We are proud to announce the launch of the International OcEn Project. PMEC institutions are among 10 universities from the US, UK, Canada and Australia to participate in this £1.7million project, led by the University of Plymouth.

Running from 2024 to 2028, the OcEn consortium comprises world-leading experts in Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) research and innovation, and aims to provide guidance for policy makers, site developers, scientists, industry and communities.

Its work will center around four research themes: Environmental Assessment and Regulation; Technology Readiness and Innovation; Energy Systems and Integration; and Community Impacts and Community-Driven Co-design.

This will enable the project team to develop a global understanding of research carried out around the ORE agenda and identify existing knowledge gaps that need to be filled.

The project will also enable up to 12 early career researchers – including nine PhD students – to work alongside experts in the field, creating an interdisciplinary team of future leaders spanning subjects from engineering and the environment to commercialisation and social science.

It will also coordinate an Innovation Training Programme, as well as international workshops, mini-conferences and academic secondments.

The Pacific Marine Energy Center will be supporting collaborations at the University of Washington and Oregon State University, including student and faculty exchanges with the U.K. partner institutions.

For inquiries about this project, please email Judy Twedt: jtwedt@uw.edu