The most important congress on Marine Energy in southern Europe was held from 20 to 24 April 2015 in Bilbao. This event, organized by the alliance of the Basque Energy Board , Tecnalia Corporation and Bilbao Exhibition Centre , sponsored by IBERDROLA, has gathered key players, companies, researchers and leader organizations involved in the development of marine energy sources.

The week began with the opening of the international congress Bilbao Marine Energy Week and the fair of energy, marine sectors and fisheries sectors: SINAVAL, where several meetings by sector were held, as well as workshops on European projects related to marine energy, b2b meetings and the Assembly meeting of the Association of Renewable Energy.

In this edition, CTC has participated with the presentation of two technical posters. The first one, entitled ACORN Project: General Design Guidelines and a Design & Decision Tool for the use of coatings in Wave & Tidal devices, summarizes the objectives and development of the ACORN project. The second poster, entitled Development of Marine Corrosion Test Site “El Bocal” describes this unique facility, which has been designed for the testing of materials, coatings and other components under real sea conditions.