12th PRIMaRE conference 2025

We look forward to welcoming you to the University of Bristol and enjoying an inspiring and interesting programme of talks, posters and discussions. 

Conference Registration

Registration for the PRIMaRE Conference and the optional conference dinner will close on 20th June 2025. Register for conference here

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 current conference draft programme is given below. Please note that this may be subject to slight changes and it will be updated as details will be finalised.

Download Primare Conference Programme (PDF, 451kB)

Also please find more info about the SUPERGEN ORE workshop on day 2.

Day 1: 2nd July 2025

Session	ID	Title	Presenter	Affiliation	Time
Arrival and registration				08:15-09:00
Welcome and opening			Andrea Diambra	University of Bristol	09:00
Technical session 1 Tidal energy	Keynote lecture	Some thoughts on the extraordinary achievements of and present obstacles to renewable energy in the UK	Andrew Garrad	Garrad Balfour	09:10
	1	RTide: A machine learning enabled implementation of Munk and Cartwright’s Response method	Thomas Adcock	University of Oxford	09:40
	2	Effect of winglets on tidal turbine tip vortices	Anna Young	University of Bath	09:50
	3	Evaluation of passive flow control jets to reduce loads on tidal devices	Judith Farman	University of Cambridge	10:00
	4	Assessing the risk of collision between seals and an operating tidal turbine in the Pentland Firth, Scotland	Douglas Gillespie	University of St Andrews	10:10
	5	Proving Tidal: Real-World Lessons from Installing Marine Energy Systems in Japan and Scotland	Ryan Biggs	Proteus MR	10:20
	Questions and Answers				10:30
Coffee break					10:45
Technical session 2   Offshore floating with energy	6	Resolving the wakes of offshore wind infrastructure in density stratified tidal flows	Charlie James Lloyd	Loughborough University	11:15
	7	Floating offshore wind pumps for pumped storage electricity generation in small islands	Tasneem Abdelmagid	Swansea University	11:25
	8	Hydrodynamical responses of a novel spar-type floating offshore wind turbine: experiments and modelling	Marcin Kapitaniak	University of Aberdeen	11:35
	9	On the development of a short design events approach for floating wind turbines	Tom Tosdevin	University of Plymouth	11:45
	10	Finite element-based dynamic characterization of a Tension-Leg Floating Offshore Wind Turbine	Alessandro Cameli	Università Pol. Marche	11:55
	11	Optimisation of a lazy wave dynamic power cable configuration using a surrogate model assisted genetic algorithm	Anna Holcombe	University of Plymouth	12:05
	12	Hydrodynamic Loads on Semi-submersible Floating Turbine Platform: Role of Orientation and Air-Water Interface	Nilotpal Dhar	University of Hull	12:15
	13	Quasi-impulsive reverse wave force on a vertical cylinder	Tianning Tang	University of Manchester	12:25
	14	Initial results when using unmanned vessels for tidal current  survey	Ian Masters	Swansea University	12:35
	Questions and Answers				12:35
Lunch					12:50
Technical session 3 Wave and hydrid energy systems	Keynote lecture	The Use of a Structured Systems Engineering Strategy for  Technology Development of Offshore Renewables	Tom Adcock	Blackfish Engineering	14:00
	15	Fully Differentiable Fluid-Structure Interaction Solver for Wave Propulsion of a Flapping Foil	Keren Tuv	Cranfield University	14:35
	16	Q-learning and the control of point absorber wave energy converter arrays	Xuxin Pooley	University of Exeter	14:45
	17	Rigid and flexible floating plates for wave energy extraction	Emiliano Renzi	Northumbria University	14:55
	18	Numerical investigation of wave devouring propulsion for stabilisation of floating wind platforms using hydrofoils	Junxian Wang	Cranfield University	15:05
	Questions and Answers				15:15
Coffee break					15:25
Technical session 4   Economic, environmental, social, and policy aspects of marine renewable energy	19	Nature Inclusive Offshore Wind | Joint Industry Project	Tessa Gordelier	Arup	15:55
	20	Climate and environmental considerations for green hydrogen from Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE)	David Pegler	University of Plymouth	16:05
	21	Improving the Accessibility of Offshore Wind Infrastructure	Hamish Drain	Heriot Watt University	16:15
	22	Quantification and attribution of uncertainty in wind power modelling	Francesca Pianosi	University of Bristol	16:25
	Questions and Answers				16:35
	Panel Discussion - Panelists: Peter Kydd, Kerry Hayes, Deborah Greaves and tbc				16:45
Conference Dinner at Browns Bristol					19:15

 

Day 2: 3rd July 2025

Session	ID		Presenter	Affiliation
	Keynote lecture	Floating Offshore Wind update and technology	Alex Argyros	BP	09:00
Technical session 5 Offshore floating wind energy	23	Uncertainty measurements of laboratory tests used in geotechnical design	Sinthuja Aingaran	University of Bristol	09:30
	24	WET STORAGE OF FLOATING WIND TURBINES	Alan Philip Crowle	University of Exeter	09:40
	25	Multi-rotor wind turbines: a scalable path to lower cost and  greener energy?	Abdirahman Sheik  Hassan	University of Bristol	09:50
	26	Towards Smarter Wind Turbine Blade Production with Advanced Sensing and Real-Time Modelling	Jack Davies	University of Bristol	10:00
	Questions and Answers				10:10
	Posters - flash presentations and discussion				10:20
Coffee break					10:45
Technical session 6 Offshore site  characterization  and support  infrastructure	27	A Novel Machine Learning Model to Fast Predict Nonlinear Wave Forces on Monopile-Type Offshore Wind Turbines	Haoyu Ding	University of Bath	11:15
	28	Scale Modelling and Validation of Inverse Catenary Formation of Embedded Tethers	Rachael Smith	Reflex Marine	11:25
	29	Offshore Electric Vessel Charging: An Engineering Opportunity	Ben Sackey	BlackFish Engineering	11:35
	30	Enhancing Nearshore Wind Estimation with Wave Buoy Data: A UK Southwest Coastal Study	Jiaxin Chen	University of Plymouth	11:45
	31	Advanced Machine Learning PCPT Interpretation in Offshore  Geotechnical Investigations	Hin Wong	Geoquip Marine	11:55
	Questions and Answers				12:05
	Keynote lecture	The Use of a Structured Systems Engineering Strategy for Technology Development of Offshore Renewables	Peter Giddins	National Composites Centre	12:15
Prizes, handover and closure   -  Andrea Diambra, University of Bristol					12:45
Lunch					13:00
Supergen ORE Hub Workshop at PRIMaRE 2025 - Creating a Strategic Research Agenda for ORE					14:00- 17:00

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:

• Clifton Hotel
• Berkeley Square
• Premier Inn
• Royal Marriott
• Radisson Blu
• Bristol Avon Gorge

Contact information

If you have any further queries or questions, please email conference organizers Dr. Ahmad El Hajjar or Prof. Andrea Diambra.

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 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 .