Renewable Energy Technologies

Symposium Chair
Confirmed Invited Speakers
Nanoscience for Energy Harriet Kung Associate Director of Science for Basic Energy Sciences, Office of Science, US Department of Energy

Symposium Sessions
	Tuesday June 14
10:30	Cleantech Energy: Keynotes
1:30	Bio Energy Innovation Spotlights
1:30	Solar: Nanotechnology for Solar Energy Collection and Conversion - NNI Signature Initiative Special Session
1:30	Italian Innovation & Commercialization Opportunities
2:50	CTSI Utility Technology Challenge
3:10	TechConnect IP Partnering: Solar Power
3:15	Harvard and MIT Technology Showcase
4:00	Italian Trade Commission Reception - Nanotech booth 1607, Cleantech booth 707
5:00	CTSI Utility Technology Challenge Awards and Reception (5:00 - 6:00)
4:00	Innovation Showcase & Poster Session - Reception (4:00 - 6:00)
	Solar Power Technologies & Materials
	Wednesday June 15
8:30	Canada Innovates! - Canadian Breakthroughs in Cleantech
10:30	Solar Technology Innovation Spotlights
10:30	Cleantech Regional Cluster Inititiatves
1:30	Power Electronics Innovation Spotlights
2:00	Fraunhofer presents: The German High Tech Champions Award 2011 - in Photovoltaics
1:30	TechConnect IP Partnering: Energy & Efficiency
1:30	Canada’s Hottest Innovative Cleantech Companies - Showcase
4:00	Piemonte Agency For Investments, Export And Tourism Reception - Nanotech booth 1607, Cleantech booth 707
4:00	Massachusetts Clean Energy Center - Catalyst Awardee Spotlights
5:30	Cleantech Open - National Semifinalist Awards & Reception
6:00	Canada Networking Reception (6:00 - 8:00)
4:00	Innovation Showcase & Poster Session - Reception (4:00 - 6:00)
	Solar Power Technologies & Materials
	Renewable Energy Technologies
	Thursday June 16
8:30	Cleantech Capital: VC, PE & M&A Markets
10:30	Solar: Advanced Solar Concepts
1:30	Marine & Wind Energy Generation
4:00	TechConnect Ventures: Solar
4:00	TechConnect Ventures: Water
Symposium Program
	Tuesday June 14
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10:30	Cleantech Energy: Keynotes	Ball Room A
	Session chair: Patti Glaza, CTSI, US
10:30	''Digital Energy'': Opportunities and challenges at the intersection of information technology and energy D. Paul, University of Southern California, US
11:00	Nanoscale Science for Clean, Renewable Energy and Energy Storage (invited presentation) H. Kung, US Department of Energy, US
11:30	Application of Nanotechnology to Photovoltaics: Technical Approaches & Manufacturing Challenges (invited presentation)Manufacturing Challenges L. Tsakalakos, GE, US
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1:30	Bio Energy Innovation Spotlights	Room 308
	Session chair: Brooke Coleman, New Fuels Alliance/Northeast Biofuels Collaborative, US
1:30	Catalytic Subcritical Hydropyrolysis of Waste Biomass into Gasoline Range Hydrocarbons R. Tungal, R.V. Shende, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, US
1:50	Microwave-mediated Pyrolysis of Biomass M.J. Gronnow, V.L. Budarin, J. Fan, P.S. Shuttleworth, D.J. MacQuarrie, J.H. Clark, Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence, UK
2:10	Cheap Sugars from Cellulosic Biomass for Fuels and Chemicals Production M. Raab, Agrivida, Inc., US
2:25	Empowering Organics P. Sellew, Harvest Power, US
2:40	A pipeline for the forward design of bio-energy related microbes C. Fischer, Gingko BioWorks, US
2:55	Beyond Biofuels: Myriant & the Commercialization of Bio-based Chemicals S. McConnell, Myriant, US
3:10	Harnessing Nanotechnology to Make Biofuels Faster, Better, and Cheaper A. Goel, Nanobiosym, US
3:25	PROESA – Chemtex Breakthrough technology D. Richardson, Chemtex International, IT
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1:30	Solar: Nanotechnology for Solar Energy Collection and Conversion - NNI Signature Initiative Special Session	Room 312
	Session chair: Loucas Tsakalakos, General Electric
1:30	Printed Nanocrystal Solar Cells (invited presentation) D. Reddy, Solexant, US
2:00	Large Area a-Si/Si Nanowire Hybrid Solar Cells S. Raychaudhuri, R. Lujan, K. Song, C. Paulson, R.A. Street, Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), US
