Net Zero Oceanographic Capability (NZOC)
NZOC (Net Zero Oceanographic Capability) is a £250k scoping project funded by NERC to inform planning for the future low carbon oceanographic research capability in line with UKRI’s objectives of becoming a net zero organisation by 2040. NOC’s National Marine Facilities (NMF) division has been selected to lead a team of national experts investigating the drivers and enablers of future oceanographic research.
The project includes 6 work packages investigating future:
- Science need WP Lead: Dr. Kate Hendry, WP Deputy: Dr. Eleanor Frajka-Williams
- Policy & regulation WP Lead: Prof. Steve Fletcher, WP Deputy:Kara Chadwick
- Ship technologies WP Lead: Colin Day , WP Deputy:Andy Tate
- Marine Autonomous Systems (MAS) WP Lead: Dr. Maaten Furlong , WP Deputy: Prof. Sara Bernardini
- Sensor systems & networks WP Lead: Prof. Matt Mowlem , WP Deputy: Dr. James Fishwick
- Data ecosystems WP Lead: Dr. John Siddorn , WP Deputy: Alvaro Lorenzo
The project welcomes interest from UK and international academic and industry players who wish to contribute to the recommendations that will inform NERC’s strategic planning.
The replacement of a modern research ship is normally a decade-long process. However, the advances in technology are opening up opportunities which require a genuinely strategic view to be taken regards the UK’s next generation of oceanographic research infrastructure. The 20th century paradigm must give way to a low-carbon system and that shift must consider the science and policy needs alongside the technological opportunities.
Listen to Principal Investigator Leigh Storey on the SUT Technology Podcast |
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Upcoming Events
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WP1 Future Science Need27/01/2021 - 09:30
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WP2 Future Policy and Regulation18/02/2021 - 09:30
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WP3 Future Ship Technologies11/03/2021 - 09:30
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WP4 Future Marine Autonomous Systems, WP5 Future Sensor Systems and Networks18/03/2021 - 09:30
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WP6 Future Data Ecosystems22/04/2021 - 09:00