Supergen ORE hub 2018
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Plymouth
Department Name: Sch of Engineering
Abstract
The UK is at the forefront of the development, adoption and export of Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) technologies: offshore wind (OW), wave and tidal energy. To sustain this advantage, the UK must spearhead research and innovation in ORE, which will accelerate its adoption and widen the applicability of these technologies. Many organisations across the industry-academia spectrum contribute to ORE research and development (R&D) co-ordination and the ORE Supergen hub strategy will take a leadership role, integrating with these activities to guide and deliver fundamental research to advance the ORE sector.
The role of the Supergen ORE hub is to provide research leadership for the ORE community to enable transformation to future scale ORE. The hub will articulate the vision for the future scale ORE energy landscape, will identify the innovations required and the fundamental research needed to underpin the innovation. It will also generate the pathway for translation of research and innovation into industry practice, for policy adaptation and public awareness in order to support the increased deployment of ORE technologies, reducing energy costs while increasing energy security, reducing CO2 emissions and supporting UK jobs. The hub will work closely with the ORE Catapult (ORECAT) and become well-connected with industry, government, the wider research community in the UK and internationally. It will bring together these groups to assemble the expertise and experience to define and target the innovations, research and actions to achieve the ambitious energy transformation envisioned for the UK.
The new Supergen ORE hub will continue to support and build on the existing internationally leading academic capacity within these three research areas (OW, wave and tidal technology), whilst also enabling shared learning on common research challenges. The ORE hub will build a multi-disciplinary, collaborative approach, which will bring benefits through the sharing of best practice and exploitation of synergy, support equality and diversity and the development of the next generation of research leaders.
The hub strategy provides an overview of research and innovation priorities, which will be addressed through multiple routes but linked through the hub, with activities designed to stimulate alignment across the research community and industry sectors to maximise engagement with prioritised research challenges through and beyond the hub time-scale. These include:
1. Networking and engagement activities to bring the research community together with industry and other stakeholders to ensure research efforts within the community are aligned, complementary and remain inspired by or relevant to industry challenges. This will include support and development of the ECR community to ensure sustainability and promote EDI within the sector as a whole. Actions will also be taken to identify potential cross over research synergies and opportunities for transfer of research between sectors and disciplines, both within and external to ORE. Furthermore, a structured communication plan built around progress of the community towards the sector research challenges will promote exploitation and commercialisation.
2. A set of core research work packages addressing priority topics selected and structured to maximize progress towards the sector objectives and building on the cross cutting expertise of the co-director team.
3. Targeted use of flexible fund as seed-corn activity leading to projects aligned with, and in partnership with, the hub.
The role of the Supergen ORE hub is to provide research leadership for the ORE community to enable transformation to future scale ORE. The hub will articulate the vision for the future scale ORE energy landscape, will identify the innovations required and the fundamental research needed to underpin the innovation. It will also generate the pathway for translation of research and innovation into industry practice, for policy adaptation and public awareness in order to support the increased deployment of ORE technologies, reducing energy costs while increasing energy security, reducing CO2 emissions and supporting UK jobs. The hub will work closely with the ORE Catapult (ORECAT) and become well-connected with industry, government, the wider research community in the UK and internationally. It will bring together these groups to assemble the expertise and experience to define and target the innovations, research and actions to achieve the ambitious energy transformation envisioned for the UK.
The new Supergen ORE hub will continue to support and build on the existing internationally leading academic capacity within these three research areas (OW, wave and tidal technology), whilst also enabling shared learning on common research challenges. The ORE hub will build a multi-disciplinary, collaborative approach, which will bring benefits through the sharing of best practice and exploitation of synergy, support equality and diversity and the development of the next generation of research leaders.
The hub strategy provides an overview of research and innovation priorities, which will be addressed through multiple routes but linked through the hub, with activities designed to stimulate alignment across the research community and industry sectors to maximise engagement with prioritised research challenges through and beyond the hub time-scale. These include:
1. Networking and engagement activities to bring the research community together with industry and other stakeholders to ensure research efforts within the community are aligned, complementary and remain inspired by or relevant to industry challenges. This will include support and development of the ECR community to ensure sustainability and promote EDI within the sector as a whole. Actions will also be taken to identify potential cross over research synergies and opportunities for transfer of research between sectors and disciplines, both within and external to ORE. Furthermore, a structured communication plan built around progress of the community towards the sector research challenges will promote exploitation and commercialisation.
2. A set of core research work packages addressing priority topics selected and structured to maximize progress towards the sector objectives and building on the cross cutting expertise of the co-director team.
3. Targeted use of flexible fund as seed-corn activity leading to projects aligned with, and in partnership with, the hub.
Planned Impact
The UK is a global leader in ORE research and deployment and the rapid global growth of the sector provides substantial opportunities to expand the UK benefit. The research programme of the Supergen ORE hub, its management structure and the pathways to impact will help maximise these potential benefits.
Industry and Investors
The structure of the ORE industry base reflects the differing stages of development in OW, wave and tidal energy with wave and tidal being dominated by UK SMEs while the OW industry is dominated by large OEMs and developers, most of which are based outside of the UK. OW, wave and tidal will benefit directly from the Supergen hub research and indirectly from the conduit the hub will provide to the wider ORE research network. Wave and tidal companies will benefit from the Supergen hub research through improved understanding of the operating environment, better modelling and design methods, innovative solutions and a clearer picture of the potential benefits of the technology, thus reducing risk. In the case of OW, in addition to the benefits above, there is an opportunity to increase the UK content (both CAPEX and OPEX) of deployments in our coastal waters and also to prove and establish technologies and services that can form the basis for global export businesses in a sector which is expected to see exponential growth for several decades to come. The focus of the hub research on large scale and floating structures will underpin industry opportunities for both UK and international deployments.