2:20	In-situ Decoration and Doping of TiO2 Nanotube Arrays H.A. Hamedani, N.K. Allam, H. Garmestani, Georgia Institute of Technology, US
2:40	Tailoring Electron Diffusion in Electrospun Metal Oxide Nanostructures for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells R. Jose, P.S. Archana, A. Le Viet, E. Naveen Kumar. M.M. Yusoff, S. Ramakrishna, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, MY
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1:30	Italian Innovation & Commercialization Opportunities	Room 305
1:30	Welcome and Opening M. Loddo, Italian Trade Commission, IT
1:40	Italian Cutting Edge in Renewable Energy Technologies TBA, Politecnico di Torino, IT
1:55	Nanotech in Italy TBA, Nanotec IT- Italian Centre for Nanotechnology, IT
2:10	Torino Piemonte, the Intelligent Location - Business Opportunity in the Nano and Clean Tech Sectors F. Zardi, Invest in Torino Piemonte, Piemonte Agency, IT
2:30	Piedmont’s Nanotech Solutions For Energy Sources At High Miniaturization And Efficiency TBA, IIT-Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, IT
2:40	Innovation and Commercialization M. Loddo, Italian Trade Commission, IT
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2:50	CTSI Utility Technology Challenge	Room 311
	Session chair: Patti Glaza, CTSI, US
2:50	Ideal Power Converters (Distributed Generation), P. Bundschuh
3:02	Plasma2Energy (Distributed Generation), R. Sanchez
3:14	Energy Compression (Energy Storage), T. Havel
3:26	EnerVault Corporation (Energy Storage), C. Horne
3:38	XTreme Power (Energy Storage), C. Coe
3:50	InnoSepra, LLC (Natural Gas), R. Jain
4:02	OsComp Systems (Natural Gas), P. Santos
4:14	Prism Solar Technologies (Distributed Generation – Alumna), J. Barry
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3:10	TechConnect IP Partnering: Solar Power	Room 301
	Session chair: Cheemin Bo- Linn, Peritus Partners
3:10	A Single-Phase PV Inverter with Reduced Size Passive Components and Improved Energy Yield B. Loux, AzTE, US
3:20	Novel method of silicon production A. Sukhochev, Voronezh State University, RU
3:30	Novel Electrospinning Spinneret for the Direct Production of Multi-Core/ Shell NanoFibrous Materials in Single Technological Step T. Chong, NUS Enterprise, SG
3:40	Formation of the metal electrodes of silicon wafer solar cells using high-energy metal ions. T. Chong, NUS Enterprise, SG
3:50	Nanostructured Transparent Polymer Materials for Replacing Glass and Producing High Efficient PV Modules E. Shembel, Enerize Corporation, US
4:00	Hybrid solar module and charging system(PZT solar system) H.H. Ham, SINBI & SUN Co., Ltd., KR
4:10	Self Cleaning Solar Panels J. Jensen, Boston University, US
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3:15	Harvard and MIT Technology Showcase	Room 306
	Session chair: Chris Noble, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
3:15	Introduction C. Noble, MIT, US
3:20	Key Semiconductor Advances in Electronics and Optoelectronics (invited presentation) G. Fitzgerald, MIT, US
3:35	New versatile nano/microstructured surfaces: Applications in anti-icing, prevention of biofouling and self-cleaning oleophobic materials (invited presentation) J. Aizenberg, Harvard University, US
3:50	Nanoengineered Surfaces for Efficiency Enhancements in Energy and Water (invited presentation) K. Varanasi, MIT, US
4:05	Filtration System for Small-Medium Scale Wastewater and Water Treatment (invited presentation) C. Vectis, Harvard University, US
4:20	Smartphone control of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) (invited presentation) M. Cummings, MIT, US
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4:00	Italian Trade Commission Reception - Nanotech booth 1607, Cleantech booth 707	Expo Hall
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5:00	CTSI Utility Technology Challenge Awards and Reception (5:00 - 6:00)	Expo Hall
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4:00	Innovation Showcase & Poster Session - Reception (4:00 - 6:00)	Expo Hall
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	Solar Power Technologies & Materials	Expo Hall
