Abhatoo - Centre Nationale de Documentation

1. Introduction
2. Overview of Marine Renewable Energy in the Mediterranean, with a special focus on Offshore Wind
3. Mediterranean Policy Framework to further Develop the Marine Renewable Energy in the region, with a special focus on Offshore Wind
4. Policy Recommendations to Promote Marine Renewable energy, with a special focus on Offshore Wind, in the Present and Future context
5. Environmental Challenge : Lack of a comprehensive method to assess environmental impacts.
6. Socio-political Challenge: Overcome conflicts among sea users through Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP)
7. Challenge: Public acceptance
8. Challenge: Insufficient cooperation among countries and stakeholders in the Mediterranean
9. Challenge: Gaps in skills of the workforce and lack of attractiveness of maritime careers
10. Policy framework and regulations
A. Challenge: Lack of a specific regulatory framework for offshore renewables
B. Challenge: Overlapping of authorities’ responsibilities and lack of centralised body
for offshore renewable energy
C. Challenge: Uncertainties and complexity in the consenting process
11. Technology and infrastructure
A. Challenge: Deficient grid integration and port and energy storage infrastructures
B. Challenge: Insufficient experience with OWE decommissioning
C. Challenge: Limited number of offshore demonstration site
12. Economic and financial
A. Challenge: Insufficiency of financial support at regional and national level
B. Challenge: Attaining competitiveness and commercial viability for MRE