Journal of Marine Science and Engineering Webinar | Marine Renewable Energy and the Transition to a Low Carbon Future, 13 June 2023

In this webinar, our focus will be on advances and challenges in the extraction of offshore renewable energy. Offshore renewable energy sources are abundant, and the amount of energy that can be generated using existing technologies varies from site to site and day to day, depending on the location and weather conditions.

As we are all aware, a drastic reduction in CO₂ emissions and transition to a low-carbon future represents an issue of increasing importance. From this perspective, the extraction of clean offshore renewable energy is a very important issue. On the other hand, the technologies associated with offshore renewable energy are significant for achieving the expected energy eﬀiciency and environmental protection targets. Although significant advances have been made in extracting various forms of offshore renewable energy, there are still important challenges related to the implementation of cost-eﬀective technologies that could survive in harsh marine environments.

Such aspects will be discussed in this webinar, which seeks to contribute to the renewable energy agenda and to improve knowledge and performance in harvesting offshore renewable energy.

Date: 13 June 2023 at 1:00 p.m. CEST | 7:00 a.m. EDT | 7:00 p.m. CST Asia
Webinar ID: 837 6787 4702

Program

Speaker/Presentation	Time in CEST	Time in EDT
Prof. Dr. Eugen Rusu Chair Introduction	1:00–1:10 p.m.	7:00–7:10 a.m.
Prof. Dr. Eugen Rusu The Expected Dynamics of Offshore Renewable Energy in the European Nearshore	1:10–1:30 p.m.	7:10–7:30 a.m.
Dr. Kostas Belibassakis and Dr. Alex Magkouris Floating Solar Systems with Application to Nearshore/COASTAL Sites in the MED Sea Region	1:30–1:50 p.m.	7:30–7:50 a.m.
Dr. Mariana Bernardino Assessing Marine Renewable Energy under Climate Change Conditions	1:50–2:10 p.m.	7:50–8:10 a.m.
Mr. Florin Constantinoiu Offshore Environmental Monitoring Using Maritime Unmanned Systems	2:10–2:30 p.m.	8:10–8:30 a.m.
Q&A Session	2:30–2:45 p.m.	8:30–8:45 a.m.
Prof. Dr. Eugen Rusu Closing of Webinar	2:45–2:50 p.m.	8:45–8:50 a.m.

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Webinar Chair and Keynote Speakers:

Dr. Eugen Rusu, Department of Mechanical Engineering, “Dunarea de Jos” University of Galati, Galati, Romania;
Kostas Belibassakis, School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Athens, Greece;
Alex Magkouris, School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Athens, Greece;
Mariana Bernardino, CENTEC–Centre for Marine Technology and Ocean Engineering, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal;
Florin Constantinoiu, NATO Maritime GEOMETOC Centre of Excellence, Lisbon, Portugal.

Relevant Special Issue:
“Marine Renewable Energy and the Transition to a Low Carbon Future”
Guest Editor: Prof. Dr. Eugen Rusu
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 July 2023