TeraWatt Steering Group
Project Management
The day to day operation of the project will be the responsibility of the Principal investigator (PI): Professor Jon Side of Heriot Watt University and named Co-Investigators. These individuals will for the Project Management Committee (PMC) and convene meetings on a quarterly basis. The project will also be over seen by a Steering Group (SG) drawn from Government, Regulators and Industry with independent scientific input. The SG will meet every six months. National co-ordination with other Marine Challenge Fund projects will be achieved through the attendance of the PI at quarterly UKCMER meetings.
Steering Group Membership
Terms of Reference
The Steering Group will meet every six months to:
Meetings will, as far as possible, take place alongside alternate PMC meetings and be coincident with other industry relevant events. At least one meeting per year will need to be face-to-face. The meeting schedule will be set a year in advance.
The day to day operation of the project will be the responsibility of the Principal investigator (PI): Professor Jon Side of Heriot Watt University and named Co-Investigators. These individuals will for the Project Management Committee (PMC) and convene meetings on a quarterly basis. The project will also be over seen by a Steering Group (SG) drawn from Government, Regulators and Industry with independent scientific input. The SG will meet every six months. National co-ordination with other Marine Challenge Fund projects will be achieved through the attendance of the PI at quarterly UKCMER meetings.
Steering Group Membership
- Professor Jon Side - Principal Investigator for TeraWatt
- Representatives from the wave and tidal developers (representing both device and field developers)
- A senior representative from Marine Scotland, as regulator for this sector in Scottish waters
- An equivalent regulatory representative from the Marine Management Organisation
- A representative from The Crown Estate
- A senior representative of UKCMER
- An independent representative of the finance and actuarial sector with interests in marine renewables development
- An independent scientist
Terms of Reference
The Steering Group will meet every six months to:
- provide independent scrutiny of the project
- review progress and deliverables
- inform the project team of any policy, regulatory or other relevant issues that may influence the direction or conduct of the project
- help to disseminate appropriate information about the project within their respective networks/peer groups
- make recommendations to the PMC and if appropriate the UKCMER with regard to the above
Meetings will, as far as possible, take place alongside alternate PMC meetings and be coincident with other industry relevant events. At least one meeting per year will need to be face-to-face. The meeting schedule will be set a year in advance.