From 5 to 7 October, the joint ICOE and OEE event was held in The Hague, Netherlands, where BASQUENERGY Cluster attended with a joint stand with BiMEP under the Wave Energy Basque Country brand, accompanied by a Basque delegation made up of CARNEGIE, EVE, IDOM, MONDRAGON UNIBERTSITATEA and TECNALIA.
The annual Ocean Energy Europe (OEE) Conference and Exhibition has joined forces with the biennial International Conference on Ocean Energy (ICOE) to host the world’s most relevant event in the ocean energy sector. In this edition, BASQUENERGY Cluster participated together with BiMEP in a joint stand, in addition to a Basque delegation that included Carnegie Clean Power, the Basque Energy Agency (EVE), IDOM, Mondragon Unibertsitatea (MGEP) and Tecnalia.
Over the 3 days of conferences, there was a strong Basque presence across the various panels and sessions, with 12 contributions from members of the delegation, who shared progress and lessons learned in the field of wave energy with attendees.
- Session “Offshore operations: installation, maintenance, decommissioning” featuring Joseba López-mendia (TECNALIA).
- Session “The right testing methodology for your technology” with Yago Torre-Encido (BiMEP) as chairman and featuring Alexandre Pichard (CARNEGIE).
- Session “Resource assessment methodologies” featuring Markel Peñalba (MGEP).
- Plenary session “Innovative technologies: From design to prototype” where Borja de Miguel (IDOM) was one of the speakers.
- Plenary session “Wave Tech Showcase – A new wave of innovation” featuring Jonathan Fievez (CARNEGIE).
- Session “Insights from real sea demonstrations” featuring Joseba López-mendia (TECNALIA).
- Session “Building the business case: Cost reduction pathways” where Miguel Santos-Herran (CARNEGIE) gave a presentation.
- Session “Power take-off: The next generation” featuring both Jon Lekube of BiMEP and Maialen Agirre (IDOM).
- Session “Use of AI in ocean energy: Digital twins and modelling” featuring Eider Robles (TECNALIA).
- Yerai Peña (MGEP) took part in the poster session.
In addition, Endika Aldaiturriaga (EVE) and Marcos Suárez of BASQUENERGY Cluster presented the Basque wave energy sector’s capabilities to the Canadian delegation attending ICOE/OEE 2026, seeking future synergies and collaborations.