The Environmental Research Institute (ERI) is internationally recognised for distinctive and innovative environmental science. Within ERI, the Renewable Energy research team exploit a blend of in-situ monitoring, environmental survey, experimental, modelling and remote-sensing approaches to gain new insights into the environmental impacts surrounding renewable-energy technologies, focussing on ecosystem functions and anthropogenic impacts. As well as developing and disseminating environmental knowledge, ERI promotes understanding of closely-coupled social and economic issues relating to development in rural, coastal and island regions exploring effects on, and interrelationships between, local and regional stakeholders (residents, businesses, employees, tourists, recreational users, public) and connections with local industries.