August 21 – 23, 2007, Turtle Bay Resort, Oahu, Hawaii is the date and location for the 4th annual EnergyOcean Conference & Exhibition.

As the premiere International conference focusing on renewable ocean energy, EnergyOcean presents an opportunity for technologists, entrepreneurs and policymakers to discuss the hard-hitting issues surrounding this emerging market.

This year's technical program has been greatly expanded due to the increase in activity and the progress of Ocean Energy developers worldwide. The entire technical program can be found here .

The program begins with a Pre-Conference event at 4 p.m. on Monday, August 20.  Six of the leading Ocean Energy organizations will give updates on the progress and activities that have occurred since the last EnergyOcean conference.  These include the OEC, OREG, OREC, EU-OEA, IEA and the NHA.

The conference begins on Tuesday, with the entire day focused on activities In the U.S.  Several guest speakers and a California focus session will be presented and the day will be highlighted by a special Regulatory update by the MMS, FERC and NOAA followed by a U.S. government panel session led by Joseph O. Neuhoff III, Office of Energy and Environmental Technologies, U.S. Department of Commerce and consisting of officials from the U.S. Departments of Energy, State and Commerce.

Tuesday’s luncheon will feature honored guest speaker Rep. Cynthia Thielen, Hawaii State House of Representatives.

The conference continues with two days of International presentations.

Wednesday, August 22, EnergyOcean presents two parallel tracks, one on "Technology"(OTEC, Wave, Tidal and Current) and the other on "Business and Policy" (Financing, Investing, Environmental & Permitting  issues, and Legal considerations). 

During Wednesday’s lunch, the Ocean Energy Pioneer Awards will be presented to individuals and companies leading the way in Ocean Energy.

On Thursday, EnergyOcean presents another full day of Technology presentations (Wind, Wave Tidal & Current), surrounding the Exhibitors’ Aloha Reception at noon.

Last but not least, on Friday, those attendees who have signed up for the NELHA tour will fly to the Big Island and be treated to a tour of the future site of a commercial OTEC plant and see NELHA's 55-inch cold water pipe in action, rising from a depth of 3,000 feet in the Pacific Ocean.

Supported and sponsored by U.S. Dept. of Commerce, U.S. Commercial Service; U.S. Dept. of Interior, Minerals Management Service (MMS); and the State of Hawaii, more information is available at www.energyocean.com., or contact Mj McDuffee: +1 772-221-7720; info@energyocean.com.