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Vision
To attract the very best EngD students into a vibrant
learning environment and, in partnership with industry,
train them to deliver world-class industrially-focussed
research outcomes that will accelerate the deployment of
offshore wind, wave and tidal-current technologies,
positioning the UK to meet its 2020 & 2050 targets for
renewable energy generating capacity, and expanding
and sustaining a community of high-quality post-doctoral
staff for the UK offshore renewable energy industry.
Students
• IDCORE has 39 Research
Engineers
– 26 in Industry
– 13 in year 1 (Sep 2014
start)
• We are recruiting 11 more
to start in September 2015
Research Engineers
• Receive a bursary of £15,000-17,000 per year.
• undertake a bespoke taught programme,
• have access to state of the art experimental facilities across the consortium,
• issued with a laptop computer with industry standard modelling software installed.
Engineering Doctorate• Whilst requiring the same level of academic rigour as a
PhD, EngD programmes provide an alternative, vocationally-oriented, professional, doctorate designed to:– Meet the needs of industry and enhance its knowledge base.
– Provide graduates with challenging research in an industrial context.
– Prepare graduates for leadership positions in industry.
– Produce exploitable outcomes from research.
– Generate partnerships between academia and industry.
• Research Engineers complete a comprehensive taught programme and pursue a three year project in industry.
Industrial Project Areas
• Agreed between the sponsoring companies and the Centre
• Academics ensure that the students work meets the standards needed for the award of an EngD
• NDA set up between the Centre and the sponsoring company.
Sponsoring Companies
• contribute £10,000 per year for four years for their student,
• provide workplace accommodation and supervision,
• assist in the student recruitment process, and
• Can contribute guest lectures and real world exercises to the taught programme.
Projects
1. De-risking Tidal Energy Project Development Through Improved Uncertainty Analysis
2. Development of Improvement Methodologies for Incorporating the Impact of Aharmonic Forcing on Tidal Turbine Design
3. Design and Manufacture of Post-tensioned Concrete Tubes
4. Independent Speed Control of Tidal Turbine Rotors in an Array
5. Marine Energy Converters - Reliability & Cost Modelling
6. Offshore Wind - Foundation Design & Optimisation
7. Offshore Wind - Corrosion & Marine Fouling Protection
8. Health Monitoring Renewable Energy Systems
9. Development of hydrodynamic modelling and optimization of geometry and control
Wind Wave Tidal Mixed
Projects
10. Lessons Learnt from Decommissioning of Offshore Oil and Gas Structures
for Inputs to Improved Design of Offshore Wind Farm Structures
11. High Altitude Wind Resource for Large Turbines and Airborne Wind
12. Tidal Resource Assessment
13. System Design to Support Commercialisation of Wave Energy for
Aquaculture and Other Islanded Systems
14. Characterisation and Scale Effects of Current in Combination with Waves
15. Modelling and Optimising of Pelamis Wave Power’s O&M Strategy
16. Offshore Wind Farm Layout Optimisation
17. Next generation HVDC network for offshore renewable energy industry
18. Implementation of Predictive Control for Tidal Turbines
Wind Wave Tidal Mixed
Projects
19. Characterisation of the All-Waters Test Facility
20. Modelling the interactions of marine renewable devices and the environment
21. The Use of Compliant and Continuous Structures in the Nearshore Environment for the Purpose of Wave Energy Extraction
22. Development and Validation of Full Scale Lab based Tidal Turbine drive train 'Accelerated Life Time' testing methodologies
23. Tidal Resource Modelling
24. Numerical Study of a Real Floating Wind Turbine
25. Assessment of Next Generation Offshore Wind Turbine Foundations and Installation Methodologies
26. Offshore wind O & M 'ECUME' tool
Wind Wave Tidal Mixed
IMarEST accreditation
The course is accredited by
the IMarEST as meeting the
further learning requirements,
in full, for registration as a
Chartered Engineer and
Chartered Marine Engineer.
Continuing Professional
Development• Additional places on
the taught programme
will also be available
for company
employees wishing to
undertake CPD in
offshore renewable
energy.
June 2015 – May 2018
Projects• Sponsors submit 1 page
outline, now
• Company presentations 8
Jan 2015
• Students interviews 9 Jan
2015
• Research Engineers
start, 1 June 2015.
• Email [email protected]
for more details
