Ocean Renewable Energy Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers

I just got off the phone with Christopher Barry, a fascinating naval engineer who comes from decades of work in nautical science.  Chris was good enough to take me through scads of examples all of which illustrated a very important fact:

There are dozens of points of crossover between the tons of engineering work that has already gone into the traditional world of shipbuilding and offshore drilling – and what the renewables industry is now trying to accomplish in offshore wind and ocean energy, e.g., tidal, wave, etc.

I could sense the passion that Chris feels in trying to help those working in offshore clean energy, and the pain he feels every time someone wastes a vast amount of time re-inventing the wheel, performing calculations that have already been done.

I encourage anyone working in this area to contact him directly:

Christopher D. Barry, P.E.
Chair, Small Craft T&R Committee
Co-Chair, Ad Hoc Panel 17, Ocean Renewable Energy Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
(410) 762-6731