-	Nanostructured Transparent Polymer Materials for Encapsulation of Photovltaic Modules E. Shembel, T. Todosiychuk, L. Kosyanchuk, V. Redko, T. Pasutshkin, M. Dusheyko, Enerize Corporation, US
-	X-ray Diffraction Techniques for Characterization of Thin Film Solar Cells I. Cernatescu, PANalytical, US
-	CIGS PV Power Enhancement from Photonic Crystal Fiber Concentrators S. Shepard, G. Carver, Louisiana Tech University, US
	Wednesday June 15
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8:30	Canada Innovates! - Canadian Breakthroughs in Cleantech	Room 206
8:30	Welcome to Canadian Innovation C. Denter, Technology Partnering Officer, Consulate General of Canada to New England, CA
8:40	Opening Remarks P. Binns, Consul General, Consulate General of Canada to New England, CA
9:00	Canadian Energy RD&D and Clean Technology Developments P. St-Jean, Natural Resources Canada, Energy Technology Policy, CA
9:15	Canada-US CleanTech collaboration Opportunities G. Murphy, Director, Natural Resources Canada, CA
9:30	On the Rise – Conversion Efficiency in Organic Photovoltaics Y. Tao, National Research Council (NRC), CA
9:45	Utilizing Renewable Energy Resources for Distributed Power K. Kassam, Ballard Power, CA
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10:30	Solar Technology Innovation Spotlights	Room 312
	Session chair: Loucas Tsakalakos, General Electric, US
10:30	Designing Scalable, Low-Cost Photovoltaic Materials T. Buonassisi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US
11:00	Konarka Technologies - From Concept to Manufacturing H. Berke, R. Gaudiana, Konarka, US
11:30	Anisotropic Nano-photocatalysts: Toward Solar Fuels Applications S.E. Hunyadi Murph, Savannah River National Laboratory, US
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10:30	Cleantech Regional Cluster Inititiatves	Room 309
	Session chair: Peter Rothstein, NECEC, US
-	J.M. Granholm, Former Governor of Michigan, University of California, Berkeley, US
-	R. Bagley, Nortech, US
-	B. Biemann, Maine Technology Institute, US
-	L. Peterson, Texas Foundation for Innovative Communities, US
-	E. Reynolds, MIT Industrial Performance Center, US
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1:30	Power Electronics Innovation Spotlights	Room 310
	Session chair: Andrew Ray, Bingham McCutchen LLP, US
1:30	Low Weight, Low Cost Commercial-Scale PV Inverter P. Bundschuh, Ideal Power Converters, US
1:45	Silicon Carbide Power Devices in Renewable Energy Applications R. Singh, GeneSiC Semiconductor Inc., US
2:00	Distributed Energy Optimization for Photovoltaic Systems with a Module-Integrated Balancing Converter J. Stauth, Solar Semiconductor, Inc., US
2:15	New Capacitor Materials for Power Electronics G. Welsch, Case Western Reserve University, US
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2:00	Fraunhofer presents: The German High Tech Champions Award 2011 - in Photovoltaics	Room 309
2:00	PV Technology from Basic Science to Application R. Schindler, Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems, US
2:20	Business Case Ion Layer Gas Reaction R. S. Araoz, H. Zentrum, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin, DE
2:40	Business Case Protective PV Module Coating U. Lommatzsch, Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials, DE
3:00	Business Case Time Resolved Photoluminescence Imaging D. Kiliani, University of Konstanz, DE
3:20	Business Case Direct Laser Interference Patterning A. Lasagni, Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology, DE
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1:30	TechConnect IP Partnering: Energy & Efficiency	Room 301
	Session chair: Purnesh Seegopaul, Pangaea Ventures, US
1:30	Buckled Silicon Nanostructures on Elastomeric Substrates for Rechargeable Lithium Ion Batteries B. Loux, AzTE, US
1:40	Enhancement of biogas production in anaerobic digestors using iron oxide nanoparticles. J. Reverter, ICN - INSTITUT CATALA DE NANOTECNOLOGIA, ES
1:50	Non-equilibrium Synthesis of High Efficiency Thermoelectrics K. Elcess, Brookhaven Science Associates/Brookhaven National Laboratory, US
2:00	Aluminum-Ion Battery to Transform 21st Century Energy Storage J. Caldwell, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US
