Skills & collaboration · IDCORE Symposium 2026
Garry McGowan represented Terra Mechanica Maris on the industry “Dragons’ Den” panel at the IDCORE Symposium 2026, hosted by the University of Edinburgh.
The session brought an industry and delivery perspective to proposals developed by research engineers working on offshore renewable energy.
Testing ideas against practical delivery
Garry joined fellow panellists in reviewing proposals focused on floating offshore wind and hydrogen integration. Teams presented their concepts and responded to questions about technical feasibility, commercial viability and implementation.
For Terra, the discussion reflects the questions that connect engineering concepts with real projects: how equipment will be built, installed, operated and maintained, and how those decisions affect delivery.
The event also provided an opportunity to learn about emerging research and meet the people developing the next generation of offshore energy technology.
Supporting engineering development
We welcome opportunities to contribute practical offshore and workshop experience to research, training and industry collaboration.
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