The Board
The Marine Renewables Industry Association Ltd is a company registered in the Republic of Ireland (CRO no: 468863). The Board deals with the corporate business of MRIA which is a not-for-profit organisation and the shares are held by the officers. The Board members are
Chairman Peter D Coyle
Secretary Raymond Alcorn
Joint Treasurer Jim Galvin
Joint Treasurer John Keating
The officers are also members of the Council and their details are set out in the section below about the Council.
The Council
The Council is appointed by the Members and is the prime policy making body of the MRIA. It normally meets every two months. The dates and locations for the 2010 Council meetings are as follows:
February 25 - Greenore, Co Louth
April 29 - Cork
July 1 - Edinburgh
August 26 - Galway
October 28 - Dublin
December 9 - Belfast
Members of the CouncilPeter D Coyle, Chairman, provides an executive service to MRIA; former Executive Director of Enterprise Ireland and currently director of a number of companies.
Dr Raymond Alcorn, Secretary, Research Manager, Hydraulics and Maritime Research Centre, University College Cork / Dr Anne Marie O'Hagan, Charles Parsons Post-Doctoral Researcher at Hydraulics and Maritime Research Centre, University College Cork
Julie Ascoop, Associate and leader of the the Arup Ireland maritime group, Arup Consulting Engineers
Dr Paul Brewster, Pure Marine
Dr Garth Bryans, Head of New Technology and Energy Forecasting / Neil Davidson, Public Affairs Manager, Aquamarine Power Ltd
Sue Barr, Operations Manager, OpenHydro Group LtdColm de Burca, Manager, Ocean Energy, ESB International Ltd
Tom Cafferkey, Business Development Director, Lotusworks Ltd
Peter Campbell, Manager, Marine Development, / David Manning, Public Affairs Manager, SSE Renewables
Max Carcas, Business Development Director, Pelamis Wave Ltd
Theo Devaney, Technical Director, Open Ocean Energy Ltd
Jim Galvin, Chief Executive, Fleming Energy Ltd
Cathal Gallagher, Development Manager - New Energy, Bord Gáis Eireann
Brendan Keating, Chief Executive, Port of Cork
John Keating, Director, Ocean Energy Ltd
Alex McClean, Partner, Arthur Cox Solicitors
Kieran O'Brien, CETO Development Company
Gary O'Callaghan, Head of Energy Sector, Siemens Ltd
Andrew Parish, Chief Executive, Wavebob Ltd / Harvey Appelbe, Project Director of Tonn Energy, a joint venture between Vattenfall and Wavebob
Marina Donohoe*, Manager - Cleantech, Enterprise IrelandBarbara Swann*, Sustainable Energy, Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment in Northern Ireland
Eoin Sweeney*, Manager, Ocean Energy Development Unit (OEDU), Sustainable Energy Ireland
* Observers
Governance Policy
The Association's Corporate Governance Policy Document
Conferences, Workshops and the Ocean Energy Forum
The MRIA will organise Conferences, Workshops and the Ocean Energy Forum from time to time. Details will be announced on this website. The presentations from Forum 2010 are available on the News and Events page.