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1:30	Canada’s Hottest Innovative Cleantech Companies - Showcase	Room 206
	Session chair: Sean Wise, Ryerson University, CA
1:30	Intoduction to Innovation Showdcase S. Wise, Ryerson University, CA
1:40	Hydrostor (Grid Scale Storage) C. VanWelleghem, Hydrostor, CA
1:50	ProDalG (Bio Fuels - Algae) M. Sales, ProDalG, CA
2:00	Sine Slice (Energy Efficiency & Management) C. Webb, Sine Slice, CA
2:10	Grid Co (Energy Efficiency & Management) C. Napior, Grid Co, CA
2:20	Odotech (Emissions Management) T. Pagé, Odotech, CA
2:30	VBINE (Wind Energy) D. Siman, VBINE, CA
2:40	BDR Technol (Bio Fuels) K. Lawless, BDR Technol, US
2:50	Free Breeze (Wind Energy) S. Labus, Free Breeze, CA
3:20	Enviro Save (Transportation) B. Ingebrigston, Enviro Save, CA
3:30	Corvus Energy (Energy Storage) G. Brown, Corvus Energy, CA
3:40	Carbon Sense Solutions R. Niven, Carbon Sense Solutions, CA
3:50	Refficient (Recycle) S. McLarty, REfficient, CA
4:00	SWITCH Materials Inc. (Smart Windows) J. Sargent, SWITCH Materials Inc., CA
4:10	Zero Waste B. Coxhead, Zero Waste, CA
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4:00	Piemonte Agency For Investments, Export And Tourism Reception - Nanotech booth 1607, Cleantech booth 707	Expo Hall
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4:00	Massachusetts Clean Energy Center - Catalyst Awardee Spotlights	Expo Hall Theater
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5:30	Cleantech Open - National Semifinalist Awards & Reception	Expo Hall Theater
	Session chair: Rex Northern, Cleantech Open, US
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6:00	Canada Networking Reception (6:00 - 8:00)	Sheraton Hotel, Back Bay Room D
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4:00	Innovation Showcase & Poster Session - Reception (4:00 - 6:00)	Expo Hall
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	Solar Power Technologies & Materials	Expo Hall
-	Characterization of Microcrystalline and Amorphous Thin Film Silicon Devices with Raman Spectroscopy M. Wall, J. Hodkiewicz, Thermo Fisher Scientific, US
-	Optical absorption enhancement of thin-film amorphous silicon induced by femtosecond laser pulses for solar cell fabrication A. Kiani, K. Venkatakrishnan, B. Tan, Ryerson University, CA
-	Reduction of Collection Efficiency of Charge Carriers with Increasing Cell Size in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell C-L Lee, W-H Lee, C-H Yang, H-H Yang, National Cheng Kung University, TW
-	SuperSlim: the thinnest Solar Thermal Panel ever T. Marcuccio, Costruzioni Solari, IT
-	The roles of thin dense metal oxide films in inverted hybrid solar cells O. Wiranwetchayan, Z.Q. Liang, Q. Zhang, G.Z. Cao, P. Singjai, Chiang Mai University, TH
-	Design and Development of Photovoltaic Systems S.E. Lyshevski, Rochester Institute of Technology, US
-	Organic/inorganic hybrid photovoltaic cells based on substitutionally doped single wall carbon nanotubes V. Saini, Z. Li, S. Bourdo, V.P. Kunets, S. Trigwell, V. Nteziyaremye, B. Clark, A.R. Biris, G.J. Salamo, T. Viswanathan, A.S. Biris, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, US
-	Comparison Side by Side of Photovoltaic Modules at PU’U WA’A WA’A - Initial Performance Results S. Busquet, University of Hawaii, US
-	Grid-Connected Photovoltaic System Parity with PJM Generation P.M. Jansson, J.L. Schmalzel, C. Barreiro, Rowan University, US
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	Renewable Energy Technologies	Expo Hall
-	A Study on operatin and caracteristics of DEFC(Direct Ethanol Fuel Cell) Utilized Bio-ethanol based on Fruit Waste N. Lee, H. Hyunsoo, J. Choi, I. Cha, Center for Organic Agrifood industrialization, KR
-	Mesoporous Zr-doped TiO2/ZnO material for DSSC and H2 generation applications A. Menan, R. Shende, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, US
-	Power stabilization of large-scale wind power generation by pumped-up hydro power generation with Archimedean screw A. Sugawara, K. Nishijima, M. Mitobe, S. Uehara, Niigata University, JP
