Gordon DaltonDr. Gordon Dalton, PhD is an Ocean Renewable Energy Economics Engineer, a staff member of MaREI Research centre, UCC, Cork Ireland. His specialty is techno-economics, socio-economics and business plans. Gordon was the leader of the BG5 MARIBE H2020 poject (www.maribe.eu). MARIBE was a Co-ordination and Support Action, spanning 1.5 years, e 2M funds, and 10 international partners, including FAO from the United Nations and BVG associates. This book is motivated by the findings of the project. Gordon is chair of the International Consortium of Research Staff Associations (ICoRSA), consisting of 14 member associations, and a research network of 0.5 million researchers globally. Gordon is the chair of the Irish Research Staff Association (IrishRSA: http: //www.irishrsa.ie/) and the Vice Chair of the Cork Branch in UCC (www.ucc.ie/en/rsa). As a mature student, he completed a degree in electronic engineering in Trinity College Dublin 2002, and a PhD in Australia in renewable energy economics in 2007. Prior to the pursuit of an engineering career, Gordon had a career in dentistry spanning 12 years. Read More Read Less