Offshore Wind in Northern Europe has, to date, been a tremendous success surpassing most commercial and technical expectations. The success has buoyed investor confidence and led to ambitious targets, including a detailed Sector Deal with the UK Government committed to 40 Gigawatts of electric power with 60% local content by 2030 representing a major component of UK strategic electricity policy. Professor Brennan, will speak on the topic of offshore wind, explaining how it has developed over the past 20 years and exploring what the future may hold.