Marine Energy Development Training – Advancing Sustainable Ocean Energy for Climate-Resilient Growth

Programme Overview

The Marine Energy Development Training equips government officials, renewable energy professionals, project managers, investors, and development practitioners with practical knowledge and tools to plan, assess, finance, and implement marine energy projects, including offshore wind, tidal, wave, and ocean thermal systems. As countries accelerate energy transitions and climate commitments, marine energy is emerging as a strategic pillar for coastal and island economies. However, many initiatives face challenges related to feasibility assessment, environmental safeguards, regulatory frameworks, project bankability, and operational readiness. This programme responds to these realities by combining technical foundations with applied project development approaches. Participants learn how to evaluate marine energy resources, structure viable projects, manage environmental and social risks, and align investments with national energy and climate strategies. The curriculum reflects internationally recognized renewable energy and project development practices, including approaches promoted by organizations such as International Energy Agency and World Bank to support sustainable energy planning and delivery. Watch how marine energy is transforming energy systems through innovative project development and sustainable investment strategies.

Marine Energy Development Training | Offshore Renewables & Blue Economy

Host Country Profile South Korea is a regional leader in marine and renewable energy development, driven by its extensive coastline, growing energy demand, and strong commitment to low-carbon growth. With active investments in offshore wind, tidal energy, and smart grid integration, the country offers a practical learning environment for marine energy planning and project implementation. Hosting the programme in Seoul provides participants access to advanced infrastructure, research ecosystems, and policy-driven clean energy initiatives, supporting applied learning in feasibility assessment, project development, and climate-aligned energy strategies. This Marine Energy Development programme strengthens project readiness across feasibility, regulation, and investment preparation. For official national perspectives on renewable energy planning and deployment in South Korea, visit the Korea Energy Agency, the government agency responsible for promoting renewable energy and energy efficiency across the country. Institutional Application Participants leave with structured tools and action plans that can be directly applied within ministries, utilities, development agencies, and private firms, supporting stronger project preparation, regulatory alignment, and investment readiness for marine energy portfolios. Participants may also be interested in our Renewable Energy National Development Workshop to explore broader energy planning and policy frameworks.

Delivered by Risalat Consultants International in Seoul, South Korea, it combines expert-led sessions, real cases and group work, so that participants can apply what they learn in their own institution.

The Programme Strengthens Institutional Capability

• Overview of offshore wind, tidal, wave, and ocean thermal systems
• Global market trends and technology pathways
• Role of marine energy in energy transition strategies
• Case studies from operational projects
• Site selection and marine resource mapping
• Technical feasibility and early-stage project screening
• Grid integration considerations
• Environmental baseline assessments
• Climate and environmental risk assessment
• Adaptation and mitigation planning
• Sector strategies for energy, water and land
• Project design for climate and environmental goals

It is designed for government energy planners and policy makers, renewable energy developers and engineers, project managers in energy and climate programmes and others who want practical, current skills in climate, environment and natural resources.

The Growing Importance of Marine Energy Development

Climate change, environmental pressure and resource management now shape national plans, budgets and investment decisions. Financiers increasingly expect climate and environmental considerations to be built into projects from the start.

Institutions that can plan for climate risks, manage natural resources well and prepare sound proposals are better placed to protect services and to access the funding available for this work.

Organisations increasingly require professionals capable of:

• Assess climate and environmental risks to their services and assets
• Design projects that meet climate and environmental goals
• Prepare proposals that financiers can approve
• Measure and report results credibly
• Work with communities and partners across sectors

Strong climate, environment and natural resources systems help organisations:

• Protect services and infrastructure from climate risks
• Access climate and environmental finance
• Meet national and international commitments
• Use natural resources sustainably

This Marine Energy Development programme brings these elements together in a practical format, so that participants understand not only what good practice looks like but also how to introduce it in their own setting, with the people and resources they have.

