Webinar Series

Our bi-monthly webinars share the latest insights and innovations in offshore renewable energy research. As part of our ambition to accelerate the development of offshore renewable energy, we aim to spotlight pertinent research for the wider community and provide a platform for the foremost offshore renewable energy researchers. 

Upcoming webinars webinar:

The Strategic Research Agenda

Monday 16 November 2026, 13.00 - 14.00

Chaired by 

• Prof. Deborah Greaves, Director of the Supergen ORE Hub, Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Oxford

Co-Hosted by the Supergen ORE Hub Co-Directors:

• Prof. Philip Thies, Professor of Renewable Energy (Engineering), University of Exeter
• Prof. Beth Scott, Professor in Marine Ecology, University of Aberdeen 
• Prof. Dave White, Professor of Infrastructure Geotechnics, University of Southampton

Find out more and register

Building your Career in the Emerging Offshore Renewable Energy Sector

Thursday 4 March 2027, 13.00 - 14.00

Co-Hosted by 

• Prof. Deborah Greaves, Director of the Supergen ORE Hub, Statutory Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Oxford
• Lynne Mackintosh-Grieve, Programme Director Wind Innovation Hub

Find out more and register

Watch previous webinars

Future Horizons for Marine Energy: Leveraging Research to Scale and Sustain

• With EMEC
• Find out more and watch the recording

Co-Locating Wave and Offshore Wind: Synergies and Opportunities (January 2026)

• In collaboration with Wave Energy Scotland and the University of Strathclyde
• Find out more and watch the recording

Real World Marine Energy Testing - the Benefits and Challenges (September 2025)

• In collaboration with META (Marine Energy Test Area) and ORE Catapult
• Find out more and watch the recording.

Design for Cyclic Loading of Wind Turbine Monopiles (May 2025)

• Chaired by Prof. Byron Byrne from the University of Oxford and Avi Shonberg from Ørsted
• Find out more and watch the recording

Community Perspectives of Wave Energy and Open-Water Testing at PacWave, Oregon (April 2025)

• Chaired by Prof. Bryson Robertson and Prof. Hilary Boudet from Oregon State University.
• Find out more and watch the recording

The Use of Dynamic Bayesian Network Modelling for the Spatial and Temporal Understanding of Marine Ecosystem Dynamics (March 2025)

• Chaired by Dr Neda Trifonova, University of Aberdeen
• Find out more about the webinar and watch the recording

Wind Farm Flows: Modelling approaches & challenges (November 2024)

• Speakers - Professor Tim Stallard and Diego Araya from the University of Manchester
• Find out more about the webinar and watch the recording

Advantages of Numerical Simulations of Floating Structures in Offshore Environments and Pullout Capacity of Offshore Anchors in Spatially Variable Soil (July 2024)

• Speakers: Dr Aristos Christou from Cardiff University, and Dr Pengpeng He from the University of Dundee
• Find out more about the webinar and watch the recording

Testing the Critical Link - Physical Testing of Dynamic Power Cables (May 2024)

• Speakers: Professor Philipp Thies and Dr Ed Mackay (University of Exeter)
• Read more about the webinar and watch the recording

The impacts of wind energy extraction on the physics and primary production in Scottish shelf waters (March 2024)

• Speakers: Arianna Zampollo and Professor Beth Scott (University of Aberdeen)
• Read more about the webinar and watch the recording

AI-Based Modelling, Digital Twin, and Control for Offshore Wind Energy (November 2023)

• Chair and speakers: Professor Xiaowei Zhao (chair) and Dr Hongyang Dong and Dr Jincheng Zhang (University of Warwick)
• Read more about the webinar and watch the recording

The development of a short design event approach for speeding up the prediction of design loads for floating wind turbines (January 2024)

• Speakers: Tom Tosdevin (University of Plymouth) and Francesc Fàbregas Flavià (DNV)
• Read more about the webinar and watch the recording

You can also catch up on previous topics on our Vimeo channel.