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 abstracts is now closed.
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 Registration
Registration for the PRIMaRE Conference is now open. Please register here by 20th June 2025.
Registration and attendance at the conference is FREE. There will be an optional conference dinner (cost £38) on Wednesday 2nd July at Browns Bristol. If you wish to attend, please opt-in for the conference dinner in the conference registration form and pay here.
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 | |
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| Arrival and registration (08:15-9:00) | |||
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Conference opening |
Andrea Diambra |
University of Bristol | |
| Technical session 1 |
Keynote presentation | Andrew Garrad | Garrad Balfour Ltd |
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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 | |
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| Technical session 5 |
Technical presentations |
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| Refreshments break & posters (11:00-11:30) | |||
| Technical session 6 |
Keynote presentation |
Ben Sackey |
BlackFish Engineering |
| Technical presentations | |||
| Prizes and closure | |||
| Lunch (13:00-14:00) | |||
| ORE workshop (tbc) | |||
Travel and accommodation
Travel options
The nearest train station is Bristol Temple Meads. Regular buses run from Bristol Temple Meads station to Park Street Top (U6) station, which is a 5-minutes walk from the conference venue. The nearest airport is Bristol Airport, with regular Airport Flyer buses operating to Bristol Coach Station.
Accommodation
There are a number of places to stay in Bristol. Some options include:
Contact information
If you have any further queries or questions, please email conference organizers Dr. Ahmad El Hajjar or Prof. Andrea Diambra.
Conference Sponsors
We are grateful to the conference sponsors for helping to ensure the conference is open to all.
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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 .