The industry will benefit through direct involvement in research projects but also through access to models, data and standards developed and disseminated through the hub and the wider ORE network for which the hub will act as a focal point. It will also benefit from the development of a pool of talent with the knowledge, experience and academic/industry networks able to support this rapidly growing sector. Through implementation of the ECR, EDI and communications plans we will seek to ensure that a pipeline of talent is available to the industry which is better skills trained and has greater diversity than is currently available.
Government and policy makers
The research programme will provide improved understanding of the potential contribution of ORE technologies to the energy mix and of the environmental and GVA impacts resulting. This will enable policy makers to have increased confidence in planning and decision making, ensure suitable regulatory frameworks are in place and identify priorities for support.
The communications plan will help increase the level of understanding of ORE among the general public, helping ensure greater support for governmental policies.
Public
Increased deployment of appropriate ORE technologies will help to deliver on national and international energy and climate change objectives, and ensure security of energy supply at an acceptable cost with known and managed environmental impacts. The increase in high value employment opportunities will positively impact on the UK in general and particularly in coastal communities.
The ORE hub management structure has strong involvement of end users and other stakeholders to create the necessary two-way lines of communication and influence and to ensure that the research remains relevant and has a clear pathway to implementation in practice. The Supergen ORE hub will work closely with the ORE Catapult (ORECAT) and Carbon Trust, and will collaborate on joint research programmes and workshops and in support of the Offshore Wind Innovation Hub (OWIH).
The hub will extend its influence through its international strategy, building strategic partnerships and opportunities with global reach, and Cross Hub Activities, identifying opportunities to support research at the interfaces between the remits of individual hubs and to convene joint research and engagement.
Industry and Investors
The structure of the ORE industry base reflects the differing stages of development in OW, wave and tidal energy with wave and tidal being dominated by UK SMEs while the OW industry is dominated by large OEMs and developers, most of which are based outside of the UK. OW, wave and tidal will benefit directly from the Supergen hub research and indirectly from the conduit the hub will provide to the wider ORE research network. Wave and tidal companies will benefit from the Supergen hub research through improved understanding of the operating environment, better modelling and design methods, innovative solutions and a clearer picture of the potential benefits of the technology, thus reducing risk. In the case of OW, in addition to the benefits above, there is an opportunity to increase the UK content (both CAPEX and OPEX) of deployments in our coastal waters and also to prove and establish technologies and services that can form the basis for global export businesses in a sector which is expected to see exponential growth for several decades to come. The focus of the hub research on large scale and floating structures will underpin industry opportunities for both UK and international deployments.
The industry will benefit through direct involvement in research projects but also through access to models, data and standards developed and disseminated through the hub and the wider ORE network for which the hub will act as a focal point. It will also benefit from the development of a pool of talent with the knowledge, experience and academic/industry networks able to support this rapidly growing sector. Through implementation of the ECR, EDI and communications plans we will seek to ensure that a pipeline of talent is available to the industry which is better skills trained and has greater diversity than is currently available.
Government and policy makers
The research programme will provide improved understanding of the potential contribution of ORE technologies to the energy mix and of the environmental and GVA impacts resulting. This will enable policy makers to have increased confidence in planning and decision making, ensure suitable regulatory frameworks are in place and identify priorities for support.
The communications plan will help increase the level of understanding of ORE among the general public, helping ensure greater support for governmental policies.
Public
Increased deployment of appropriate ORE technologies will help to deliver on national and international energy and climate change objectives, and ensure security of energy supply at an acceptable cost with known and managed environmental impacts. The increase in high value employment opportunities will positively impact on the UK in general and particularly in coastal communities.
The ORE hub management structure has strong involvement of end users and other stakeholders to create the necessary two-way lines of communication and influence and to ensure that the research remains relevant and has a clear pathway to implementation in practice. The Supergen ORE hub will work closely with the ORE Catapult (ORECAT) and Carbon Trust, and will collaborate on joint research programmes and workshops and in support of the Offshore Wind Innovation Hub (OWIH).
The hub will extend its influence through its international strategy, building strategic partnerships and opportunities with global reach, and Cross Hub Activities, identifying opportunities to support research at the interfaces between the remits of individual hubs and to convene joint research and engagement.
