The 4th Pan American Marine Energy Conference (PAMEC) will once again bring together researchers, governments, and industry with an interest in marine and offshore renewable energy in the Americas (including the Caribbean). The event arrives for the first time in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from April 10 to 15, 2026. The organizing committee is led by Chair Prof. Dr. Milad Shadman of COPPE/UFRJ.
Pre-conference Workshops are planned for Friday and Saturday (April 10 & 11) with the opening reception on the evening of Sunday, April 12th, before the conference officially kicks off on Monday morning, April 13-15th.
PAMEC 2026 is part of the family of conferences on Marine Renewable Energy Research and Development including, the European Wave and Tidal Conference (EWTEC) and the Asian Wave and Tidal Conference (AWTEC) and is held bi-annually. The first PAMEC was held in 2020 in Costa Rica followed by PAMEC 2022 Mexico and PAMEC 2024 Colombia.
A key element of the conference includes presentations of abstracts submitted by researchers for review by the PAMEC Science & Technical Committee. Topics and themes that have emerged include Socio-economics, Environmental Effects, Resource characterization, Offshore Wind, Grid Integration, Instream & Tidal, Wave, Salinity Gradient, and OTEC.
Past Events
- PAMEC: Pan American Marine Energy Conference (PAMEC 2024), Barranquilla, Colombia, 22-24 January 2024
- Pan American Marine Energy Conference (PAMEC 2022), Ensenada, Mexico, 19-22 June 2022
- Pan American Marine Energy Conference (PAMEC 2020), San Jose, Costa Rica, 26-28 January 2020