Technology Workshops

The Joint Committee is providing a forum for discussions to engage the four RWSC Sectors (federal and state agencies, offshore wind companies, and environmental nonprofits), technology providers, the wildlife research community, and other private entities to advance the findings and recommendations in the Technology chapter of the RWSC Science Plan.

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Collaborative Technology Workshop Series

The joint RWSC-MTS Technology Committee, which includes members from government, the private sector, and environmental nonprofits, in partnership with two US Department of Energy (DOE) National Laboratories (the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory), with support from the DOE and contributions from NOAA, BOEM, and Turn Forward, will host a series of virtual workshops aimed at assessing the state of the science regarding technologies, tools, and methods for monitoring marine mammals around offshore wind construction activities.

The first two workshop sessions were held on April 18 and June 26, 2024, respectively. A third and final session will be held on Tuesday, November 19, from 1-4pm ET. Register here. An agenda and pre-workshop materials will be posted soon.

Regular meetings of the RWSC-MTS Joint Technology Committee

Members of the RWSC Technology Subcommittee and MTS Renewable Energy Committee meet to advance Science Plan recommendations related to technology, with a focus on planning and holding a series of workshops and events in 2024. View the Joint Technology Committee roster.

Joint Technology Committee

Co-convened with the Marine Technology Society’s Offshore Renewable Energy Committee. Contact Abbey Wakely, MTS

Upcoming meetings | Shared Files

The next MTS-RWSC Joint Technology Committee meeting is schedule for Tuesday October 15, 2024 from 3:00-4:00pm ET. You can register for the meeting here. An agenda will be released soon.

RWSC-MTS Planning Committee

This is subset of the RWSC-MTS Joint Technology Committee that focuses on the logistics, fundraising, and planning of specific workshops and events. The Planning Committee is convened as needed. View the Planning Committee’s meeting recordings and summaries.

Related Events

The RWSC-MTS Joint Technology Committee is coordinating its activities with those sponsored and hosted by partners:

Upcoming:

The MTS Offshore Renewable Energy Committee is hosting a Town Hall at the MTS Oceans meeting in Halifax, Nova Scotia from September 23-26, 2024.
North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium – Workshops and Annual Meeting
- October 22-24, 2024
- virtual and in-person, Providence, RI

Past:

State of the Science Workshop on Offshore Wind, Wildlife, and Fisheries
- Host: NYSERDA
- July 16-19, 2024
- The RWSC-MTS Joint Technology Committee hosted a MiniTech Surge and Tech Cafe on July 18 within the State of the Science Workshop. A summary of the meetings will be posted soon.

International Partnering Forum 2024
- Host: Oceantic Network (formerly Business Network for Offshore Wind)
- April 22-25, 2024 | New Orleans, LA
- RWSC and collaborators proposed sessions related to technology development applications to advance offshore wind monitoring and mitigation.

North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Strike Risk Reduction Technology Workshop
- Host: NOAA Fisheries
- March 5-7, 2024 | Arlington, VA

Predictive tools for North Atlantic Right Whales Workshop
- Host: BOEM
- December 2023

Partners & Support

Support from several partners across Sectors for providing capacity for workshops to advance Science Plan recommendations:

RWSC will ensure consistency with Science Plan objectives/recommendations and that RWSC partners have the opportunity to participate.
The Marine Technology Society (MTS) will engage their Offshore Renewable Energy Committee and other MTS community members.
DOE’s National Laboratories (NREL and PNNL), under the leadership of the RWSC and their Technology Subcommittee and in consultation with NOAA, BOEM, and DOE, will convene a group of experts and relevant stakeholders to discuss available whale detection technologies.
Opportunity to leverage NOWRDC-funded technology gap/readiness analysis by Advisian/BRI.
Use next NYSERDA State of the Science Workshop (July 2024) as opportunity to hold workshop sessions and/or technology showcases.
NOAA & BOEM leadership, ACP, and eNGOs supportive and commit to participate. Read the summary of the Nov. 1, 2023 Whales & Offshore Wind Technology Summit.
Turn Forward is providing support for facilitation and planning of the Collaborative Technology Workshop Series.

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