Who Should Attend This Marine Energy Development Training

Advancing Sustainable Ocean Energy for Climate-Resilient Growth

This programme is designed for:

• Government energy planners and policy makers
• Renewable energy developers and engineers
• Project managers in energy and climate programmes
• Investors and private-sector energy firms
• Researchers and academic practitioners
• Development partner and donor programme staff
• Environmental and regulatory specialists
• Coastal and island energy authorities
• Understand core marine energy technologies and applications
• Assess resource potential and project feasibility
• Design marine energy project concepts aligned with national priorities
• Apply environmental and social safeguards in project planning

The programme suits experienced professionals as well as those moving into new responsibilities. Groups that mix institutions and countries are encouraged, because participants learn a great deal from each other’s experience.

Marine Energy Development Training Objectives

Upon successful completion of this Marine Energy Development Training, participants will be able to:

• Explain the main climate and environmental challenges for their sector
• Assess climate and environmental risks to services and assets
• Plan adaptation and mitigation measures
• Design projects with clear climate and environmental results
• Understand the main sources of climate and environmental finance
• Prepare the core parts of a funding proposal
• Set up measurement, reporting and verification
• Involve communities and partners effectively
• Prepare an action plan for their institution

Each objective is practised during the programme through exercises, cases or group work, so that participants leave able to do it, not only to describe it.

Programme Contents and Structure

Marine Energy Development Training Methodology

Participants in this Marine Energy Development Training leave with draft project concepts, feasibility frameworks, and implementation roadmaps that can be adapted within their organizations. For broader context on sustainable ocean governance and marine sector integration, see our Blue Economy of Pacific – Building Local Solutions for Sustainable Ocean Governance article.

The programme combines:

• Interactive technical sessions
• Real-world marine energy case studies
• Group exercises and project simulations
• Feasibility and financing workshops
• Policy and regulatory clinics
• Peer learning and expert guidance
• Expert-led sessions on current practice
• Regional and international case studies
• Group work and practical exercises
• Simulations and role plays where relevant

Before the programme, a short pre-assessment helps the facilitators understand each participant’s role and priorities, so that examples and exercises can be adjusted to the group. Each day ends with a short reflection in which participants note what they will apply at work.

Expected Outcomes

Upon completion of this Marine Energy Development Training, participants will be able to:

• Assess climate and environmental risks
• Plan adaptation and mitigation measures
• Design projects with clear results
• Prepare stronger funding proposals
• Measure and report results credibly
• Work effectively with communities and partners

Participants leave with a personal action plan and practical tools they can use in their institution from the first week back. Institutions that send several participants can use the programme to agree shared methods and templates across teams, which makes improvements easier to sustain.

Institutional Application of Marine Energy Development Training

Advancing Sustainable Ocean Energy for Climate-Resilient Growth

This programme supports organisations in strengthening:

• Climate and environmental planning
• Project design
• Access to finance
• Results measurement
• Stakeholder involvement

Participants return with practical tools to improve:

• Risk assessments
• Concept notes
• Results frameworks
• Monitoring systems
• Partnership arrangements

The programme is built so that learning moves from the classroom into the institution. Participants work on their own processes and documents where possible, and leave with an action plan that their managers can review and support.

Regional Relevance & Application

Europe

European institutions apply climate, environment and natural resources within detailed regulatory frameworks and reform agendas. Participants from Europe can compare their practice with colleagues from other regions and test how established methods work under different conditions.

Africa

Across Africa, ministries, agencies and project teams working in climate, environment and natural resources increasingly operate alongside donor-financed programmes that expect clear systems and evidence. The programme helps participants adapt good practice to the institutions and resources they work with.

Middle East

In the Middle East, national development strategies and diversification plans place growing demands on climate, environment and natural resources. Participants explore how to build the capability these plans need inside public bodies and companies.

Asia

Institutions across Asia combine rapid growth with ambitious modernisation programmes. Participants from Asia can share their experience of scaling systems quickly and learn from approaches used elsewhere.

