On the 14th of June The Rich North Sea and ReViFES organised our sixth webinar about nature development on the North Sea. Subject of the webinar was the duty of decommissioning. With special focus on the European and international perspective.

Aim of the webinar was to start a conversation about the duty of decommissioning to look at the subject from a European and international perspective. We invited two renowned speakers on the topic. Alex Oude Elferink, director of the Netherlands Institute for the Law of the Sea told us all about international law regarding the duty of decommissioning. Alexander Vandenberghe, sustainability manager at WindEurope dove deeper into the developments of offshore wind in Europe and the dilemma’s of operators with regard to decommissioning.

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Studies
1. Utrecht University, author Rozemarijn Roland Holst
The legal questions regarding the duty of decommissioning for artificial reefs and
other objects placed for nature enhancement in offshore wind farms, aimed at the
international and European framework

2. Utrecht University, author Chris Backes
The legal questions regarding the duty of decommissioning for artificial reefs and
other objects placed for nature enhancement in offshore wind farms, aimed at the
national framework.

3. ECHT, authors Maarten Lobregt & Olivier Amersfoort
The decommissioning costs of the scour protection