Accelerating, de-risking and optimising the development and deployment of floating offshore wind energy, and tackling the sector’s key challenges are the hot topics for the University of Plymouth’s team at the All-Energy conference in Glasgow, this week.
Earlier today, the University’s Director of Marine Business Development,
Mr Kevin Forshaw , 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 University’s Centre for Decarbonisation and Offshore Renewable Energy, is chairing a wide-ranging debate – including colleagues from universities in Aberdeen, Hull, Edinburgh, and Manchester – 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 University of Plymouth’s Marine Institute is the first and largest in the UK, with over 3,000 staff and students focused on the ocean, including enabling floating offshore wind (FLOW) and other energy solutions to become a reality.
Kevin Forshaw