Marine Energy Summit
Join professionals working in/interested in marine energy for a dynamic summit focused on shaping the future of the sector. This is Water Power Week attendees’ best opportunity to collaborate, strategize, and amplify the voice of marine energy in Washington.
Specifically, this summit brings together marine energy professionals to participate in the following:
1:00–1:10 PM — Welcome & Summit Framing
1:10–1:45 PM — Policy Briefing (Advocacy Working Group) -- what marine energy advocates need to know before talking to lawmakers
Includes:
-- Latest federal policy and appropriations landscape -DOE Hydropower and Hydrokinetics Office updates relevant to FY26–27
-- Key permitting, regulatory, and market pathway developments -what’s at stake for marine energy in the next 12–18 months?
-- Navy and National Security Updates
-- Q&A
1:45—1:50 — Small Break
1:50–2:20 PM — Priority Alignment Session (Priorities Working Group) -- interactive discussion to ensure the private sector enters the DOE Dialogue and Advocacy Day with a unified set of actionable priorities
-- Review and refine the sector’s key priorities
-- Identify which priorities must be emphasized to DOE -Prepare for consistency across Hill meetings
-- Capture consensus live
2:20–3:00 PM — Breakout: “Messages for Capitol Hill” (Marine‑Energy‑Specific Advocacy Training)
Background:
-- What congressional staff actually want to hear
-- How marine energy fits into national security, resilience, and innovation narratives
-- What pitfalls technical experts fall into — and how to avoid them
Small‑group exercise (10–15 min) -- each table creates a one‑minute Hill pitch built around:
-- The challenges
-- The value of marine energy
-- The ask
Report‑out (5–10 min) --tables share the strongest lines or frames; facilitator captures best phrases to build a shared language bank.
3:00–3:10 PM — Break
3:10—3:55 PM— RD&D Lightning Updates -- short, high‑energy updates from private sector and university representatives
Examples:
-- Recent deployments & test results
-- Tech readiness developments -Environmental & permitting progress
-- Lessons from demonstration projects
-- Commercialization pathways
3:55—4:00 PM — Break
4:00–5:30 PM — DOE Dialogue with the Marine Energy Council
Connect with representatives from the Department of Energy’s Hydropower and Hydrokinetics Office to explore updates, priorities, and collaboration opportunities
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