Organisations
- University of Plymouth, United Kingdom (Lead Research Organisation)
- Fugro (Collaboration)
- University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- Mocean Energy (Collaboration)
- RenewableUK, United Kingdom (Collaboration, Project Partner)
- Marine Power Systems Ltd (Collaboration)
- Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- University of Lisbon (Collaboration)
- University of Hull, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- University of Oxford, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- Arup Group Ltd, United Kingdom (Collaboration, Project Partner)
- EDF (Collaboration)
- Atlantis Operations (UK) Ltd (Collaboration, Project Partner)
- Rayner Low Carbon Technologies (Collaboration)
- Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (Collaboration)
- University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (Collaboration)
- Technical University of Denmark (Collaboration)
- University of Exeter, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- European Marine Energy Centre, Orkney (Collaboration)
- University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- University of Western Australia, Australia (Collaboration, Project Partner)
- University of Southampton, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- Garrad Balfour Ltd. (Collaboration, Project Partner)
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) (Collaboration)
- Lloyd's Register, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- Marine Scotland Science (MSS) (Collaboration)
- Ørsted (Collaboration)
- DNV GL AS Oil & Gas (Collaboration)
- Offshore Energy (Collaboration)
- Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult (Collaboration, Project Partner)
- Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, Norway (Collaboration, Project Partner)
- Green Alliance, United Kingdom (Collaboration, Project Partner)
- University of Warwick, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- Wave Hub Ltd (Collaboration)
- Atkins UK, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- Carnegie (Collaboration)
- B P International Ltd, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- Wave Energy Scotland (Collaboration, Project Partner)
- Crown Estate, London (Collaboration)
- Carbon Trust, United Kingdom (Collaboration, Project Partner)
- University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- Lloyd's Register EMEA, United Kingdom (Project Partner)
- BP Global (Project Partner)
- Marine Scotland Science, United Kingdom (Project Partner)
- EDF Energy Plc, United Kingdom (Project Partner)
- Fugro GEOS Ltd (Project Partner)
- Atkins Global (Project Partner)
- The Crown Estate (Project Partner)
- Siemens Public Limited Company, United Kingdom (Project Partner)
- Technical University of Denmark, Denmark (Project Partner)
- OpenHydro Group Ltd, Ireland (Project Partner)
- European Marine Energy Centre (Project Partner)
- Wave Hub (Project Partner)
- Carnegie Wave Energy Ltd (UK) (Project Partner)
Publications
Abdelrahman M
(2020)
Observer-Based Unknown Input Estimator of Wave Excitation Force for a Wave Energy Converter
in IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology
Allen J
(2021)
Physical Modelling of the Effect on the Wave Field of the WaveCat Wave Energy Converter
in Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
Bloise Thomaz T
(2019)
O&M Models for Ocean Energy Converters: Calibrating through Real Sea Data
in Energies
Brown S
(2021)
On the impact of motion-thrust coupling in floating tidal energy applications
in Applied Energy
De Arcos F
(2020)
Developments in Renewable Energies Offshore
Ettema S
(2020)
Developments in Renewable Energies Offshore
Ewing F
(2020)
Probabilistic failure rate model of a tidal turbine pitch system
in Renewable Energy
Ioannou A
(2020)
A preliminary parametric techno-economic study of offshore wind floater concepts
in Ocean Engineering
Kwa K
(2021)
Analysis of the added mass term in soil bearing capacity problems
in Géotechnique Letters
| Description | Research challenges and themes collated in response to consultation with academic and industry community in ORE. |
| Exploitation Route | Research findings will be used by other researchers and taken up by industry. Communication and dissemination of the research area landscape will be a useful tool for policy makers. |
| Sectors | Aerospace, Defence and Marine,Government, Democracy and Justice |
| URL | http://www.supergen-ore.net |
| Description | Research themes and research challenge priorities have been collated through the Supergen Leaders Engagement and consultation project and through ongoing consultation with academic and industry partners. These research challenges and themes are being displayed through a new Research Landscape web tool designed for dissemination and promotion of ORE research. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2019 |
| Sector | Aerospace, Defence and Marine |
| Impact Types | Societal,Policy & public services |
| Description | EPSRC and NERC Centre for Doctoral Training in Offshore Renewable Energy (IDCORE) |
| Amount | £6,118,276 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/S023933/1 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2019 |
| End | 03/2028 |
| Description | UKERC Whole Systems networking Fund: A whole systems approach to realising the potential of hydrogen for optimising the offshore energy system, |
| Amount | £74,872 (GBP) |
| Organisation | UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC) |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2018 |
| End | 03/2019 |
| Description | Mocean |
| Organisation | Mocean Energy |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Research collaboration with Mocean to use their wave energy device in our experiments and numerical modelling to assess design load conditions using short wave events to represent extreme conditions. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Mocean have loaned their model wave energy device for the probabilistic design study. |
| Impact | Research underway and experiments planned to take place in March 2020. |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Project Industry Advisory Board Member |
| Organisation | Ørsted |
| Country | Denmark |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Support in organisation of Advisory Board meetings, materials and outcomes to be used in feedback to Project Management Board, with subsequent actions/activities undertaken as part of Project research steer |
| Collaborator Contribution | Member of project Advisory Board. Attendance at Advisory Board meetings and Supergen ORE Hub events |
| Impact | No outputs yet |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Project Industry Advisory Board Member - Carbon Trust |
| Organisation | Carbon Trust |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Support in organisation of Advisory Board meetings, materials and outcomes to be used in feedback to Project Management Board, with subsequent actions/activities undertaken as part of Project research steer |
| Collaborator Contribution | Member of project Advisory Board. Attendance at Advisory Board meetings and Supergen ORE Hub events |
| Impact | No outputs yet |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Project Industry Advisory Board Member - Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy |
| Organisation | Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Support in organisation of Advisory Board meetings, materials and outcomes to be used in feedback to Project Management Board, with subsequent actions/activities undertaken as part of Project research steer |
| Collaborator Contribution | Member of project Advisory Board. Attendance at Advisory Board meetings and Supergen ORE Hub events |
| Impact | No outputs yet |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Project Industry Advisory Board Member - EDF Energy Plc |
