Accelerating, de-risking and optimising the ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ‹development and deployment ofÂÌñ»»ÆÞ‹ floating offshore wind energy, and tackling the sectorÂÌñ»»ÆÞ™s key challenges are the hot topics for the ÂÌñ»»ÆÞÂÌñ»»ÆÞ™s team at the All-Energy conference in Glasgow, this week.
Earlier today, the UniversityÂÌñ»»ÆÞ™s Director of Marine Business Development, ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ‹
Mr Kevin Forshaw ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ‹, delivered a keynote speech focused on the role universities play in enabling companies to bring innovative solutions to market and prepare the future workforce for the offshore renewable energy (ORE) industry.
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Professor Deborah Greaves OBE FREng , Director of the UniversityÂÌñ»»ÆÞ™s Centre for Decarbonisation and Offshore Renewable Energy, is chairing a wide-ranging debate ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ“ including colleagues from universities in Aberdeen, Hull, Edinburgh, and Manchester ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ“ on a pivotal decade to accelerate the deployment of ORE as the UK moves towards achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
At the forefront of research and innovation
In his talk, Kevin outlined how diverse research and development initiatives strengthen the ORE sector and how modern, state-of-the-art research facilities can de-risk and optimise the development and deployment of new technology.
The ÂÌñ»»ÆÞÂÌñ»»ÆÞ™s Marine Institute is the first and largest in the UK, with over 3,000 staff and students focused on the oceanÂÌñ»»ÆÞ‹, including enabling floating offshore wind (FLOW) and other energy solutions to become a reality.
Mr Kevin Forshaw