2026 CIMO Days

Three days of scientific sessions dedicated to offshore wind energy, coastal dynamics, and interactions with structures, November 17–19, 2026, at ENSTA Bretagne.

Detailed program and registration

Programme

Tuesday 17 November – OFFWIND: Research and Education in Offshore Wind Energy

This first half-day will be devoted to research and training activities in the field of offshore wind energy, featuring presentations by partner institutions and laboratories, scientific discussions, and facility tours.

• 12h Lunch
• 13h15 Presentation of the laboratories
  • Lab-STICC (DU adjointe Angélique Drémeau)
  • IRDL (DU Shabnam Arbab Chirani)
  • LHSV - Sébastien Boyaval (ENPC)
  • Laboratoire Navier - Xavier Chateau (ENPC)
  • OFFWIND (Laure Civier, Guilhem Bles)
• 14h15 – Scientific presentations
  • Research and Teaching on Offshore Wind Energy: Sediment Transport and a Wind Farm Project in the Master’s ProgramOFFWIND - Pablo Tassi (EDF-ENPC)
  • Réponse hydroélastique de structures tubulaires lors d’un impact hydrodynamique - Nicolas Jacques (ENSTA)
  • Jeff Harris (ENPC)
  • Yves-Marie Scolan (ENSTA)
  • Christos Papoutsellis (ENPC)
  • Pierre Bosser - LabSTICC hydrographie
• 16h00 - Tour of the facilities

Wednesday 18 November - Marine Renewable Energy, MRE Day at Ifremer

Thursday 19 November - Coastal Dynamics and Interactions with Structures

This morning's session will bring together scientific teams to discuss issues related to coastal dynamics. It will promote interdisciplinary dialogue, the sharing of ongoing research, and the identification of opportunities for collaboration.

• 9h20 - Team and scientific work presentations
  • Coastal Dynamics: Chair Marissa Yates & France Floc’h
  • The discussions will focus on the activities of LOPS, LHSV, ENSTA / Lab-STICC, SHOM, Geo-Ocean
• 11h30 – Group discussion on possible joint projects and the definition of CIMO’s Priority Area 3
• 12h30 – Presentation of findings
• 12h45 – Lunch and poster session
• 214h30 – Closing

The discussions will aim to identify common challenges, bridge the gap between scientific expertise and operational needs, and explore new avenues for collaboration.