UKCMER. SuperGen 3 UK Centre for Marine Energy Research

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1 SuperGen 3 UK Centre for Marine Energy Research

2 Mission, Rationale and Vision conjoins thematic, inter-disciplinary and regional research effort in 15 leading universities to accelerate deployment of wave and tidal current technologies, by Delivering world-class fundamental and applied research. Operating an inclusive marine network of academic researchers, industry partners and international collaborators. Providing the highest quality of doctoral training and knowledge transfer in partnership with industry to build intellectual and human capacity for the sector.

3 Research Themes Funded through Core Award, three rounds of Grand Challenges and Extension to Core Extreme loadings and durability Arrays and farms Environmental interaction Novel marine energy systems and components Fatigue loadings and reliability

4 Extreme Loadings & Durability Aims to predict the extreme conditions, their consequent device and structural loading and the effects on the ultimate survival of components, technologies or devices The Effects of Realistic Tidal Flows on the Performance and Structural Integrity of Tidal Stream Turbines: Cardiff, Liverpool, Swansea, Bangor, Cranfield Extreme Loading of Marine Energy Devices due to Waves, Currents, Flotsam and Mammal Impact: Manchester, Edinburgh, Plymouth, SAMS Modelling Marine Renewable Energy Devices - Designing for Survivability: Imperial, Queens, Manchester Metropolitan SuperGen Marine Technology Challenge: Oxford, UCL, Bath

5 Arrays and Farms Aims to quantify the interactions between devices, the energy flux in the sea and the electricity network to optimise behaviour and energy yield. Optimal Design of Very Large Tidal Stream Farms for Shallow Estuarine Applications: Exeter, Edinburgh Resource to Wire Modelling of Arrays Edinburgh, Strathclyde, Lancaster, Swansea

6 Environmental Interaction Aims to understand the 3D time varying interaction between single and multiple devices and the energy and natural environment arising from the abstraction of energy through electricity generation Large-scale Interactive Coupled 3D Modelling for Wave and Tidal Energy Resource and Environmental Impact: Heriot-Watt, Edinburgh, Strathclyde Interactions of Flow, Tidal Stream Turbines and Local Sediment Bed under Combined Waves and Tidal Conditions: Dundee, Hull, Liverpool, Strathclyde EcoWatt 2050 Heriot-Watt, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Strathclyde, Swansea Large scale interactive coupled modelling of environmental impacts of marine renewable energy farms; Queens, Imperial, CEFAS

7 Novel Marine Energy Systems and Components Aims to develop new wave and tidal energy device concepts, sub-systems and components that offer improvements over, or to, those existing Step Change for Wave Energy Conversion Through Floating Multi-Body Multi-Mode Systems In Swell Manchester, Oxford, Bath The hydrodynamics of deformable flexible fabric structures for wave energy conversion. Plymouth Increasing the life of Marine Turbines by Design and Innovation: Cambridge, Cranfield Reducing the Costs of Marine Renewables via Advanced Structural Materials. Strathclyde, Southampton, Newcastle,

8 Fatigue Loadings and Reliability Aims to explore numerically and physically the interaction of tidal and wave devices with their energy fluxes, one another, their moorings and the electricity network to understand the cyclic forces acting and the structural loadings arising, ultimately to reduce fatigue and increase reliability. WP1 Current to wire modelling of tidal arrays (Edinburgh, Swansea & Strathclyde) WP2 - Integrated control to optimise performance of tidal arrays (Swansea & Edin) WP3 - Wave loading and fatigue reduction in tidal turbines (Strathclyde, Edin, Exeter) WP4 - Optimising the design of WECs to reduce structural fatigue (Queens) WP5 - Fatigue and reliability prediction in wave and tidal device moorings (Exeter)

9 Facilities This is world-leading research capacity in 15 universities, gathered by RCUK Energy Programme in Marine. estimated 100 academics and research staff 12 wave tanks, many wave flumes 16 towing or pumped tidal current tanks 6-10 other specialised labs

10 Industry Network Mojo Maritime; A&P; Lankhorst Ropes; CPNL; Sea Energies; NSW; Carnegie; Aquamarine Power Ltd; Pelamis Wave Power Ltd; NGenTec Ltd; Prysmian; IT Power; Nova Innovation; ResHydro Ltd; Nautricity Ltd; RES Ltd; Airborne Composites BV; Fundy Tidal; Argyll Tidal; Tidal Energy Ltd; Partrac; AquaScientific; DNV GL Garrad Hassan; Valeport; SEA Ltd; BAESystems; Rolls Royce; MOD; Ocean Power Technology; Oceanwaves; Fugro-Oceanor; Ansys; Arup; Bosch Rexroth; Fujitsu; Gurit; Instream; Mabey Bridge Ltd; Siemens Marine Current Turbines; National Instruments; Natural Resources Wales; TATA Steel; Alstom; Cammell Laird; SKF; Sabah Shell Petroleum Company Ltd; Wedge Global; BP; Griffon Hoverworks; Atkins; EDF R&D; ScotRenwables Ltd, CCN Asset; Meygen; E.ON; Black & Veatch; Minesto and DHI.

11 Policy & Strategy Network Renewables UK MSG; Scottish Government MEG ETI Advisory Boards; Marine Energy Pembrokeshire; EERA Marine; Welsh Assembly Government; EU Ocean Energy Association; Northern Ireland Env Agency IEA Technology Initiative - OES; Marine Alliance for Sci & Tech ORE Catapult; Wave Energy Scotland Lloyd s Register; IEC TechCom 114, CEFAS, Wave Hub, SW Marine Energy Park, Crown Estates, Marine Management Organisation; PRIMaRE; Falmouth Harbour Commissioners; Scottish Renewables;

12 Capacity Building Continuing demand for trained marine energy researchers to supply both the industrial and research sectors. 12 DTP PhDs complete, or nearing completion doctoral training courses available to industrial, CPD, and external participants. Student experience extended by working alongside industry led IDCORE EngD projects, and CDT ORE projects directly addressing industrial challenges.

13 International Network International partners in USA, Canada, Chile, Mexico, Taiwan, China, Japan, South Korea, France, Spain, Germany, Ireland, Norway & Portugal. 13

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