Research within the EPSRC supergen marine energy consortium and the UKERC R&D roadmap for wave and tidal current energy

Author

Wallace, Robin ; Jeffrey, Henry ; Mueller, Markus

Author_Institution

Inst. for Energy Syst., Univ. of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK

fYear

2009

fDate

6-7 April 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

7

Abstract

The United Kingdom leads the world in the development and deployment of wave and tidal current energy technology. It has some of the best wave and tidal energy resources in the world. The UK university R&D base is well-supported through initiatives like the EPSRC SuperGen Consortium. This paper outlines the work of the consortium, summarises highlights and achievements of its research programme and describes progress in a second phase. It includes an overview of industrial engagement, capacity building in a novel Doctoral Training Programme. It also describes the production, findings and recommendations of the UKERC marine technology R&D roadmap. It concludes by identifying opportunities for research collaboration.

Keywords

hydroelectric power; power convertors; tides; EPSRC supergen marine energy consortium; UKERC R&D roadmap; tidal current energy; wave energy; Economic forecasting; Energy conversion; Energy resources; Environmental economics; Industrial training; Marine technology; Power engineering and energy; Power generation economics; Power supplies; Research and development;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Sustainable Power Generation and Supply, 2009. SUPERGEN '09. International Conference on

Conference_Location

Nanjing

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-4934-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SUPERGEN.2009.5348026

Filename

5348026