Description:
The Offshore Renewable Energy group is a research leader in the fields of marine renewable energy station keeping and fully dynamic mooring simulation. We have expertise in:
operating offshore test sites;
field measurement techniques;
best practice for deployment procedures
and power cable dynamics.
Activities include the development of the Falmouth Bay marine energy test site (FabTest) and Dynamic Marine Component test facility (DMaC), to support the University’s ambition to be national and international leaders in the development of the offshore renewable energy industry.
The group’s research capabilities are supported by an active marine operations team with experience deploying a range of field testing equipment, and expertise in hydrodynamic analysis and deployment. The team provide support to international and national companies and local contractors.
The reliability of marine offshore renewable energy installations is one of the main engineering challenges in the sector. Appropriate reliability information is required by a range of stakeholders including project and device developers, component manufacturers and materials suppliers, investors and insurance companies. The University of Exeter’s research capabilities are supported by an active offshore reliability team.
Research in this area focuses on methods to assess, model, demonstrate, test and improve the reliability of components and systems. We have developed research facilities allowing a service-simulation and accelerated test approach.