| Organisation | EDF Energy |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Support in organisation of Advisory Board meetings, materials and outcomes to be used in feedback to Project Management Board, with subsequent actions/activities undertaken as part of Project research steer |
| Collaborator Contribution | Member of project Advisory Board. Attendance at Advisory Board meetings and Supergen ORE Hub events |
| Impact | No outputs yet |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Project Industry Advisory Board Member - EPSRC |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Support in organisation of Advisory Board meetings, materials and outcomes to be used in feedback to Project Management Board, with subsequent actions/activities undertaken as part of Project research steer |
| Collaborator Contribution | Member of project Advisory Board. Attendance at Advisory Board meetings and Supergen ORE Hub events |
| Impact | No outputs yet |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Project Industry Advisory Board Member - Garrad Balfour Ltd. |
| Organisation | Garrad Balfour Ltd. |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Support in organisation of Advisory Board meetings, materials and outcomes to be used in feedback to Project Management Board, with subsequent actions/activities undertaken as part of Project research steer |
| Collaborator Contribution | Member of project Advisory Board. Attendance at Advisory Board meetings and Supergen ORE Hub events |
| Impact | No outputs yet |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Project Industry Advisory Board Member - Green Alliance |
| Organisation | Green Alliance |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Support in organisation of Advisory Board meetings, materials and outcomes to be used in feedback to Project Management Board, with subsequent actions/activities undertaken as part of Project research steer |
| Collaborator Contribution | Member of project Advisory Board. Attendance at Advisory Board meetings and Supergen ORE Hub events |
| Impact | No outputs yet |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Project Industry Advisory Board Member - Lloyd's Register |
| Organisation | Lloyd's Register |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Support in organisation of Advisory Board meetings, materials and outcomes to be used in feedback to Project Management Board, with subsequent actions/activities undertaken as part of Project research steer |
| Collaborator Contribution | Member of project Advisory Board. Attendance at Advisory Board meetings and Supergen ORE Hub events |
| Impact | No outputs yet |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Project Industry Advisory Board Member - Marine Energy Council |
| Organisation | Offshore Energy |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Support in organisation of Advisory Board meetings, materials and outcomes to be used in feedback to Project Management Board, with subsequent actions/activities undertaken as part of Project research steer |
| Collaborator Contribution | Member of project Advisory Board. Attendance at Advisory Board meetings and Supergen ORE Hub events |
| Impact | No outputs yet |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Project Industry Advisory Board Member - Marine Power Systems |
| Organisation | Marine Power Systems Ltd |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Support in organisation of Advisory Board meetings, materials and outcomes to be used in feedback to Project Management Board, with subsequent actions/activities undertaken as part of Project research steer |
| Collaborator Contribution | Member of project Advisory Board. Attendance at Advisory Board meetings and Supergen ORE Hub events |
| Impact | No outputs yet |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Project Industry Advisory Board Member - Marine Scotland Science |
| Organisation | Marine Scotland Science (MSS) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Support in organisation of Advisory Board meetings, materials and outcomes to be used in feedback to Project Management Board, with subsequent actions/activities undertaken as part of Project research steer |
| Collaborator Contribution | Member of project Advisory Board. Attendance at Advisory Board meetings and Supergen ORE Hub events |
| Impact | No outputs yet |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Project Industry Advisory Board Member - Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult |
| Organisation | Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Support in organisation of Advisory Board meetings, materials and outcomes to be used in feedback to Project Management Board, with subsequent actions/activities undertaken as part of Project research steer |
| Collaborator Contribution | Member of project Advisory Board. Attendance at Advisory Board meetings and Supergen ORE Hub events |
| Impact | No outputs yet |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Project Industry Advisory Board Member - Rayner Low Carbon Technologies |
| Organisation | Rayner Low Carbon Technologies |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Support in organisation of Advisory Board meetings, materials and outcomes to be used in feedback to Project Management Board, with subsequent actions/activities undertaken as part of Project research steer |
| Collaborator Contribution | Lead Industrial Partner of project Advisory Board. Co-ordination of Board and attendance at Advisory Board meetings and Supergen ORE Hub events |
| Impact | No outputs yet |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Project Industry Advisory Board Member - Siemens Gamsea |
| Organisation | Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy |
| Country | Spain |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Support in organisation of Advisory Board meetings, materials and outcomes to be used in feedback to Project Management Board, with subsequent actions/activities undertaken as part of Project research steer |
| Collaborator Contribution | Member of project Advisory Board. Attendance at Advisory Board meetings and Supergen ORE Hub events |
| Impact | No outputs yet |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Project Industry Advisory Board Member - The Crown Estate |
| Organisation | Crown Estate |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Support in organisation of Advisory Board meetings, materials and outcomes to be used in feedback to Project Management Board, with subsequent actions/activities undertaken as part of Project research steer |
| Collaborator Contribution | Member of project Advisory Board. Attendance at Advisory Board meetings and Supergen ORE Hub events |
| Impact | No outputs yet |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Project Industry Advisory Board Member - University of Edinburgh |
| Organisation | University of Edinburgh |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Support in organisation of Advisory Board meetings, materials and outcomes to be used in feedback to Project Management Board, with subsequent actions/activities undertaken as part of Project research steer |
| Collaborator Contribution | Member of project Advisory Board. Attendance at Advisory Board meetings and Supergen ORE Hub events |
| Impact | No outputs yet |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Project Industry Advisory Board Member - University of Strathclyde |
| Organisation | University of Strathclyde |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Support in organisation of Advisory Board meetings, materials and outcomes to be used in feedback to Project Management Board, with subsequent actions/activities undertaken as part of Project research steer |
| Collaborator Contribution | Member of project Advisory Board. Attendance at Advisory Board meetings and Supergen ORE Hub events |
| Impact | No outputs yet |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Project Industry Management Board Member - Technical University of Denmark |
