Offshore Wind and Ocean Biodiversity with Rennie Meyers

In this episode, we hear from Rennie Meyers, Global Policy Lead at Ørsted, about her work in offshore wind, ocean policy, and biodiversity. Ørsted is a Danish energy company and the world’s leading & largest offshore wind developer. In our conversation, we discuss Rennie’s journey into working in sustainability, offshore wind infrastructure, Ørsted’s transition to clean energy, protecting ocean biodiversity, nature positive project development, and ocean policy.

Rennie is a regulatory and public affairs specialist focusing on interactions between infrastructure, communities, and the environment. At Ørsted, she focuses on global ocean policy and oversees international policy forums and stakeholder engagement. This episode was recorded in Denmark in 2024.

Connect with Rennie on LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rennie-meyers-82a0b03b/

RESOURCES

Ørsted - Protecting Biodiversity

https://orsted.com/en/about-us/sustainability/biodiversity

Ørsted successfully pilots new technology that further optimises offshore wind monopile installation

https://orsted.com/en/media/news/2024/07/orsted-successfully-pilots-new-technology-that-fur-13959650

Ørsted to commercialise its state-of-the-art low-noise technology Osonic

https://orsted.com/en/media/news/2025/11/orsted-to-commercialise-its-state-of-the-art-low-n-1467749011

ReCoral – Coral Restoration Project | Ørsted

https://orsted.com/en/who-we-are/sustainability/nature/net-positive-biodiversity-impact/recoral

Home | ARK Rewilding Nederland

https://arkrewilding.nl/home

Global Offshore Wind Alliance

https://gowa-energy.org/

Ocean Energy Pathway

https://oceanenergypathway.org/

Oceantic Network

https://oceantic.org/

WindEurope

https://windeurope.org/

CLEANPOWER

https://cleanpower.org/expo/

CREDITS

Hosted and produced by Kiana Michaan

Edited by Maxfield Biggs

Music by Naima Mackrel