Pacific

Small island and Pacific states face particular constraints of size, distance and capacity. The programme highlights practical, proportionate approaches to climate, environment and natural resources that suit smaller institutions.

Holding the programme in Seoul, South Korea brings participants together away from their daily pressures, so they can compare how climate, environment and natural resources is handled in different settings. The same programme can also be delivered in-house for one institution, in its own country or online, with cases taken from its current work.

Host Country Profile – South Korea

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Studying away from their own country gives participants time to focus, a fresh view of their own institution and the chance to build a network with colleagues from other countries.

The programme takes place at Mercure Ambassador Seoul Hongdae.

Marine Energy Development Training Deliverables

Participants receive support before, during and after the programme, so that preparation, learning and follow-up form one continuous experience.

Before the Programme

• Participant Pre-Assessment
• Marine Energy Development Readiness Assessment
• Marine Energy Development Resource Pack
• Preparatory Reading Materials
• Complimentary Visa Support & Advisory

During the Programme

• Airport Pickup & Welcome Assistance
• Accommodation with Breakfast
• Welcome Networking Dinner
• Risalat Training Kit (Bag, Bottle, Mug, T-Shirt, Cap, Passport Cover, Pens, Notebook, Magnet & Keychain)
• Comprehensive Marine Energy Development Training Manual
• Climate Risk Screening Checklist
• Options Appraisal Template
• Concept Note Template
• Results Measurement Template
• Practical Workshops & Simulations
• Group Discussions & Peer Learning
• Daily Lunch and Refreshments
• Full Access to Training Venue Facilities
• Mini Pad / Tablet with Digital Learning Materials
• Field Visit (where applicable)
• Entertaining City Tour

After the Programme

• Certificate of Completion
• Risalat Programme Participation Recognition Award
• Post-Training Reference Materials
• Funding Readiness Checklist
• Monitoring and Reporting Template
• Post-Training Support & Follow-Up Guidance
• Programme Report

Institutions can also request a tailored in-house version of this programme, delivered at their premises or online. Request a proposal.

Common Challenges in Marine Energy Development, And How This Training Helps

How can institutions assess climate and environmental risks to their services and assets?

The programme addresses this directly on the first day (Introduction to Marine Energy & Global Trends), where participants practise the methods involved and adapt them to their own institution, then build it into their action plan.

How can institutions design projects that meet climate and environmental goals?

The programme addresses this directly on the second day (Resource Assessment & Feasibility Analysis), where participants practise the methods involved and adapt them to their own institution, then build it into their action plan.

How can institutions prepare proposals that financiers can approve?

The programme addresses this directly on the third day (Project Development, Policy & Regulation), where participants practise the methods involved and adapt them to their own institution, then build it into their action plan.

How can institutions measure and report results credibly?

The programme addresses this directly on the fourth day (Financing, Risk & Investment Readiness), where participants practise the methods involved and adapt them to their own institution, then build it into their action plan.

How can institutions work with communities and partners across sectors?

The programme addresses this directly on the fifth day (Implementation, Operations & Applied Lab), where participants practise the methods involved and adapt them to their own institution, then build it into their action plan.

Frequently Asked Questions

When and where does the Marine Energy Development programme take place?

It runs from 11 Jan 2027 to 15 Jan 2027, in Seoul, South Korea (Mercure Ambassador Seoul Hongdae). The registration deadline is shown at the top of this page.

Who should attend?

The programme is designed for government energy planners and policy makers, renewable energy developers and engineers, project managers in energy and climate programmes, investors and private-sector energy firms, and others who want practical skills in climate, environment and natural resources.

Will I receive a certificate?

Yes. Participants who complete the programme receive a Certificate of Completion from Risalat Consultants International.

Can this programme be delivered for our institution only?

Yes. We can deliver a tailored in-house version at your premises, in another city or online, built around your own cases. Use the proposal request on this page.

Do I need prior experience in climate, environment and natural resources?

No specialist background is required beyond experience in a related role. A short pre-assessment helps the facilitators adapt the sessions to the group.

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