| Organisation | Technical University of Denmark |
| Country | Denmark |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Membership of Supergen ORE Board - Attend project meetings & help to steer research |
| Collaborator Contribution | Staff time to review project progress, attend board meetings and events |
| Impact | No outputs yet |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Project Industry Member - Arup (Ove Arup and Partners Ltd) (UK) |
| Organisation | Arup Group |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Support in organisation of actions/activities undertaken as part of Project |
| Collaborator Contribution | Attendance at Assembly and workshops |
| Impact | No outputs yet |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Project Industry Member - Atkins Global (UK) |
| Organisation | WS Atkins |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Support in organisation of actions/activities undertaken as part of Project |
| Collaborator Contribution | Attendance at Assemblies and workshops |
| Impact | No outputs yet |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Project Industry Member - Atlantis Operations (UK) Ltd |
| Organisation | Atlantis Operations (UK) Ltd |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Support in organisation of actions/activities undertaken as part of Project |
| Collaborator Contribution | Attendance at Annual Assemblies and Networking events |
| Impact | No outputs yet |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Project Industry Member - BP Global |
| Organisation | BP (British Petroleum) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Support in organisation of actions/activities undertaken as part of Project |
| Collaborator Contribution | Attendance at Annual Assemblies and events |
| Impact | No outputs yet |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Project Industry Member - Carnegie Wave Energy Ltd (UK) |
| Organisation | Carnegie |
| Country | Australia |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Support in organisation of actions/activities undertaken as part of Project |
| Collaborator Contribution | Contributions to Annual Assembly and networking |
| Impact | No outputs yet |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Project Industry Member - Fugro (UK) |
| Organisation | Fugro |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Support in organisation of actions/activities undertaken as part of Project |
| Collaborator Contribution | Attendance at Assemblies and events |
| Impact | No outputs yet |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Project Industry Member - Norwegian Geotechnical Institute |
| Organisation | Norwegian Geotechnical Institute |
| Country | Norway |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Support in organisation of actions/activities undertaken as part of Project |
| Collaborator Contribution | Contributions to Annual Assembly and networking |
| Impact | No outputs yet |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Project Industry Member - RenewableUK |
| Organisation | RenewableUK |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Support in organisation of actions/activities undertaken as part of Project |
| Collaborator Contribution | Attendance at Assembly and events |
| Impact | No outputs yet |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Project Industry Member - University of Western Australia |
| Organisation | University of Western Australia |
| Country | Australia |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Support in organisation of actions/activities undertaken as part of Project research steer |
| Collaborator Contribution | Contributions to hub events |
| Impact | No outputs yet |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Project Industry Member - Wave Energy Scotland |
| Organisation | Wave Energy Scotland |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Support in organisation of actions/activities undertaken as part of Project |
| Collaborator Contribution | Contributions to Assembly and events |
| Impact | No outputs yet |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Project Management Board Member - University of Aberdeen |
| Organisation | University of Aberdeen |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Support in organisation of Management Board meetings, materials and outcomes to be used in feedback to Advisory Board, Research Alignment Group and stakeholders with subsequent actions/activities undertaken as part of Project research steer |
| Collaborator Contribution | Member of project Management Board. Attendance at Management Board meetings, Supergen ORE Hub events and engagement activities and collaborative research activities and obligations undertaken in line with Project plan, collaboration agreement and EPSRC grant offer letter |
| Impact | No outputs yet |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Project Management Board Member - University of Edinburgh |
| Organisation | University of Edinburgh |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Support in organisation of Management Board meetings, materials and outcomes to be used in feedback to Advisory Board, Research Alignment Group and stakeholders with subsequent actions/activities undertaken as part of Project research steer |
| Collaborator Contribution | Member of project Management Board. Attendance at Management Board meetings, Supergen ORE Hub events and engagement activities and collaborative research activities and obligations undertaken in line with Project plan, collaboration agreement and EPSRC grant offer letter |
| Impact | No outputs yet |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Project Management Board Member - University of Exeter |
| Organisation | University of Exeter |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Support in organisation of Management Board meetings, materials and outcomes to be used in feedback to Advisory Board, Research Alignment Group and stakeholders with subsequent actions/activities undertaken as part of Project research steer |
| Collaborator Contribution | Member of project Management Board. Attendance at Management Board meetings, Supergen ORE Hub events and engagement activities and collaborative research activities and obligations undertaken in line with Project plan, collaboration agreement and EPSRC grant offer letter |
| Impact | No outputs yet |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Project Management Board Member - University of Hull |
| Organisation | University of Hull |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Support in organisation of Management Board meetings, materials and outcomes to be used in feedback to Advisory Board, Research Alignment Group and stakeholders with subsequent actions/activities undertaken as part of Project research steer |
| Collaborator Contribution | Member of project Management Board. Attendance at Management Board meetings, Supergen ORE Hub events and engagement activities and collaborative research activities and obligations undertaken in line with Project plan, collaboration agreement and EPSRC grant offer letter |
| Impact | No outputs yet |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Project Management Board Member - University of Manchester |
| Organisation | University of Manchester |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Support in organisation of Management Board meetings, materials and outcomes to be used in feedback to Advisory Board, Research Alignment Group and stakeholders with subsequent actions/activities undertaken as part of Project research steer |
| Collaborator Contribution | Member of project Management Board. Attendance at Management Board meetings, Supergen ORE Hub events and engagement activities and collaborative research activities and obligations undertaken in line with Project plan, collaboration agreement and EPSRC grant offer letter |
