Supergen Marine - Core
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Edinburgh
Department Name: Sch of Biological Sciences
Abstract
The UK Engineering and Physical Science Council (EPSRC) funded research consortium, Supergen Marine (1), which consisted of the University of Edinburgh; Heriot-Watt University; The University of Lancaster; The University of Strathclyde and the Robert Gordon University, has, since October 2003, been undertaking cutting edge research in support of the developing marine renewables industry. The consortium, which has been modified to include The Queen's University Belfast and the move of key members of the Robert Gordon University Marine Energy Group to the University of Edinburgh, is now bidding for continued support from the research council. The aims of the original Supergen marine research programme primarily related to enhancing understanding of the location, extent and characteristics of the marine energy resources. This was on a 3-10 year horizon, and is still valid. However, research priorities have evolved to recognise experiences and questions arising from early tests, the deployment of prototype devices and the outcomes of the original work programme. The overall aim, while still generic, has evolved and is now directed, in the revised research programme, towards increasing understanding of the device-sea interactions of energy converters from model-scale in the laboratory to full size in the open sea. The programme includes work on: device arrays and how these will influence local and regional environmental conditions; radical design approaches, which take into account new philosophies of design guidance; ensuring that numerical and physical design support is consistent and robust; the challenges posed by design in mixed tidal and wave environments; system control in complex non linear and evolving environments; the complex challenges posed by fixing, mooring and recovery of marine systems; the economic challenges posed by the variable and intermittent nature of the marine resource; the sparse information available to predict and assess the long term reliability of marine energy systems and how an increased understanding of all of these issues can be best disseminated within the stakeholder community.
Publications
Allan G
(2011)
The Importance of Revenue Sharing for the Local Economic Impacts of a Renewable Energy Project: A Social Accounting Matrix Approach
in Regional Studies
Allan G
(2008)
Concurrent and legacy economic and environmental impacts from establishing a marine energy sector in Scotland
in Energy Policy
Allan G
(2009)
Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Consumption
Allan G
(2011)
The regional electricity generation mix in Scotland: A portfolio selection approach incorporating marine technologies
in Energy Policy
ALLAN, G.,
(2009)
International Handbook on the Economics of Energy
ALLAN, G.J.
(2008)
Energy Efficiency Research Trends
Allan, G.J.
(2008)
The electricity generation mix in Scotland: The long and windy road?
Allsop William
(2010)
Coasts, Marine Structures and Breakwaters: Adapting to change
Bailey H
(2011)
Influence of a quadratic power take-off on the behaviour of a self-contained inertial referenced wave energy converter
in Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part M: Journal of Engineering for the Maritime Environment
Barbour E
(2011)
Energy storage in association with tidal current generation systems
in Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy
Boehme T
(2010)
Assessment of distribution network limits for non-firm connection of renewable generation
in IET Renewable Power Generation
Boglietti A
(2009)
Evolution and Modern Approaches for Thermal Analysis of Electrical Machines
in IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
Brennan G
(2014)
Understanding macroalgal dispersal in a complex hydrodynamic environment: a combined population genetic and physical modelling approach.
in Journal of the Royal Society, Interface
Bryden I
(2007)
Tidal current resource assessment
in Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy
Child B
(2010)
Optimal configurations of wave energy device arrays
in Ocean Engineering
Delorm T
(2011)
Tidal stream device reliability comparison models
in Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part O: Journal of Risk and Reliability
Dorrell D
(2011)
Unbalanced Magnetic Pull in Cage Induction Machines for Fixed-Speed Renewable Energy Generators
in IEEE Transactions on Magnetics
El-Geziry T
(2014)
Environmental impact assessment for tidal energy schemes: an exemplar case study of the Strait of Messina
in Journal of Marine Engineering & Technology
El-Geziry T
(2014)
The circulation pattern in the Mediterranean Sea: issues for modeller consideration
in Journal of Operational Oceanography
Emarat N
(2012)
Experimental and numerical investigation of the internal kinematics of a surf-zone plunging breaker
in European Journal of Mechanics - B/Fluids
Fletcher J
(2009)
Electrical issues associated with sea-water immersed windings in electrical generators for wave- and tidal current-driven power generation
in IET Renewable Power Generation
Folley M
(2010)
Spectral modelling of wave energy converters
in Coastal Engineering
Folley M
(2008)
An autonomous wave-powered desalination system
in Desalination
Folley M
(2009)
Analysis of the nearshore wave energy resource
in Renewable Energy
Folley M
(2009)
The effect of sub-optimal control and the spectral wave climate on the performance of wave energy converter arrays
in Applied Ocean Research
Folley M
(2009)
The cost of water from an autonomous wave-powered desalination plant
in Renewable Energy
Folley M
(2009)
The control of wave energy converters using active bipolar damping
in Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part M: Journal of Engineering for the Maritime Environment
Folley M.
