SuperGen Marine Energy Annual Assembly

Pollock Halls, Edinburgh - 18th November 2009

• 10.00  Welcome and Overview
  • Prof. Robin Wallace
    
    

Onshore Testing and Modelling

• 10.15  A Novel Laser Wave Gauge
  • Dr. Gregory Payne
    
    
    • Associated Videos:
    • Beam close up
    • Beam far out
    • Image processing
    • Rig calibration
    • Conductivity wave gauge calibration
    
    
• 10.30  Numerical Modelling Beyond Colours For Directors
  • Dr. Gareth Gretton
    
    
    • Associated Videos:
    • Vertical axis turbine (145MB)
    • Wave maker
    
    
• 10.45  The Trondheim Five
  • Brian Linfoot
    
    
    • Associated Videos:
    • Responce amplitude operator test
    • OrcaFlex simulation
    
    
• 11.00  Metamorphosis: The Evolution of Form
  • Dr. Andy McCabe
    
    
• 11.15  Measuring Wave Fields
  • Brian Sellar
    
    
    • Associated Videos:
    • Curved tank tests
    • Feasibility study 1
    • Feasibility study 2
    • Feasibility study 3
    
    

Offshore Testing

• 12.00  Large Scale Testing & Resource Assessment
  • Prof. Trevor Whittaker
    
    
• 12.15  Exploitable Nearshore Wave Resource
  • Dr. Matt Folley
    
    
• 12.30  Characterising the Tidal Resource
  • Dr. Scott Couch
    
    

Generators, Control and Networks

• 14.30  Time Domain Modelling of Array Interaction
  • Dr. David Forehand
    
    
    • Associated Videos:
    • Two cylinder interactions
    
    
• 14.45  Exploitable Nearshore Wave Resource
  • Dr. Matt Stables
    
    
• 15.00  Integrated Generator Design
  • Dr. Markus Mueller
    
    

Environment, Economics and Lifetime

• 15.30  Marine Energy Converters: Will They Affect Inshore Ecosystems
  • Dr. Louise Kregting
    
    
• 15.45  Predicting and Measuring the Effects of Energy Removal on a Wave Exposed Shore
  • Prof. Jon Side
    
    
• 16.00  Reliability Assessment of Tidal Stream Turbines
  • Dr. Dimitry Val
    
    
• 16.15  Micro- and Macroeconomic Analysis for Marine Energy
  • Dr. Grant Allan
    
    

Capacity Building and Internationalisation

• 16.30  Capacity Building
  • Prof. David Ingram
    
    
    • Associated Videos:
    • DTP Photo slideshow (61MB)
    
    
• 16.40  Internationalisation
  • Henry Jeffrey
    
    

• 16.50  Summary and Reflections
  • Prof. Ian Bryden
    
    

• Click here to go to the student poster session page.