| Impact | No outputs yet |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Project Management Board Member - University of Oxford |
| Organisation | University of Oxford |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Support in organisation of Management Board meetings, materials and outcomes to be used in feedback to Advisory Board, Research Alignment Group and stakeholders with subsequent actions/activities undertaken as part of Project research steer |
| Collaborator Contribution | Member of project Management Board. Attendance at Management Board meetings, Supergen ORE Hub events and engagement activities and collaborative research activities and obligations undertaken in line with Project plan, collaboration agreement and EPSRC grant offer letter |
| Impact | No outputs yet |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Project Management Board Member - University of Southampton |
| Organisation | University of Southampton |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Support in organisation of Management Board meetings, materials and outcomes to be used in feedback to Advisory Board, Research Alignment Group and stakeholders with subsequent actions/activities undertaken as part of Project research steer |
| Collaborator Contribution | Member of project Management Board. Attendance at Management Board meetings, Supergen ORE Hub events and engagement activities and collaborative research activities and obligations undertaken in line with Project plan, collaboration agreement and EPSRC grant offer letter |
| Impact | No outputs yet |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Project Management Board Member - University of Strathclyde |
| Organisation | University of Strathclyde |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Support in organisation of Management Board meetings, materials and outcomes to be used in feedback to Advisory Board, Research Alignment Group and stakeholders with subsequent actions/activities undertaken as part of Project research steer |
| Collaborator Contribution | Member of project Management Board. Attendance at Management Board meetings, Supergen ORE Hub events and engagement activities and collaborative research activities and obligations undertaken in line with Project plan, collaboration agreement and EPSRC grant offer letter |
| Impact | No outputs yet |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Project Management Board Member - University of Warwick |
| Organisation | University of Warwick |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Support in organisation of Management Board meetings, materials and outcomes to be used in feedback to Advisory Board, Research Alignment Group and stakeholders with subsequent actions/activities undertaken as part of Project research steer |
| Collaborator Contribution | Member of project Management Board. Attendance at Management Board meetings, Supergen ORE Hub events and engagement activities and collaborative research activities and obligations undertaken in line with Project plan, collaboration agreement and EPSRC grant offer letter |
| Impact | No outputs yet |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Project Research Alignment Group (RAG) Member - European Marine Energy Centre |
| Organisation | European Marine Energy Centre, Orkney |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Support in organisation of RAG meetings, materials and outcomes to be used in feedback to Project Management Board, with subsequent actions/activities undertaken as part of Project research steer |
| Collaborator Contribution | Member of RAG. Attendance at RAG meetings and Supergen ORE Hub events |
| Impact | No outputs yet |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Project Research Alignment Group (RAG) Member - Wave Hub |
| Organisation | Wave Hub Ltd |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Support in organisation of RAG meetings, materials and outcomes to be used in feedback to Project Management Board, with subsequent actions/activities undertaken as part of Project research steer |
| Collaborator Contribution | Member of project RAG |
| Impact | No outputs yet |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Project Reviewer - DNV GL (UK) |
| Organisation | DNV GL |
| Country | Norway |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Support where required for reviewer |
| Collaborator Contribution | Duties related to Project review |
| Impact | No outputs yet |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Project Reviewer - Manchester Metropolitan University |
| Organisation | Manchester Metropolitan University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Support for reviewer where required |
| Collaborator Contribution | Duties relating to Project review |
| Impact | No outputs yet |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Project Reviewer - University of Lisbon |
| Organisation | University of Lisbon |
| Country | Portugal |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Support to reviewer where required |
| Collaborator Contribution | Duties relating to Project review |
| Impact | No outputs yet |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | AORES Conference, Western Australia |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | Attended and presented at AORES conference |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Attended Floating Wind in the Celtic Sea conference, Milford Haven, Wales |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Attended the Floating Wind in the Celtic Sea: Future Supply Chain Opportunities conference in Milford Haven, Wales. Joined the debate as to the opportunities for floating wind technology in the Celtic sea including the current research in this area. Sparked further discussion with other delegates about the work of the Supergen ORE Hub |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Cornwall & IoS LEP - Offshore Wind Communications and Strategy workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Presented at LEP workshop as to the Supergen ORE Hub and contributed to discussion around future plans for Offshore Renewables in Cornwall & IoS |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Delegation to IPF - the International Partnering Forum for Offshore Wind, New York |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | The UK Science and Innovation Network (SIN) convened a delegation of offshore wind experts from the UK to attend IPF 2019 in NYC and participate in a series of bilateral meetings with strategic US stakeholders. The range of stakeholders include groups that the UK has a well-developed relationship with in the offshore wind space (POWER US, Mass CEC) to groups with potential to develop a productive working relationship (University of Maine). The objective of these meetings are to scope research and innovation collaborations in the offshore wind space, and ultimately to catalyse self-sustaining innovation partnerships that lead to impactful research results, further deployment of clean energy generation in the US, and commercial wins for the UK in a growing US offshore wind market. Resulted in further discussions with US academics regarding future programmes of work/research |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Energy Innovation Needs Assessment Workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presentation at innovation needs workshop at Carbon Trust regarding ORE |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Exhibited at EWTEC 2019 conference, Naples |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | Exhibited the Supergen ORE Hub at the EWTEC 2019 academic conference. Event resulted in engaging with international academic audience on the Supergen ORE Hub research and aims, increasing the number of academic engagement with the Supergen ORE hub via its network |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Exhibited at Festival of Physics |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Provided an exhibition stand at the 2 day Festival of Physics event. The stand included a wave energy tank model with demonstration technologies that was used to engage school children (from years 5 to 11) and the general public on offshore renewable energy technologies, which sparked lots of discussion with children and their teachers/parents on how offshore renewable technologies work. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://events.iop.org/festival-physics |
