1. MERiFIC Introduction Nicolas Wallet Project Manager 13/09/2011

2. MERiFIC Marine Energy in Far Peripheral and Island Communities

3. Communities Acceptation Policy Shaping Economic Development Technology Assessment Renewable Marine Energy

4. Project Outputs: Technologies o Improved understanding of marine energy resources and methods for the identification of potential sites, e.g. to inform developers of the opportunities o Cross-comparison and evaluation of marine energy development policies and development of policies/protocols to be applied across the regions

5. Project Outputs: Communities o Joint events, to include conferences and training/capacity building workshops o Integrated marine energy development guidelines and toolkits for island and mainland communities

6. Project Outputs: Policy Strategy o Strategies for the sustainable development of marine energy potential across the two regions o Integrating Regional, National and European level to the policy shaping strategy

7. IFREME R Bretagne Développent Innovation Conseil Général du Finistère Exeter University Plymouth University Cornwall Council Cornwall Marine Network Technopole Brest Iroise Pôle Mer Bretagne Le Parc Naturel Marin D’Iroise

8. Work Packages Technology support Policy issues Sustainable economic development Stakeholder engagement