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/RESOURCESØrsted - Protecting Biodiversityhttps://orsted.com/en/about-us/sustainability/biodiversityØrsted successfully pilots new technology that further optimises offshore wind monopile installationhttps://orsted.com/en/media/news/2024/07/orsted-successfully-pilots-new-technology-that-fur-13959650Ørsted to commercialise its state-of-the-art low-noise technology Osonichttps://orsted.com/en/media/news/2025/11/orsted-to-commercialise-its-state-of-the-art-low-n-1467749011ReCoral – Coral Restoration Project | Ørstedhttps://orsted.com/en/who-we-are/sustainability/nature/net-positive-biodiversity-impact/recoralHome | ARK Rewilding Nederlandhttps://arkrewilding.nl/homeGlobal Offshore Wind Alliancehttps://gowa-energy.org/Ocean Energy Pathwayhttps://oceanenergypathway.org/Oceantic Network https://oceantic.org/WindEuropehttps://windeurope.org/CLEANPOWERhttps://cleanpower.org/expo/ CREDITSHosted and produced by Kiana MichaanEdited by Maxfield BiggsMusic by Naima Mackrel