| Description | Exhibiting at All Energy 2019 trade show and conference, Glasgow |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | An exhibition stand was secured and delegates to the trade show and conference were engaged with in raising awareness of the Supergen ORE Hub and its research activities and aims. The exhibition resulted in a large number of industry stakeholders signing up to the Supergen ORE Hub network and increased the number of attendees at subsequent events |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Exhibiting at OMAE 2019 conference, Glasgow |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Exhibited at OMAE 2019 academic conference and engaged with over 100 academics regarding the role of the Supergen ORE Hub and its aims. Resulted in increase in academic stakeholders signing up to the Supergen ORE Hub network and raising attendance at subsequent Supergen ORE Hub events |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Exhibition stand at University of Plymouth Sustainability Hub Launch event |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Held a stand at the launch of the new sustainability hub building at the University of Plymouth, where researchers in different areas of energy research were present to hear about the new hub and its activities. Resulted in several queries and numbers of stakeholders signing up to the Supergen ORE Hub network |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Floating Offshore Wind Event - Providing update on Supergen ORE Hub, St Austell 2019 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Provided a presentation to industry and business stakeholders on research and aims of the Supergen ORE Hub. Resulted in further engagement of industry stakeholders in Supergen ORE hub network and subsequent Supergen ORE Hub events |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Global Offshore Wind Conference - Workshop 2019 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Delivered a workshop on the links between Hydrogen fuel production and offshore renewables, which sparked further meetings and development of future project ideas surrounding using offshore renewables to generate Hydrogen fuel |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Greenman Festival, Abergavenny, Wales 2019 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Exhibited the Supergen ORE Hub in the 'Einsteins Garden' at the Green Man music festival. Developed models and engagement activities around offshore renewables, i.e. a model wave tank and 'build your own turbine' templates to engage with families and young children attending the festival resulting in over 1000 unique visits to the stand, and a large amount of positive feedback on the increase in the public perception of offshore renewable energy and engineering |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Interview with Devon Live |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Interview with Prof. Deborah Greaves by Devon Live media, resulting in great number of website searches of Supergen ORE Hub |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Interview with New Power magazine |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Interview with Prof. Deborah Greaves by New Power magazine resulting in an increase in enquiries to the Supergen ORE Hub around its core research |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Interview with Prof. Deborah Greaves for New Statesman article |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Interview held with Prof. Deborah Greaves for an article in the New Statesman on the potential for wind, wave and tidal technologies to lead the fight against climate change. Published article resulted in raising the profile of the Supergen ORE hub, and generated requests for further information to the Hub network |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Launch of Supergen ORE Hub research landscape - Offshore Wind magazine article |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Article produced on the launch of the interactive research landscape developed by the Supergen ORE Hub. Picked up by Offshore Wind magazine and published online, resulting in greater engagement with the Hub social media channels(i.e. Twitter) and with the Hub network |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Launch of Supergen ORE Hub research landscape - Seawanderer article |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Article produced on the launch of the interactive research landscape developed by the Supergen ORE Hub. Picked up by Seawanderer magazine and published online, resulting in greater engagement with the Hub social media channels(i.e. Twitter) and with the Hub network |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Launch of Supergen ORE Hub research landscape - UKERC article |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Article produced on the launch of the interactive research landscape developed by the Supergen ORE Hub. Picked up by UKERC and published online, resulting in greater engagement with the Hub social media channels(i.e. Twitter) and with the Hub network |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Marine Energy Wales Workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presentation made to MEW regarding an update on Supergen ORE Hub progress and launch of Research Landscape tool and flexible funding |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Meeting - Industry stakeholder - Sonardyne |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Presented on Supergen ORE Hub to local ORE based business Sonardyne, including highlighting areas to engage with Supergen for future research |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Meeting - University of Strathclyde to discuss Supergen |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | Presented on Supergen ORE Hub to University of Strathclyde delegation |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | New Scientist Live |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Exhibition stand and presentation made at workshop sessions regarding the future of ORE |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://live.newscientist.com/ |
| Description | PRIMaRE Conference Cardiff 2019 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | Over 80 delegates attended the 6th PRIMaRE Conference held at Cardiff University, Cardiff on the 3rd and 4th July 2019. Based on peer-reviewed abstracts, 25 presentations and 20 posters were presented by participants from 13 institutions over 5 plenary sessions. Furthermore, there were seven presentations from invited speakers (listed below) and a panel debate featuring a range of leading figures from the marine renewables sector. The conference also attracted international participation from the University of Western Australia, and Uppsala University (Sweden). The event provided an excellent forum to foster collaboration between industry and academia, which is essential to ensure that the marine energy sector can achieve its full commercial potential, maximising job creation and export opportunities, whilst allowing the UK to remain a global leader in the associated engineering and policy expertise. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.primare.org/events-news/primare-conference/6th-primare-conference/ |
