ReC-ASM brings together key expertise in marine renewables modelling and materials / structural testing for innovative and high quality research, thus enabling key partners in this sector to remain competitive. A number of world leading research organisations and companies are taking part in this project.
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Investigators
Professor Margaret Stack (Principal Investigator)
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Dept.
University of Strathclyde
E-mail: margaret.stack@strath.ac.uk
Professor AbuBakr Bahaj
Engineering and the Environment
University of Southampton
E-mail: a.s.bahaj@soton.ac.uk
Mr Cameron Johnstone
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Dept.
University of Strathclyde
E-mail: cameron.johnstone@strath.ac.uk
Professor Steve Bull
Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials
University of Newcastle
E-mail: s.j.bull@ncl.ac.uk
Professor Robert J K Wood
Engineering and the Environment
University of Southampton
E-mail: r.wood@soton.ac.uk
Dr Julia Race
Naval Architecture, Ocean and Marine Eng.
University of Strathclyde
E-mail: julia.race@strath.ac.uk
Dr Alasdair Charles
Chemical Engineering & Advanced Materials
University of Newcastle
E-mail: alasdair.charles@ncl.ac.uk
Dr Luke Myers
Engineering and the Environment
University of Southampton
E-mail: l.e.myers@soton.ac.uk
Dr Julian Wharton
Engineering and the Environment
University of Southampton
E-mail: j.a.wharton@soton.ac.uk
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Research Organisations
University of Strathclyde (Lead Research Organisation)
At the heart of the University is its world leading research. In the most recent Research Assessment Exercise, 50% of our research output was rated at a World Leading or Internationally Excellent standard. The Tribology Laboratory will conduct a combination of laboratory testing and modelling. The Advanced Materials Research Laboratory (AMRL) will evaluate and establish the integrity of the corroded material through SEM testing. University of Strathclyde involves two groups, TriboS and ESRU which will co-ordinate and manage the ReC-ASM Project.
Newcastle University
Newcastle University is one of the largest European Union research portfolios in the UK and hase research links with many other countries. They have a proven track record of meeting the most pressing societal challenges through socially relevant research. The Advanced Materials Research Group from the School of Chemical Engineering & Advanced Materials, work on a wide range of materials topics including new material development, optimising of materials processing, testing and evaluation at component scale and at high spatial resolution, modelling and failure analysis. Much of the work is related to materials and processes for renewable energy generation, energy efficiency, carbon capture and storage.
University of Southampton
One of the top 15 research universities in the UK and has achieved consistently high scores for its teaching and learning activities. The national Centre for Advanced Tribology (nCATs) and the Energy and Climate Change Division research groups collaborate on the ReC-ASM project.
Project Partners
Marine Current Turbines Ltd
Siemens-owned Marine Current Turbines Ltd (MCT), established in 1999, is both first mover and world leader in tidal power systems. MCT is now focused on the development of the first tidal array projects in the UK.
Nautricity
Nautricity Ltd is a spin-out company formed in 2010 from the University of Strathclyde’s Energy Systems Research Unit (ESRU), in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. They develop technical solutions to generate electricity from current flows which occur naturally in the world’s oceans, seas, and estuaries and have designed a unique contra rotating turbine, CoRMaT, which identifies Nautricity Ltd as a leading player in the marine tidal energy industry.
IT Power
Established in 1981, IT Power is a World leading renewable energy consultancy firm. It offers technical, engineering and advisory services to public and private sector clients in all aspects of sustainable energy. It has unparalleled experience providing renewable energy and climate change consulting on over 1500 small to large scale projects, in more than 120 countries.