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Metadata: 2026, The Partnership for Research in Marine Renewable Energy (PRIMaRE), The Crown Estate & Supergen Offshore Renewable Energy Hub, 50 Years of Offshore Renewables for the UK
Abstract:
Over the last 25 years, the UK offshore renewable energy sector has moved from early demonstration projects to a core part of the energy system. The next phase of growth will require more than individual technological advances: it will require coordinated action across skills, infrastructure, data, investment, environmental stewardship and decision-making. A workshop was held as part of the 13th PRIMaRE Conference, which invited participants to explore what the next 25 years could look like. Working in lifecycle groups, participants identified the most important challenges and opportunities facing offshore renewable energy, then developed practical solution pathways for priority areas. Four cross-cutting messages emerged. First, the sector needs a broader and more visible skills pipeline, spanning schools, colleges, universities and career changers. Second, scaled deployment depends on enabling infrastructure, including ports, grid, vessels and supply chains. Third, data, digital tools and artificial intelligence could improve forecasting, maintenance, monitoring and operational performance if supported by trusted data access and appropriate skills. Finally, end-of-life decisions need to be planned as part of a circular, nature-positive lifecycle, rather than addressed only when assets reach decommissioning. This workshop was hosted by The Crown Estate, Supergen Offshore Renewable Energy Hub and Loughborough University. It was facilitated by Mindfully Wired.
Data holder:
The Crown Estate
| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 19611 |
| Title | The title is used to provide a brief and precise description of the dataset such as 'Date', 'Originating organisation/programme', 'Location' and 'Type of survey'. All acronyms and abbreviations should be reproduced in full. | 2026, The Partnership for Research in Marine Renewable Energy (PRIMaRE), The Crown Estate & Supergen Offshore Renewable Energy Hub, 50 Years of Offshore Renewables for the UK |
| File Identifier | The File Identifier is a code, preferably a GUID, that is globally unique and remains with the same metadata record even if the record is edited or transferred between portals or tools. | e32bf706-f7e7-42bb-843e-e319af7fff88 |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | TCE-4617 |
| Resource type | The resource type will likely be a dataset but could also be a series (collection of datasets with a common specification) or a service. | series |
| Start date | This describes the date the resource starts. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2026-08-31 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2026-08-31 |
| Frequency of updates | This describes the frequency with which the resource is modified or updated i.e. a monitoring programme that samples once per year has a frequency that is described as 'annually'. | notPlanned |
| Abstract | The abstract provides a clear and brief statement of the content of the resource. | Over the last 25 years, the UK offshore renewable energy sector has moved from early demonstration projects to a core part of the energy system. The next phase of growth will require more than individual technological advances: it will require coordinated action across skills, infrastructure, data, investment, environmental stewardship and decision-making. A workshop was held as part of the 13th PRIMaRE Conference, which invited participants to explore what the next 25 years could look like. Working in lifecycle groups, participants identified the most important challenges and opportunities facing offshore renewable energy, then developed practical solution pathways for priority areas. Four cross-cutting messages emerged. First, the sector needs a broader and more visible skills pipeline, spanning schools, colleges, universities and career changers. Second, scaled deployment depends on enabling infrastructure, including ports, grid, vessels and supply chains. Third, data, digital tools and artificial intelligence could improve forecasting, maintenance, monitoring and operational performance if supported by trusted data access and appropriate skills. Finally, end-of-life decisions need to be planned as part of a circular, nature-positive lifecycle, rather than addressed only when assets reach decommissioning. This workshop was hosted by The Crown Estate, Supergen Offshore Renewable Energy Hub and Loughborough University. It was facilitated by Mindfully Wired. |
| Related keywords | ||
| Keyword | General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Energy resources |
| Geographical coverage | ||
| North | The northern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 64 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 4 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 47 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -16 |
| Responsible organisations | ||
| Role | The point of contact is person or organisation with responsibility for the creation and maintenance of the metadata for the resource. | pointOfContact |
| The custodian is the person or organisation that accepts responsibility for the resource and ensures appropriate care and maintenance. If a dataset has been lodged with a Data Archive Centre for maintenance then this organisation is be entered here. | custodian | |
| Organisation name | The Crown Estate | |
| Phone | +44 020 7851 5000 | |
| enquiries@thecrownestate.co.uk | ||
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| The distributor is the person or organisation that distributes the resource. | distributor | |
| Organisation name | The Crown Estate | |
| Phone | +44 020 7851 5000 | |
| enquiries@thecrownestate.co.uk | ||
| Role | The owner is the person or organisation that owns the resource. | owner |
| Organisation name | The Crown Estate | |
| Individual name | Gabriella Gilkes | |
| Position name | Senior Research Manager | |
| gabriella.gilkes@thecrownestate.co.uk | ||
| Resource locators | ||
| Locator URL | Web address (URL) that links to the resource | https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/details/TCE-4617/summary |
| Web address (URL) that links to the resource | https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk | |
| Dataset constraints | ||
| 20.1 Limitations on Public Access - Access constraints | This states `otherRestrictions` from ISO vocabulary RestrictionCode and is an INSPIRE/GEMINI requirement. | otherRestrictions |
| 20.2 Limitations on Public Access - Other constraints | There will be no limitations when published on the Marine Data Exchange | |
| 21.1 Conditions for Access and Use - Use constraints | This states `otherRestrictions` from ISO vocabulary RestrictionCode and is an INSPIRE/GEMINI requirement. | otherRestrictions |
| 21.2 Conditions for Access and Use - Other constraints | This states any constraints on use of the data. Multiple conditions can be recorded for different parts of the data resource. If no conditions apply, then `No condtions apply` is recorded. This uses free text. | Data Must be used in accordance to the Marine Data Exchange's Terms of Use: https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/content/info/terms-of-use |
| Version info | ||
| Date of publication | The publication date of the resource or if previously unpublished the date that the resource was made publicly available via the MEDIN network. | 2026-09-02 |
| Harvest date | The date which this record has been (re)harvested from the provider. | 2026-09-27 |
| Metadata date | The date when the content of this metadata record was last updated. | 2026-09-02 |
| Metadata standard name | The name of the metadata standard used to create this metadata | MEDIN |
| Metadata standard version | The version of the MEDIN Discovery Metadata Standard used to create the metadata record | 3.1.2 |