NEXT GEN Marine

Feedback from Attendees

I find these workshops very valuable and particularly with the subject of Future propulsion and fuels it is good to see that we are sharing the same challenges with many others, which also provides the opportunity to work together on potential solutions. It also provides a good insight into what others doing and developing which isn’t always easy to come by independently without these events. The relaxed nature of these events allows for more opportunities to approach collaborative working and certainly provides more contacts to enable more partnerships to be explored.
Spencer Johns – Principal Engineer, RNLI

An excellent mix of presentations made this a very informative workshop. The structured, but informal, way John Haynes leads the discussion enables participants to feel at ease and provides a platform for a very open discussion. This was a very well organised workshop which was attended by key industry players and provided an excellent platform for technical discussions regarding the challenges facing operators within this sector.
Mike Bassett – Engineering Director, MAHLE Powertrain

I found the first ‘Why’ and ‘What’ energy analysis discussion to be most useful, especially as it discussed and presented from the point of view of similar non-standard or predictable duty cycle operators, such as RNLI and MOD, how relevant data may be collected and analysed. The further presentations on challenges relating to these areas, the hybrid presentation and all associated panel discussions were also very interesting.
Chris Mace – BFMC Commander, Border Force

Thanks, another great workshop! I initially wondered if this workshop would be relevant to me/Sunseeker, but it definitely was and I learnt so much. The presenters are very knowledgeable and always willing to share their experience, expertise, knowledge, etc.
I look forward to the next one.
Sean Dempsey – Sustainability & Environmental Manager, Sunseeker

It was good to see that there are people about that are producing products, instead of just theoretical discussions. The workshop was very interesting.
Mark Boulton – Principal Engineer, RNLI

A very informative session with insightful comment from industry experts. The format worked very well. Wonderful to see the marine industry coming together to share knowledge and experience to drive improvements in energy consumption across such a wide range of sectors.
Simon Barnett – Sales Manager, Proteum / OXE Marine

A great workshop with some excellent presentations and discussions.  
Capt Don Cockrill – Former Secretary General, UK Maritime Pilots Association

The NEXT GEN Energy ANALYSIS Workshop successfully presented a dense, truly cross sector, candid, view of energy and infrastructure needs for boats in all sectors and associated port and harbour infrastructure challenges.
Matt Candy – CEO, Steamology

Another great workshop hosted by John and the NEXT GEN team. As always a great mix of presenters made for a really informative session with loads of ideas and experiences being shared.
Roger Cerrato – Sales Director, Landau

A very good workshop to get a view of what the larger organisations are working on and the challenges they face - very helpful for smaller companies like us to understand where the future is likely to go with powertrain.
Simon Mcloughlin – Managing Director, C-Fury

I found the workshop really interesting and full of high technical contents. It was a great pleasure to be part of it.
Giulio Gennaro – Hybrid Team Project Engineer, VULKAN

This was a well-presented workshop with a good mix of relevant presenters covering a range of complimentary subjects. John controls the discussions very well and ensures that an open, collaborative approach is followed. Thanks again for inviting MAHLE Powertrain to participate.
Daren Mottershead – Sales & Marketing Manager, MAHLE Powertrain

A fascinating insight into how problematic a process moving from diesel powered propulsion is proving to be. One appreciated just how open the speakers were about their progress within their fields. Excellent - thank you.
Spencer Barnaby – Maritime Volunteer Service

A well constructed event which worked very effectively in the form of an interactive workshop. All subject matter was informative and well balanced in addressing the scope of problems associated with marine de-carbonisation, current analysis methodology and those potential solutions that are in operation. My thanks go out to John, Claire and the enthusiastic delivery provided by the presenters.
Peter Foot – Managing Director, Pallington Foot