I am an American college student who received a grant to study wave energy in Europe. Throughout June and July 2009, I am planning on traveling along a planned route (see Project) in Western Europe meeting with professors, engineers, entrepreneurs, and policymakers in the wave energy industry. Through interviews and conversations with representatives from all these groups, I hope to gain insight into the challenges that the wave energy industry must overcome in order to become competitive with other renewable energy sources.
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• Project Dates = June 9-July 17, 2009
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• Self-organized itinerary
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• 4 countries, 2 conferences, 11 cities, over 13 confirmed interviews
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• 4 non-stop weeks of ocean energy
I am an American college student who received a grant to study wave energy in Europe. Throughout June and July 2009, I am planning on traveling along a planned route (see Project) in Western Europe meeting with professors, engineers, entrepreneurs, and policymakers in the wave energy industry. Through interviews and conversations with representatives from all these groups, I hope to gain insight into the challenges that the wave energy industry must overcome in order to become competitive with other renewable energy sources.
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Contact Information: Sam Kanner 300 N. College Street, Northfield, MN 55057 kanners@carleton.edu
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An American student travels around Europe to learn about wave energy technology.
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SUMMARY July 24, 2009
While difficult to summarize the general feeling among such a diverse group of engineers, political representatives and entrepreneurs, I’ll try to jot down some thoughts that have been swirling in my head for the past few weeks. First, it was obvious to me that the wave energy industry has already gained considerable momentum over the past two decades. In a few countries, like the UK (especially Scotland) and Ireland, where marine energy can make a huge impact on their total electricity production...
EUROPEAN MARINE ENERGY CENTER July 21, 2009
In my last stop of my “Grand Tour” I met with Neil Kermode, director of the European Marine Energy Center in Stromness, Scotland. A visit to this center is not for the lighthearted- it requires an eight hour train ride from Edinburgh and then a two hour ferry to Stromness. I heard it was easier and more expensive to fly into Kirkwall (the main “city” of less than 10,000 residents on the Orkneys). After missing the first ferry I was supposed to take, I was finally able to meet Mr. Kermode last week..
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