Delivering a sustainable low-carbon energy future from offshore renewables

Starts: Wed, Oct 28, 2020 12:00 PM CST
Ends: Wed, Oct 28, 2020 1:00 PM CST
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The world urgently needs to decarbonise energy supply, to address the challenges of rising temperatures, rising seas, ocean acidification and the human & geopolitical consequences of delaying our response. 

Fortunately the ocean offers a vast resource of renewable energy potential, with offshore wind currently in the lead, but new possibilities including floating solar, harnessing wind & solar to produce hydrogen by electrolysis of sea water, wave and currents, ocean thermal energy conversion and biomass all offering potential to wean the planet off burning hydrocarbons, which will still be needed for chemical industries, fertilizer and more, but will no longer be the backbone of the energy sector. 

Young people entering our industry today will be the people who deliver the energy transition that the world needs, and have a busy future ahead of them. 

Professional Development Hours:
This webinar counts as 1 Professional Development Hour. The certificate of participation will be issued a day after the presentation.

About the Presenter:


Steve Hall is the UK-based CEO of the Society for Underwater Technology, leaving in December 2020. He has worked over 30 years in marine science, technology and policy including a period as elected vice-chair of UNESCO's Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, head of policy at the UK's National Oceanography Centre, and periods as administrator for the World Ocean Circulation Experiment and Autosub Science Missions AUV program. 

He's actively engaged in outreach to schools and the general public, and has been hosting SUT's weekly Underwater Technology Podcast since lockdown began, with around 5000 downloads to date - listen at https://sut.buzzsprout.com 

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