David Cooper works at the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult, the UK&rsquo;s leading technology innovation and research centre for offshore renewable energy. 
 
David has worked at ORE Catapult for 2 years since joining the organisation on completion of his Masters in Sustainable Energy at Cardiff University. He works with organisations across the country with innovative offerings in the sector, with a particular focus on maritime decarbonisation. 
 
David will be giving a general market update for offshore renewables and then focus in on marine energy, tidal stream in particular which now has ringfenced access to CfDs. He will then highlight some of the work we have published on energy system benefits of tidal stream and the opportunity it presents for the future energy system.