The Supergen Offshore Renewable Energy Hub has awarded almost 拢1million to UK universities to support ambitious research projects investigating all aspects of offshore renewable energy (ORE).
The Hub鈥檚 Flexible Fund has been established to enable UK researchers to respond to a number of key ORE engineering challenges.
It also aims to support project areas that complement existing research, fill gaps or add cross-cutting activities to explore the transfer of research findings between sectors within ORE.
The research being funded in this first Flexible Fund call ranges from new and novel technologies for autonomously inspecting offshore wind farms to advanced satellite observations to improve the performance of offshore renewable installations.
The Supergen ORE Hub was established in July 2018 thanks to 拢5million funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), and was subsequently awarded a further 拢4million in June 2019. It provides research leadership to connect stakeholders, inspire innovation and maximise societal value in offshore renewable energy.
The Hub is led by Professor Deborah Greaves OBE, Head of the School of Engineering and Computing, Electronics and Mathematics at the 精品无码国产自产 and includes Co-Directors from the University of Aberdeen, University of Edinburgh, University of Exeter, University of Hull, University of Manchester, University of Oxford, University of Southampton, University of Strathclyde, and the University of Warwick.
Professor Greaves, Director of the Supergen ORE Hub, said:
鈥淭he Supergen ORE Hub鈥檚 first call for Flexible Funding has received a great deal of interest, with a large number of high quality research proposals submitted. We are delighted to award this funding aimed at enabling researchers, in collaboration with industry partners, to deliver fundamental research that will advance the development of the offshore renewable energy sector.鈥
Ross Wigg, Lead Industrial Partner of the Supergen ORE Advisory Board and Renewables Director 鈥 Asset Performance at the LOC Group, said:
鈥淲ith offshore renewables now a significant player in the nation鈥檚 energy landscape, the benefits of scientists and industry experts working closely together 鈥 utilising their combined knowledge and expertise 鈥 will be seen by large and small companies across the UK and beyond.
鈥淭he Supergen ORE hub is an excellent example of this in action. It has been incredibly exciting to see the level of industry engagement and collaboration across the first Flexible Funding Call applications. The successful research projects will be invaluable in tackling some of the key challenges that the offshore renewable industries face both now and in the future.鈥
