programme may be subject to change.
Day 1: 2nd July 2025
| Session | Presenter | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arrival and registration (08:15-9:00) | |||
|
Conference opening |
Andrea Diambra |
University of Bristol | |
| Technical session 1 |
Keynote presentation | Andrew Garrad | Garrad Balfour Ltd |
|
Technical presentations |
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| Refreshments break & posters (11:00-11:30) | |||
| Technical session 2 |
Technical presentations | ||
| Lunch (13:00-14:00) | |||
| Technical session 3 |
Keynote presentation |
Sue Bartlett Reed |
UK Marine Energy Council |
| Technical presentations | |||
| Refreshments break & posters (15:00-15:30) | |||
| Technical session 4 |
Technical presentations | ||
| Panel Discussion | |||
| Laboratory tours | |||
| Conference Dinner | |||
Day 2: 3rd July 2025
| Session | Presenter | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technical session 5 |
Technical presentations |
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| Refreshments break & posters (11:00-11:30) | |||
| Technical session 6 |
Keynote presentation |
Tim Warren |
BlackFish Engineering |
| Technical presentations | |||
| Prizes and closure | |||
| Lunch (13:00-14:00) | |||
| ORE workshop (tbc) | |||
Registration
Conference attendance will be free and registration is not open yet.
There will be an optional conference dinner on the evening of Wednesday 2 July.
For further information, please contact Professor Andrea Diambra (andrea.diambra@bristol.ac.uk) or Dr Ahmad El Hajjar (ahmad.elhajjar@bristol.ac.uk) for any further queries.
Conference Sponsors
We are grateful to the conference sponsors for helping to ensure the conference is open to all.
We invite any potential sponsors to offer support for this conference. Sponsorships will be acknowledged in our social media communications, web pages and presentations. Display space will also be made available. Please get in touch with Professor Andrea Diambra at andrea.diambra@bristol.ac.uk .