EMB Future Science Brief No. 9 - European offshore renewable energy: Towards a sustainable future
This Future Science Brief provides an overview of the technology and European deployment status in the offshore renewable energy sector. It discusses the environmental and socioeconomic considerations, and presents the key knowledge, research, and capacity gaps that must be addressed to ensure sustainable delivery of the EU Green Deal. It closes with key policy, research, capacity, and data recommendations to take the sector forward.
How to use this resource
This resource can be used as background information on the topic of Offshore Renewable Energy, for interested parties from high-school level and upwards. It is written in accessible language for a non-expert audience.
ISCED Categories
Policy and governance
Biology
Ecology
Conservation and environmental management
Offshore and renewable energy
Contributor(s)
Paula Kellett
European Marine Board
pkellett@marineboard.eu
Takvor Soukissian
Anne Marie O'Hagan
Arianna Azzellino
Fernando Boero
Ana Brito e Melo
Patricia Comiskey
Zhen Gao
Dickon Howell
Marc Le Boulluec
Christophe Maisondieu
Beth E. Scott
Elisabetta Tedeschi
Keywords
offshore renewable energy
offshore wind
wave energy
tidal energy
offshore solar
environmental impacts
socio-economic impacts
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CC Attribution 4.0 International
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Difficulty
medium
Date of creation of the resource