The Committee for Energy Research and Technology (CERT) confirmed on 28 February 2012 that OES had successfully secured a 3rd 5-year term and the Executive has been working since that time to begin to deliver the actions outlined in the Strategic Plan.
During 2012 the following research projects and activities were conducted: Communication and outreach activities, including presentations at 13 international ocean energy conferences around the world; Phase II of the International Vision brochure and the respective modelling work in collaboration with the IEA modelling team; Research project Assessment of Environmental Effects and Monitoring Efforts for Ocean Wave, Tidal and Current Energy Systems (to be concluded in March 2013); Research project The Exchange and Assessment of Ocean Energy Device Project Information and Experience (initiated in 2012 and running for 3 years).
