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Members' websites

Aquamarine Power Ltd www.aquamarinepower.com

Arthur Cox Solicitors http://www.arthurcox.com/

Arup Consulting Engineers www.arup.ie

Bord Gáis Eireann www.bordgais.ie

CETO Development Company

ESB International Ltd www.esbi.ie

Fleming Energy Ltd www.flemingenergy.com

Hydraulics Maritime and Research Centre, University College Cork www.ucc.ie/research/hmrc/

Lotusworks Ltd  www.lotusworks.com

Ocean Energy Ltd. www.oceanenergy.ie

Open Ocean Energy Ltd www.open-ocean-energy.com

Ocean Energy Development Unit (OEDU), Sustainable Energy Ireland. www.sei.ie/Renewables/Ocean_Energy/Ocean_Energy_Development_Unit/

OpenHydro Group Ltd. www.openhydro.com

Pelamis Wave Ltd www.pelamiswave.com

Port of Cork www.portofcork.ie

Pure Marine Gen Ltd. www.puremarinegen.com

Siemens Ltd www.siemens.ie

SSE Renewables www.sserenewables.com

Wavebob Ltd www.wavebob.com

Relevant Organisations

Ireland

Commission for Energy Regulation is the body responsible for the liberalization of (Republic of) Ireland's energy sector. www.cer.ie

Commissioners of Irish Lights are responsible for the provision of navigation aids around the island of Ireland. www.cil.ie

Coastal and Marine Resources Centre (CMRC) seeks to make a significant contribution to the scientific understanding of coastal and marine environments and their management. http://cmrc.ucc.ie/

Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources is responsible through its Sustainable and Renewable Energy Division for implementing measures to increase penetration of renewable energy technologies in electricity production. www.dcenr.gov.ie

Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government will take over responsibility for Foreshore Licensing matters when new legislation comes into force. www.environ.ie

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment (NI) is responsible for energy matters, including Sustainable Energy, in Northern Ireland. www.detini.gov.uk

Eirgrid plc is the electricity Transmission System Operator in the Republic of Ireland and the Market Operator in the wholesale electricity system. www.eirgrid.com

Enterprise Ireland is the Government agency responsible for the development of locally owned industry in the Republic of Ireland. www.enterprise-ireland.com

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) protects the environment through its licensing, enforcement and monitoring activities in the Republic of Ireland. www.epa.ie

ESB builds, owns, operates and maintains the electricity networks in the Republic of Ireland regardless of supplier. www.esb.ie

ESB Networks is responsible for building, operating, maintaining and developing the electricity network in the Republic of Ireland. www.esb.ie/esbnetworks/

Hydraulics and Maritime Research Centre (HMRC) is part of University College Cork and is a centre of excellence for ocean renewables and construction engineering providing support to the maritime industry as well as fundamental R and D. The Centre's facilities include a wave simulator including a wave flume and an ocean wave basin. www.ucc.ie/research/hmrc

IDA Ireland is the Government agency responsible for inward investment promotion to the Republic of Ireland. www.idaireland.com

Invest Northern Ireland is the Government agency responsible for business development in Northern Ireland, including the promotion of inward investment.www.investni.com

Irish Wind Energy Association (IWEA) is the national association for wind energy in Ireland. www.iwea.com

Killybegs Shipping Services Ltd www.rockallgroup.com

Marine Institute is the national agency responsible for marine research, technology, development and Innovation in the Republic of Ireland. www.marine.ie

Meitheal na Gaoithe is the Irish Wind Farmers' Cooperative Society which represents rural communities and individuals to promote wind energy. www.mnag.ie

Northern Ireland Electricity procures, transmits and distributes electricity to both domestic and business users. www.nie.co.uk

Northern Ireland Planning Service aims to improve the quality of life of the people of Northern Ireland by planning and managing development in ways which are sustainable and which contribute to a better environment. www.planningni.gov.uk

National Maritime College of Ireland (NMCI), a joint venture between Cork Institute of Technology and the Naval Service, is Ireland's national maritime educational and training institution. www.nmci.ie

Naval Service is the Naval arm of the Defence Forces and the State's principal seagoing agency with a general responsibility to meet contingent and actual maritime defence requirements. www.military.ie/naval/

National Offshore Wind of Ireland (NOW) promotes Irelands offshore wind resource. www.nowireland.ie

Ocean Energy Development Unit (OEDU) of Sustainable Energy Ireland is charged with coordinating and supporting the development of Marine Renewables. http://www.sei.ie/Renewables/Ocean_Energy/Ocean_Energy_Development_Unit/

Renewable Energy Development Group (REDG) is the renewable energy co-ordination and advisory group under the aegis of the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources. www.dcenr.gov.ie

Single Electricity Market Operator is the wholesale electricity market in Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. www.allislandmarket.com

System Operator Northern Ireland ensures the safe, secure and economic operation of the high voltage electricity grid in Northern Ireland and in co-operation with Eirgrid colleagues is also responsible for running the all-island market for electricity. www.soni.ltd.uk

Tonn Energy is a joint venture between Irish company Wavebob and one of Europe's largest electricity companies, Vattenfall. www.tonnenergy.ie

Utility Regulator is the independent, non-Ministerial Government department set up to ensure the effective regulation of the Electricity, Gas and Water and Sewerage industries in Northern Ireland. www.niaur.gov.uk

International

Aotearoa Wave and Tidal Association (AWATEA) was established in 2006 to promote the uptake of marine energy in New Zealand. www.awatea.org.nz

British Wind Energy Association (BWEA) is the trade and professional body for the UK wind and marine renewables industries. www.bwea.com

Department of Energy and Climate Change was created in 2008 to bring together energy policy with climate change mitigation policy in the UK. www.decc.gov.uk

European Ocean Energy Association (EU-OEA) unites the broad interests of the European ocean energy industry into a single, focused and independent voice. www.eu-oea.com

European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), located in Orkney, Scotland, offers developers the opportunity to test full scale prototype devices in unrivalled wave and tidal conditions. www.emec.org.uk

New England Clear Energy Council whose mission is to accelerate New England's clean energy economy to global leadership www.cleanenergycouncil.org

Ocean Energy Council (OEC) is a US advocacy body promoting the development and implementation of ocean energy. www.oceanenergycouncil.com

Ocean Renewable Energy Group (OREG) aligns industry, academia and government to ensure that Canada is a leader in providing ocean energy solutions to a world market. www.oreg.ca

Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (OFGEM) is responsible for promoting competition in the gas and electricity markets and for regulating the gas and electricity companies. www.ofgem.gov.uk

Renewable Energy Association (REA) represents renewable energy producers and promotes the use of sustainable energy in the UK. www.r-e-a.net

Scottish Renewables Forum is a forum of key players with interests including biomass, hydro, micro, marine and wind technologies. www.scottishrenewables.com