Regulatory challenges for the deployment of sustainable and resilient offshore wind energy (SOFTMAR)

SOFTMAR

The starting hypothesis of this study is that to develop a sustainable and resilient offshore wind industry in Spain, it is necessary to implement methodologies and regulatory schemes that address the particularities of this technology, referring to the administrative authorization regime, financing schemes, protection and governance of the marine environment, and coexistence with other activities.

Plan Nacional project, convo 2023. Consorcio Nacional, 3 institutions.

General Objective
The starting hypothesis of this study is that to develop a sustainable and resilient offshore wind industry in Spain, it is necessary to implement methodologies and regulatory schemes that address the particularities of this technology, referring to the administrative authorization regime, financing schemes, protection and governance of the marine environment, and coexistence with other activities.

General project information

Development period

Start

2024

End

2027

Department

Marine ecology

Research group

Social-ecological systems in coastal and marine environments

Research areas and themes

Conservation and restoration

Responsible researcher

Rafael Sardá Borroy

Scientific Researcher

40 years of Science

Other researchers and involved staff

Rafael Sardá Borroy

Funding entities

Institutions/collaborators

Social networks of the project

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Regulatory challenges for the deployment of sustainable and resilient offshore wind energy (SOFTMAR)

SOFTMAR

General project information

Responsible researcher

Other researchers and involved staff

Rafael Sardá Borroy

Funding entities

Institutions/collaborators

Social networks of the project

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