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The National Decommissioning Centre (NDC) had a strong presence at this year’s Structures in the Marine Environment (SIME) held at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh.

The event, held on 23-24 June, brought together marine researchers, regulators, NGOs, industry professionals, and consultants to explore the sustainable future of human-made structures in the North Sea.

Dr Christoph Gade presented his work on ‘Cuttings piles as dynamic geochemical interfaces: Rethinking the legacy of offshore drilling in the North Sea.’

Dr Rebecca von Hellfeld presented the upcoming fieldwork planned as part of the Value of Marine Artificial Structures (ValMAS) project, funded by a £5.1m award from NERC and led by Plymouth Marine Laboratory. Dr von Hellfeld is part of the research team working to better understand the environmental value of offshore infrastructure in the sea.

NDC PhD student Hongyan He presented a poster on his research: ‘Numerical studies on the abrasion rate of buried polymer coatings’ and fellow NDC PhD student Megan Squire presented her work with a poster on ‘Improved visualisation of reef-like communities on oil and gas platforms in the North Sea’.

To finish the conference NDC students, researchers, and staff including NDC Director Professor Richard Neilson joined delegates in a workshop to identify decommissioning outcomes for Marine Artificial Structures that are desirable for the environment, economy and society.

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