The Ocean Energy Forum has been set up by the European Commission as a first stage of an action plan, which aims to accelerate the progress towards full industrialisation of ocean energy in Europe. The Forum, launched in Brussels on April 2014, runs for two years and its ultimate aim is to deliver a Strategic Roadmap for the development of the ocean energy sector, which would be widely endorsed by the industry, the public sector and the civil society.
http://ec.europa.eu/maritimeaffairs/policy/ocean_energy/forum/index_en.htm