Marine Renewables Canada's Ask an Expert Webinar Series: Webinar 5 - Navigating an Offshore Wind Project: Approaches for Planning, Development, Construction and Operation

Join Marine Renewables Canada for the fifth webinar in their Ask an Expert OSW Webinar Series and gain first-hand knowledge about how offshore wind projects advance through initial planning phases through to operation. From planning and site selection to development and operational phases, this webinar will cover key activities, requirements, and best practices. Learn about the steps taken by developers to successfully develop a project including procurement, financing, business case preparation and environmental considerations. This webinar aims to provide insights and practical knowledge to advance your understanding of offshore wind energy.

Meet the Speaker

Sean McDermott is a graduate of the University of British Columbia, where he completed a degree in International Relations with an emphasis on China.  In 2000, he moved to Shanghai and worked first with the Canada China Business Council and later with the Economist Intelligence Unit, the business intelligence arm of The Economist Group.  In 2008, Sean returned to Canada to pursue a Juris Doctorate at Dalhousie University, where he graduated with a specialization in Environmental Law.  Upon graduation in 2011, Sean began working in Toronto as a lawyer at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, one of Canada’s leading corporate law firms, where his practice focused on construction law and renewable energy project finance.  In March 2016, Sean joined Northland Power Inc., one of Canada’s largest green energy project developers, and thereafter relocated to Taiwan to develop the 1,044 MW Hai Long Offshore Wind projects and the Taiwan Round 3 projects, with emphasis on securing and negotiating Corporate Power Purchase Agreements. Sean and his family relocated to his hometown of Halifax, Nova Scotia in August, 2024, from which he continues to provide local and global support for the development of early stage offshore wind projects.