SuperGen UK Centre for Marine Energy Research Annual Assembly

South Hall, Pollock Halls of Residence, Edinburgh - 30th November 2016

• SuperGen 3 UK Centre for Marine Energy Research
  • Prof. Robin Wallace 
     

Arrays and Farms

• Devices, Power Take Off and Reliability
  • Dr. Stephanie Ordonez-Sanchez 
     
    • Associated Videos:
    • Radial Loads on Bearings

• An Enhanced Disk Averaged CFD Model for the Simulation of Horizontal Axis Tidal Turbines
  • Dr. Ian Masters 
     
• Tide-to-Wire Modelling, Control and Testing of a Tidal Array
  • Dr. Anup Nambiar and Dr. Gregory Payne 
     
    • Associated Videos:
    • Turbine Assembly

Novel Marine Energy Systems and Components

• STEP-WEC: Step Change for Wave Energy Conversion through Floating Multi-Body Multi-Mode Systems
  • Prof. Peter Stansby 
     
    • Associated Videos:
    • M4 WEC Tank Test

• The Hydrodynamics of Deformable Flexible Fabric Structures for Wave Energy Conversion
  • Prof. Deborah Greaves 
     
    • Associated Videos:
    • Pumped Oscillation Test
    • Pumped Oscillation Case 2a
    • Pumped Oscillation Case 2b
    • Pumped Oscillation Case 5a
    • Pumped Oscillation Case 5b
    • Device A in Waves
    • Device B in Waves 1
    • Device B in Waves 2
    • Device B in Waves 3

• Novel Mooring System Development and Condition Monitoring Techniques
  • Prof.Lars Johanning 
     
    • Associated Videos:
    • Novel Mooring Lab Test

Loadings, Durability and Reliability

• Condition Monitoring Tidal Turbines Subjected to Rotor Imbalance: Transient Characterisation and Frequency Domain Monitoring
  • Matthew Allmark 

• An Overview of Wave Loading Research at Queen’s University Belfast
  • Paul Lamont-Kane 
     
    • Associated Videos:
    • Slamming of the Full Scale Oyster 800
    • Model Scale Replication of OWSC Slamming

• XMED: Extreme Loading of Marine Energy Devices due to Waves, Currents, Flotsam and Mammal Impact
  • Prof. Peter Stansby
     

Environmental Interaction

• TeraWatt and EcoWatt2050 - Assessing the Impact of Multi-Site Arrays on the Physical and Biological Processes over a Wider Region.
  • Prof. Jon Side 
     
    • Associated Videos:
    • Pentland Firth FVCOM model
    • Pentland Firth with Large Arrays
    • FVCOM Model Goto Islands, Nagasaki Prefect

• The Past and Present Research on Environmental Interactions of Wave and Tidal Devices
  • Dr. Louise Kregting 
     
    • Associated Videos:
    • Deep Green Powerkite

• Marine Data Science for ORE Applications
  • Dr. Brian Sellar 
     
    • Associated Videos:
    • FloWTurb 1
    • FloWTurb 2
    • FloWTurb 3
    • FloWTurb 4

SuperGen Marine Phase 4

• SuperGen4 UK Centre for Marine Energy Research
  • Prof. Robin Wallace 
     
    • Associated Videos:
    • Floating Wind Turbines Tank Test
    • Scaled Turbine Tank test
    • Wakes in Tidal Arrays

• SuperGen4 UK Centre for Marine Energy Research Flexible Funding Scheme
  • Prof. Robin Wallace 

Grand Challenge Projects

• FloWTurb: Response of Tidal Energy Converters to Combined Tidal Flow, Waves, and Turbulence
  • Dr. Venki Venugopal and Dr. Duncan Sutherland 

• EDRIVE: Developing an All-Electric Power Take Off for Wave Energy Converters
  • Dr. Nick Baker 

• SURFTEC: SUrvivability and Reliability of Floating Tidal Energy Converters
  • Dr. Alison Williams 

• Dynamic Loading on Tidal Turbine Arrays (DyLoTTA)
  • Prof. Tim O'Doherty 
     
    • Associated Videos:
    • Transient Thrust Curves
    • Transient Shaft Bending Moments
    • Tidal Turbine Wakes

Capacity Building and Internationalisation

• IEA Technology Collaboration Program Ocean Energy Systems
  • Henry Jeffrey 
     

Rapid-Fire Updates

• Flowave Ocean Energy Facility
  • Dr. Tom Davey and Sam Draycott 
     
    • Associated Videos:
    • Quoceant Ectacti-Hull FloWave Test
    • Tidal Stream Farms FloWave Test
    • PolyWEC FloWave Tests
    • Joules Energy FloWave Test
    • InSTREAM FloWave Test

• Marine Research at Queen’s University Belfast, N. Ireland
  • Prof. Trevor Whittaker
     

• Nova Innovation Tidal Solutions Company
  • Dr. Gavin McPherson 
     
    • Associated Videos:
    • Shetland Tidal Array