Phase 1 October 2003-September 2007

The research of the Marine Energy Consortium focuses on the potential for future exploitation of the marine energy resource. SuperGen Marine Phase 1 (October 2003 - September 2007) brought together research staff from the Universities of Edinburgh, Robert Gordon, Lancaster, Heriot-Watt and Strathclyde. Together they undertook generic research with the following long-term objectives. To:

1. Increase knowledge and understanding of the extraction of energy from the sea;
2. Reduce risk and uncertainty for stakeholders in the development and deployment of technology;
3. Enable progression of marine technology and energy into true positions in future energy portfolios

In order to meet these objectives, thirteen research work packages (WPs) were undertaken: