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NERC-Defra Marine Renewable Energy Sandpit

Expressions of interest are invited to attend a 3 day sandpit as part of the NERC/Defra Marine Renewable Energy Research Programme.

The aim of the sandpit is to fund research project(s) which will develop an understanding of the environmental benefits and risks of up-scaling marine renewable energy schemes on the quality of marine bioresources (including biodiversity) and biophysical dynamics of open coasts.

The sandpit will be taking place from the 8-10 December 2010.
The closing date for expressions of interest is 16:00 on Thursday 14 October 2010

For further information and contacts please visit the programme webpage.

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2 Responses to “NERC-Defra Marine Renewable Energy Sandpit”

  1. Darius Waskowsky Says:

    Greedy Corporations, Bad Policies and the tumultuous state of affairs in the Middle East has oil prices on a steady rise and this is impacting all of us with no indication of improvement on the horizon.

  2. Adnan "The SEO Guy" Says:

    The aim of this sandpit is to develop a collaborative research project(s) to go beyond ‘environmental impact assessment ? The Nerc website was not updated on this topic in while.

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