URI has offered targeted trainings and technical support to practitioners, decision-makers, consultancies, countries, communities and others to build their understanding and capacity of offshore renewable topics.
- International Marine Spatial Planning Symposium Series. - Symposia provided coastal and ocean practitioners from around the world with training, assistance, lessons learned from the Ocean SAMP process.
- Technical Support for Marine Spatial Planning in Other States and Countries - McCann provided lessons learned from ocean planning efforts and tailored technical support, including extensive study tours and recommendations reports, to states and countries seeking to resolve pressing coastal and ocean resources challenges.
- University of Rhode Island (URI) Partnership for Energy - The URI Partnership for Energy establishes interdisciplinary partners to develop locally based solutions to energy issues.