| Description | PRIMaRE Summer School 2019 Bristol and Bath |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | 2nd PRIMaRE Summer School 2nd PRIMaRE Summer School The 2nd PRIMaRE Summer School, entitled "Designing Marine Renewable Energy Devices" took place at the University of Bristol and the University of Bath from the 9th-13th September 2019. The event provided a unique opportunity for around 40 participants, including PhD students, early career researchers and industrialists to learn from experts in the sector on designing marine renewable energy devices. A range of group activities were also organised to encourage participants to share their research interests and identify potential partnerships. These included a Funding Pitch Competition, judged by Simon Cheeseman, who manages the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult's marine renewables strategy. It is hoped that participants will now use PRIMaRE's range of funding schemes to build on the contacts made at the summer school and develop future research collaborations. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.primare.org/events-news/primare-summer-school/primare-summer-school-2019/ |
| Description | Parliamentary Launch Event 2019 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Official Supergen programme launch event, delivered in conjunction with other Supergen programmes. Engaged with policymakers, MPs and House of Lords peers to raise awareness of Supergen programme and research expertise within the Hubs. Event resulted in subsequent inquiries from MPs as to the work of the Supergen ORE Hub |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Participation in EDI workshop with Supergen Energy Networks |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | Attended an EDI workshop being run by the Supergen Energy Networks programme, looking at EDI methodologies to apply to Supergen ORE Hub. following the workshop a EDI charter was developed for use by the Supergen ORE Hub, that all advisory board members have been requested to indicate their support for |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Produced abstract for RAEng Ingenia |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Produced an abstract on the Supergen ORE Hub and the potential for offshore renewable technologies to tackle climate change for RAEng Ingenia. Resulted in further requests for information about the core research and aims of the Supergen ORE Hub |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Produced article on Supergen ORE hub for Energy World magazine |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Produced an article for Energy world magazine, highlighting the core research and aims of the Supergen ORE Hub. Resulted in increase in requests for more information from industry stakeholders |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | RENEW conference, Portugal |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | Attendance and paper presentation and networking at RENEW conference |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Supergen ORE Hub - Annual Assembly |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Annual assembly, launching the Supergen ORE Hub, with a number of academic and industry speakers - ECR activities - Networking and announcements made regarding future Supergen ORE Hub work, flexible funding calls and project research |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/supergen-ore-hub-annual-assembly-registration-53131407470?aff=Superge... |
| Description | Supergen ORE Hub Annual Assembly, Glasgow |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The 3 day annual assembly was run at the University of Strathclyde (Supergen ORE Hub partner) comprising of Day 1 - Early Career Researcher Forum, 45 delegates with workshop training, invited speakers and a poster competition. Also a research alignment group meeting and workshop on research priorities. Day 2 - Main Assembly Day with 250 delegates and a series of presentations on Supergen ORE Hub core research, Flexible Fund research and wider research initiatives. Day 3 - A Co-directors and Advisory Board meeting. The Assembly generated a number of new connections to the Supergen ORE Hub network and increased attendance and engagement at subsequent Supergen ORE Hub events |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://supergen-ore.net/?id=89 |
| Description | Tortoise ThinkIn - Southampton - Can we invent our way to net zero, or is it too late? Live streamed climate change debate |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | A ThinkIn is not another panel discussion. It is a forum for civilised disagreement. Modelled onl a 'leader conference' in the UK (or an editorial board in the US), it is a place where everyone has a seat at the table. It's where we get to hear what you think, drawn from your experience, energy and expertise. It's where, together, we sift through what we know to come to a clear, concise point of view. It is the heart of what we do at Tortoise. This ThinkIn focussed on a debate on good advice for a planet facing accelerating climate change, but what does it mean in practice? Can we still harness technology to drive down emissions fast enough to control global warming, or have we passed a point of no return? Engaged via podcast live-streamed for delegates who registered to login. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tortoise-thinkin-southampton-can-we-invent-our-way-to-net-zero-or-is-... |
| Description | UK China - ORE event, Qingdao, China 2019 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | Provided a talk on Supergen ORE Hub to academic audience in Qingdao, China, updating on Supergen ORE Hub core research. Resulted in better links with Chinese academic contacts |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | UKCMER Assembly |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | Attended and presented at UKCMER conference |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | UKRI Research and Innovation Infrastructure Roadmap: Cross-cutting workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Attended UKRI workshop to input into UKRI planning process for future research landscape |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | UKRI Supergen hubs: role and expectations |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Update to UKRI audience as to progress of Supergen Hubs and role of ORE |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Wave Energy sector road mapping workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | A 2 day workshop was run by the Supergen ORE Hub to consult stakeholders in the wave energy sector on developing a roadmap document for the future development of the wave energy sector in the UK. The workshop saw delegates discussing the current status of the wave energy sector, including the routes that have led to where it currently stands, and subsequently identifying any learning that can be drawn from other offshore renewable energy sectors that can be applied to further the development of the wave energy sector. Current technology and financial pathways within the sector and barriers to their development were also discussed. Feedback and outputs from the workshop will be synthesised by the Supergen ORE Hub into a sector roadmap for wave energy, which will be made available to industry, academic and policy stakeholders through the Supergen ORE Hub and EPSRC. The purpose of the roadmap will be to bring the wave energy sector to the attention of policymakers and set out suggested routes for its development in light of the UK's net-zero carbon targets. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://supergen-ore.net/?id=94 |
| Description | Westminster Launch Wave and Tidal Showcase |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Attended launch of Wave and Tidal Showcase - presenting and networking with delegates regarding the Supergen ORE Hub |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |