{"id":22597,"date":"2026-10-07T16:46:35","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T14:46:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basquenergycluster.com\/strong-basque-presence-at-icoe-oee-2026-the-leading-international-ocean-energy-event\/"},"modified":"2026-11-05T13:29:58","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T12:29:58","slug":"strong-basque-presence-at-icoe-oee-2026-the-leading-international-ocean-energy-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basquenergycluster.com\/en\/strong-basque-presence-at-icoe-oee-2026-the-leading-international-ocean-energy-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Strong Basque presence at ICOE\/OEE 2026, the leading international ocean energy event"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>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.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>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&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Session \u201cOffshore operations: installation, maintenance, decommissioning\u201d featuring Joseba L\u00f3pez-mendia (TECNALIA).<\/li>\n<li>Session \u201cThe right testing methodology for your technology\u201d with Yago Torre-Encido (BiMEP) as chairman and featuring Alexandre Pichard (CARNEGIE).<\/li>\n<li>Session \u201cResource assessment methodologies\u201d featuring Markel Pe\u00f1alba (MGEP).<\/li>\n<li>Plenary session \u201cInnovative technologies: From design to prototype\u201d where Borja de Miguel (IDOM) was one of the speakers.<\/li>\n<li>Plenary session \u201cWave Tech Showcase \u2013 A new wave of innovation\u201d featuring Jonathan Fievez (CARNEGIE).<\/li>\n<li>Session \u201cInsights from real sea demonstrations\u201d featuring Joseba L\u00f3pez-mendia (TECNALIA).<\/li>\n<li>Session \u201cBuilding the business case: Cost reduction pathways\u201d where Miguel Santos-Herran (CARNEGIE) gave a presentation.<\/li>\n<li>Session \u201cPower take-off: The next generation\u201d featuring both Jon Lekube of BiMEP and Maialen Agirre (IDOM).<\/li>\n<li>Session \u201cUse of AI in ocean energy: Digital twins and modelling\u201d featuring Eider Robles (TECNALIA).<\/li>\n<li>Yerai Pe\u00f1a (MGEP) took part in the poster session.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In addition, Endika Aldaiturriaga (EVE) and Marcos Su\u00e1rez of BASQUENERGY Cluster presented the Basque wave energy sector&#8217;s capabilities to the Canadian delegation attending ICOE\/OEE 2026, seeking 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