NOC have announced their two latest NZOC workshops - Next Generation Research Ships: Emerging and future technology in research ship design and The 21st Century Marine Technologist: autonomy and sensors for a net zero world.

 Workshop: Next Generation Research Ships: Emerging and future technology in research ship design

The Net Zero Oceanographic Capability Future Ship Technologies work package was set up to assess and better understand the emerging challenges and opportunities for a low to zero GHG emissions oceanographic research ship infrastructure that aligns with the UKRI objective of becoming a net zero organisation by 2040. Focused on the next generation of research ships to 2035, this timeframe potentially coincides with a critical inflection point in the development of emerging technologies necessary to deliver the transformative change in the maritime operating environment needed to achieve the low to zero emission goals proposed by NERC. It also presents the opportunity to review and reflect on the developing maturity of a range of the supporting scientific technology and support infrastructure needed to deliver 21st century marine science.