Ocean Energy Systems (OES) has issued a report that summarizes several aspects of the consenting process for ocean energy in the OES member countries, as well as making recommendations for overcoming the challenges encountered during that process.
The consenting process represents a critical barrier for ocean renewables industry development, OES states.
Administrative and regulatory issues need to be addressed in order to implement large scale ocean energy developments.
The report’s summarized recommendations for overcoming consenting process challenges are as follows:
OES is an intergovernmental collaboration between countries operating under framework established by the International Energy Agency in Paris, and consisting of 20 member countries.
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