(2010)
Analysis of the wave energy resource at the European Marine Energy Centre
in Coasts, Marine Structures and Breakwaters: Adapting to Change - Proceedings of the 9th International Conference
Forehand D
(2016)
A Fully Coupled Wave-to-Wire Model of an Array of Wave Energy Converters
in IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy
Gao F
(2007)
The development of a Cartesian cut cell method for incompressible viscous flows
in International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids
Gilmartin M
(2012)
On Regional Unemployment: An Empirical Examination of the Determinants of Geographical Differentials in the UK
in Scottish Journal of Political Economy
Hanley N
(2009)
Do increases in energy efficiency improve environmental quality and sustainability?
in Ecological Economics
Harrison G
(2008)
Hybrid GA and OPF evaluation of network capacity for distributed generation connections
in Electric Power Systems Research
Harrison M
(2010)
Comparison between CFD simulations and experiments for predicting the far wake of horizontal axis tidal turbines
in IET Renewable Power Generation
Hodgins N
(2012)
Design and Testing of a Linear Generator for Wave-Energy Applications
in IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
Ian Bryden (Author)
(2012)
Wave to Wire Dynamic Modelling of Wave Energy Converter Arrays
in IET Renewable Power Generation
Ingram D
(2009)
Numerical investigations of wave overtopping at coastal structures
in Coastal Engineering
Ingram D
(2008)
The Development of Protocols for Equitable Testing and Evaluation in Ocean Energy - A Three-Year Strategy
in International Journal of Fluid Machinery and Systems
Johanning L
(2008)
Improved measurement technologies for floating wave energy converter (WEC) mooring arrangements
in Underwater Technology
Johanning L
(2007)
Measurements of static and dynamic mooring line damping and their importance for floating WEC devices
in Ocean Engineering
Keysan O
(2012)
Designing the C-GEN lightweight direct drive generator for wave and tidal energy
in IET Renewable Power Generation
Keysan O
(2011)
A Homopolar HTSG Topology for Large Direct-Drive Wind Turbines
in IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity
Lecca P
(2011)
An investigation of issues relating to where energy should enter the production function
in Economic Modelling
Maguire A
(2011)
On geometric design considerations and control methodologies for absorbing wavemakers
in Coastal Engineering
McCabe A
(2010)
Optimizing the shape of a surge-and-pitch wave energy collector using a genetic algorithm
in Renewable Energy
McCabe A
(2009)
Optimum mean power output of a point-absorber wave energy converter in irregular waves
in Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy
McCarter W
(2008)
Performance of concrete in XS1, XS2 and XS3 environments
in Magazine of Concrete Research
McGregor P
(2012)
A review of the role and remit of the committee on climate change
in Energy Policy
| Description | The findings and output of this, now closed, second phase of SuperGen Marine are fully documented in the monograph that the research team produced at the conclusion, and on the SuperGen Marine website, from which the monograph may be downloaded. |
| Exploitation Route | The work of the consortium has influenced technology, policy, standards, regulation and practice. |
| Sectors | Energy |
| URL | https://www.supergen-marine.org.uk/ |
| Description | The findings of this project have influenced policy, standards, regulation and practice in the marine energy sector. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2007 |
| Sector | Energy,Environment |
| Description | EPSRC |
| Amount | £237,809 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/F062583/1 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2008 |
| End | 09/2009 |