7th Oxford Tidal Energy Workshop

We are pleased to announce that the 7th Oxford Tidal Energy Workshop, OTE2019, will be held in Oxford on the 8th and 9th of April, 2019.

OTE2019 builds on six successful workshops to provide opportunities for scientists, engineers, and researchers to discuss technical issues in tidal stream power generation. Since the first workshop in 2012 the workshop series has attracted over five hundred delegates, received over a hundred oral presentations and enjoyed dozens of posters. The workshop welcomes all delegates, and in particular doctoral students and early career researchers whom we would like to encourage to join us to discuss their research in a friendly yet intellectually challenging environment. Research topics may include, but are not limited to:

• Device-scale problems (hydrodynamics, design, fluid-structure interactions, etc)
• Array-scale problems (wake interaction, array optimisation, etc)
• Basin-scale problems (resource assessment, environmental impact, etc)
• Novel experimental, computational, and theoretical approaches for tidal energy research

Registration

Please register to attend the workshop, noting any dietary requirements that you have. If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact the workshop organisers at ote@eng.ox.ac.uk.

We are delighted that the workshop is being supported through funding by the EPSRC.

Details of the workshop dinner to follow.

Important Dates

Submission of two-page abstract: Friday, 1st March 2019

Notification of acceptance: Friday, 15th March 2019

Registration: Friday, 22nd March 2019

Participants should register their intention to attend and dietary requests by Friday, 22nd March 2019. For all other enquiries, please contact the organisers, Richard Willden or Christopher Vogel.

Organisers

Chairman: Richard Willden
Co-Chairman: Christopher R. Vogel

Scientific Committee

T. A. A. Adcock, University of Oxford
J. Thake Simec, Atlantis Energy
I. Masters, Swansea University
I. M. Viola, University of Edinburgh
T. Nishino, University of Oxford
C. R. Vogel, University of Oxford
T. Stallard, University of Manchester
R. H. J. Willden, University of Oxford

Accommodation

University Accommodation: College accommodation (the closest colleges are Keble, Somerville, St Anne's, St Hugh's) from £40/night.

There are a range of hotels and Bed and Breakfasts nearby which can also be booked.

Transport

Arriving at Oxford Railway Station: The department is a 20 minute walk from the railway station, and there is a taxi rank outside the station.

Driving to Oxford: There is very limited parking at the department, please contact Alison May (ote@eng.ox.ac.uk) if you will require a parking space.

Taxi: Phone numbers for the local taxi firms are:

001 Taxis 01865 240000

Radio Taxis 01865 242424

Arriving at the Department

On arrival, please come to the reception desk situated in the Thom Building; the entrance is on the ground floor and can be accessed from Banbury Rd as well as Parks Rd.