This Forum provides a platform for knowledge exchange, information, education and networking on marine renewable energy. This Forum brings together expertise in relevant areas such as marine renewable development processes and dynamics, management, policy, social science and biodiversity.
MASTS is excited to announce the creation of the new Energy Transition Forum in 2024. The Forum will host a session at this year’s MASTS Annual Science Meeting 5-7 Nov 2024, introducing its remits and inviting the community to a discussion about future activities.
UK Offshore Renewable Energy in 2040: Building a Sustainable and Competitive ORE Sector on a Pathway to Net Zero by 2050
This report by the Supergen Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Hub puts emphasis on the need for urgent action in the offshore renewable energy sector to help the UK meet its Net Zero targets. Research and innovation are named as key factors, as well as the main areas of focus such as the consenting process, supply chain and infrastructure and workforce.
Webinar “Energy Innovation Emporium 2021: Accelerating the Contribution of Ocean Energy to Net Zero”
Lead by Gordon Hastie (University of St Andrews) in September 2021 and included MASTS Renewable Energy Forum members and speakers from ETP, IEA Ocean Energy Systems, Mocean Energy, Orbital Marine Power, Wave Energy Scotland, University of Edinburgh and the University of Strathclyde.
Watch the Webinar Here!
UK End User Engagement
View the UK end user engagement diagram for offshore renewables
Tethys Engineering Photo Library
Photos and illustrations of marine renewable energy devices, arrays, and facilities, available for free third party use.
PRIMRE – Portal & Repository for Information on Marine Renewable Energy
For access to information on projects and technologies, resource characterization, device performance, and environmental effects take a look here.
Report “Addressing the ecological implications of offshore renewable energy developments across receptor groups – shaping future marine energy research”
Final report from the ScotMER and MREF MASTS Workshop (Oct 5, 2019) Read the report here!
Strategy “An Offshore Renewable Energy Environmental Research & Innovation Strategy for the UK”
The principal aim of developing this environmental R&I strategy for UK ORE, is to set out the high level environmental R&I priorities for the next five to ten years, together with measures for coordinating activity across the various funding organisations and key stakeholder interests, to ensure that the general direction of travel is towards developing a sustainable ORE industry. (December 2018) More on the Strategy Here!
Definition of “Energy Transition”
A shift away from using energy derived from fossil fuels (e.g. coal and oil) and towards energy generated from using alternative renewable fuels (e.g. wind, tidal, solar) which produce limited or no carbon emissions and are therefore cleaner and more sustainable.
Reader | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Interests: Marine Renewable Energy Systems | Analysis of power capture, transfer and take off performance | Scale model testing
Research Fellow | National Subsea Centre
Interests: Fisheries Management | Fisheries Science | Fish Population Dynamics | Stock Assessment
Dr | Assistant Professor| School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society
Interests: Marine Socio-Ecology | Environmental Stewardship | Ocean and Coastal Conflict
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