-	High-Power-Density Miniscale Renewable Energy Systems S.E. Lyshevski, Rochester Institute of Technology, US
-	Green Transmission: Imperative and Pitfalls R.H. Bezdek, R.M. Wendling, MISI, US
-	Expermental Study of CH4/H2 Mixtures in Internal Combustion Engines N. Kahraman, B. Albayrak Çeper, S.O. Akansu, M. Bayrak, Erciyes University, TR
-	A Smarter Grid enables Communal MicroGrids T. Mohn, General MicroGrids, Inc, US
-	Vertical-Axis Wind Turbines for Powering Cellular Communication Towers B.D. Plourde, J.P. Abraham, G.S. Mowry, University of St. Thomas, US
	Thursday June 16
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8:30	Cleantech Capital: VC, PE & M&A Markets	Room 304
	Session chair: Andrew Heckler, Brightfield Energy, US
-	D. Malkani, Rockport Capital Partners, US
-	M. Nordan, Venrock, US
-	R. Day, Black Coral Capital, US
-	J. Matheson, Flagship Ventures, US
-	A. Atwan, BlackRock, Inc., US
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10:30	Solar: Advanced Solar Concepts	Room 309
	Session chair: Loucas Tsakalakos, General Electric, US
10:30	Novel Building Integrated Solar Concentrators (invited presentation) A.J. Chatten, D.J. Farrell, R. Bose, A. Dixon, C. Poelking, K.C. Gödel, M. Mazzer, K.W.J. Barnham, Imperial College London, US
11:00	Analysis of CIGS for Composition G.R. Mount, U. Sharma, J. Moskito, K. Putyera, L. Wang, T. Buyuklimanli, Evans Analytical Group, US
11:20	Design of a Fiber-based Luminescent Solar Concentrator Fabric E. Banaei, A.F. Abouraddy, University of Central Florida, US
11:40	Polymers for High Performance Solar Cell Devices L. Wei, Imperial College London, UK
12:00	Atomistic effects in the Grätzel solar cell J. Korppi-Tommola, J. Helbing, P. Hamm, L. Antila, K. Honkala, V. Koskinen, M. Kemell, M. Heikkilä, M. Leskelä, L. Kettunen, T. Kovanen, University of Jyvaskyla, FI
12:20	TBA K. Kamath, Abound Solar, US
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1:30	Marine & Wind Energy Generation	Room 310
	Session chair: Wayne Gears, CAMG, US
1:30	Mobile Wave Energy Harvesting System A. Sharon, J. Briggs, H. Wirz, Boston University - Fraunhofer CMI, US
1:50	Performance Comparison of Different Rotors on Cross-Axis Hydrokinetic Turbines for Power Generation in Water Canals W.B. Hamner, Hydrovolts Inc., US
2:10	Offshore Wave and Wind Together - Afloat N.A. Brown, Float Incorporated, US
2:30	Offshore Renewable Resources – Improving the Cost-of-Energy S. Roznitsky, HighSeasWind, US
2:50	Process-Fluid-Lubricated Polycrystalline Diamond Bearings for application in Marine Hydrokinetic Machines T.N. Sexton, C.H. Cooley, US Synthetic Corp., US
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4:00	TechConnect Ventures: Solar	Room 303
	Session chair: Dhiraj Malkani, Rockport Capital, US
4:00	Teleos Solar M. McGonigle, Teleos Solar, US
4:10	Enerize E. Shembel, Enerize, US
4:20	Ideal Power Converters P. Bundschuh, Ideal Power Converters, US
4:30	Epik Srl A. Caraglio, Epik Srl, IT
4:40	Prism Solar Technologies, Inc. R. Lewandowski, Prism Solar Technologies, Inc., US
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4:00	TechConnect Ventures: Water	Room 305
	Session chair: Neil Cameron, Emerald Technology Ventures
4:00	AgroSci C. Pianta, AgroSci, US
4:10	Algal Scientific Corporation P. Horst, Algal Scientific Corporation, US
4:20	Blue Planet Environmental Inc. R. Lonetto, Blue Planet Environmental Inc., CA
4:30	SecureWaters, Inc. R. Slatton, SecureWaters, Inc., US
4:40	Hydrovolts B. Hamner, Hydrovolts, US

Special Symposium

This special symposia focuses specifically on advanced and emerging technologies across the renewable energy space with specific emphasis on revolutionary commercially viable research and development efforts. The focus community is looking for the global top technologies across the entire renewable space for potential corporate co-development and pilot test opportunities.

Topics & Application Areas

• Advanced Materials for Renewable Energy
• Solar Energy (see Solar Symposia)
• Wind Energy Technologies & Applications
• Geothermal Technologies & Applications
• Marine & Water Energy Technologies & Applications
• Other

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