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The RCUK Energy Programme is inviting Expressions of Interest to attend a two day workshop on 10-11 November 2016, in London, to engage in discussion, to identify research challenges and to initiate new collaborative working partnerships between UK and Chinese academics working in the area of offshore renewable energy.
Specifically, the workshop will focus on the challenges related to design and deployment of offshore wind power (both floating and static), wave energy converters and hybrid systems of the two technologies. Attendees should also consider how environmental science can be used to optimise deployment, informing on resource assessment, planning and site characterisation of ORE systems, including consideration of the potential environmental impacts or benefits.
The scope of the workshop will include:
- Novel device design and development of existing technology
- Site planning, characterisation and optimising ORE system deployment
- Monitoring and modelling
- Operation and maintenance once deployed
The outcomes of this workshop will feed directly into a potential subsequent joint NSFC-EPSRC-NERC call for proposals.