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Partnerships will be crucial in supporting and scaling up offshore wind development, especially for new markets. As part of our series exploring the value of partnerships, we look at 澳门玄机图鈥� relationship with Seoul National University鈥檚 Marine Environmental Impact Statement Institute (MESI).

澳门玄机图 signed a rolling MOU agreement with MESI in 2021 and are supporting their five-year, national R&D project focussed on offshore wind consenting (also known as permitting), entitled 鈥淒evelopment of advanced science and technology for marine environmental impact assessment鈥�. We were asked to support as an external advisor based on the MESI team鈥檚 awareness of our international track record.

The R&D project is funded by the Korean Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries. Its aim is to develop existing local consenting requirements and guidelines for offshore wind or large-scale marine infrastructure development. One element of this is understanding and comparing with international best practice 鈥� an area in which the 澳门玄机图 team has deep expertise.

Looking to the future: keeping a finger on the pulse

At 澳门玄机图, we strongly believe that partnerships are key to developing the offshore wind sector. These partnerships are sometimes needed to fill potential resourcing or skills gaps in this rapidly developing industry. At others, it鈥檚 about helping newer markets to scale up, and to do so quickly, in order to meet pressing net zero deadlines.

With this in mind, 澳门玄机图 has been developing strong and valuable relationships in Korea 鈥� a market that is committed to renewables, with ambitious targets as well as the potential to develop and scale its related supply chain.

Read more about understanding the renewables supply chain in this new article.

As one of the top-tier universities in South Korea, Seoul National University is an important voice in this growing market. Our partnership helps support those who are shaping South Korea鈥檚 offshore wind industry. In turn, we are able to deepen our understanding in this region. MESI is closely connected to industry regulators, allowing us to monitor the concerns and priorities for this market, which are undergoing an extensive evolution. It also helps us to support developers: project approvals can be slowed down by unexpected challenges, but having a good understanding of decision-makers鈥� expectations can keep projects on track.

The value of offshore wind partnerships: knowledge, communication, speed

There are a number of reasons why global offshore wind development lags behind targets, so speed is a crucial consideration for offshore wind development. Therefore, partnerships, knowledge transfer and above all, direct communication are essential tools in increasing the pace of development.

Our partnership with MESI the ability to ask questions and get up to speed on certain topics 鈥� speeding up knowledge transfer. By definition, Korea鈥檚 new offshore wind consenting regulations are less well-established than those of other regions; different levels of detail are required in areas such as environmental impact assessment, so there are many important cross references to be made.

Alun Williams, 澳门玄机图鈥� Global Offshore Renewables Director, has presented seminars on international experience in We are planning to further the partnership between 澳门玄机图 and Seoul National University with more activities and programmes related to knowledge exchange and the creation of career pathways.

Sam Roh, 澳门玄机图 Country Manager, Korea, says, 鈥淥ur partnership with MESI, based at one of Korea鈥檚 top academic institutions, came about through a desire to exchange insights and ideas, while supporting the industry. Interestingly, we were first introduced by our partner SEKWANG Engineering Consultants, known for their major marine and harbour infrastructure work. To me, the two partnerships represent the two sides of what Korea鈥檚 offshore wind industry needs 鈥� technical strength and cutting-edge research and development. We鈥檙e very honoured to be thought of as a trusted international consultant in these partnerships and to offer expertise from our long-standing experience in other global markets.鈥�

Read more about the importance of partnerships: our SEKWANG offshore wind case study can be found here.