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PhD scholarship available. Deadline 17th April 2025

21st March 2025 By carrieann_barry Comment Closed

🎓 PhD Scholarships at Maynooth University – Apply Now! 🎓 The prestigious John and Pat Hume PhD Scholarships are now open at Maynooth University! These scholarships offer:✅ €25,000 per year (tax-free stipend)✅ Full coverage of tuition fees✅ Additional expenses covered 📌 Application deadline: April 17th To apply:🔹 Find a supervisor🔹 Explore available research projects🔹 Check out the full call document here: https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/graduate-research-academy/john-pat-hume-doctoral-awards Exciting PhD projects in the Department of Electronic Engineering include:⚡ Simple Controllers for Wave Energy Systems Based on Test Responses – Supervised by Prof. John Ringwood🌊 Development of a Novel Control Strategy for a Wave Energy Converter – Supervised by Dr. Joel Ferguson This is an incredible opportunity to pursue fully funded doctoral research at Maynooth University. Don’t miss out—start your application today! 🚀...

New post available at COER – 27m Postdoc/Senior postdoc

7th March 2025 By carrieann_barry Comment Closed

Postdoc/senior postdoc Opportunity at COER – 27-Month Position! 🚨 Exciting opportunity to join the Centre for Ocean Energy Research (COER) on the INFINITY project: Instant Force & Model Predictive Control for Ocean Energy Power Take-Off with High Fidelity. 🌊 About INFINITY: This EU-funded project is tackling key challenges in wave energy, aiming to make Power Take-Off (PTO) systems more efficient and reliable. By leveraging advanced control strategies and predictive maintenance, INFINITY aims to: ✅ Extend maintenance intervals from 2 to 5 years ✅ Reduce O&M costs by 50% ✅ Support a circular supply chain for sustainability 🔬 Who You'll Work With: A world-class team of researchers and industry experts, including: 🔹 RISE Research Institutes of Sweden 🔹 Ocean Harvesting Technologies 🔹 Politecnico di Torino 🔹 Technical University of Denmark (DTU) and more! 🎯 Why Join COER? COER is home to 30+ researchers working on cutting-edge wave energy technology, with strong international and industry collaborations. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to game-changing renewable energy research! 📌 Apply here https://lnkd.in/dsvJQeY and be part of the...

COER Seminar Series 6th March 2025

6th March 20256th March 2025 By carrieann_barry Comment Closed

This Week’s Seminar on Wave Energy Control Co-Design was presented by Prof. John Ringwood on Thursday at 11 AM. 🔹 Topic: Control Co-Design for Wave Energy Conversion 🔹 Speaker: Prof John Ringwood 🔹 When: Thursday 6th March at 11 AM Abstract: Control co-design (CCD) plays a crucial role in optimizing wave energy systems, linking physical system attributes with energy-maximizing controllers. In this talk, John Ringwood will explore the CCD philosophy and its applications in wave energy, covering topics such as hull geometry, array layout, power take-off parameters, and more. He’ll also discuss computational challenges and the role of mathematical models in CCD performance evaluation. Don't miss this insightful session on cutting-edge developments in wave energy! 🌊⚙️ Here's the MSTeams link: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ZjBlYmNlZDUtOGJmZC00YmNkLTlmNTgtZjNhZjNlOTVhYjU1%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%221454f5cc-bb35-4685-bbd9-8621fd8055c9%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22aaee71d7-dc7c-4959-a00d-a418289f336c%22%7d If you would like to join our seminar invitation list, contact CarrieAnne.Barry@mu.ie...

COER Seminar Series 2025

20th February 202520th February 2025 By carrieann_barry Comment Closed

Today's seminar welcomed Marco Rosati from the Future Operations Design Authority at Eirgrid. After a rather humbling! quiz to determine how much we know about the Irish electricity network, he discussed the Energy Management System used in Eirgrid. If you would like to join our weekly seminar mailing list, contact CarrieAnne.Barry@mu.ie....

Postdoctoral researcher position

28th January 202529th January 2025 By carrieann_barry Comment Closed

A senior postdoctoral position is now available in the Centre for Ocean Energy Research in Maynooth University’s Electronic Engineering Department on a strategic U.S.-Ireland R&D Partnership: ‘LEAP-HI – Control co-design for ocean wave energy conversion.’ This project develops methodologies for an integrated design of wave energy devices using a novel control co-design approach. It optimizes power take-off and wave capture structures with active motion rectification and advanced control to boost efficiency, increase power output, and lower the peak-to average power ratio. Experts from Queen’s University Belfast, Virginia Tech, and Maynooth University collaborate on all stages, from concept design to system integration. Maynooth focuses on control strategies. Funded by Research Ireland and the US National Science Foundation, this project unites expertise in wave capture, power take-off, and control systems design. Centre for Ocean Energy Research (COER) is an active international research centre involved in fundamental and applied research. It is funded by a range of external sources including industry, national agencies (Such as Science Foundation Ireland, Enterprise Ireland etc.) and international agencies including...

Congratulations!

3rd September 2024 By carrieann_barry Comment Closed

Congratulations to Dr. Ahsan and Dr. Hasana, who graduate on Friday....

COER @CCTA24

21st August 202421st August 2024 By carrieann_barry Comment Closed

COER, with Edinburgh Napier University, hosted an interactive workshop on wave energy converter control today at The 8th IEEE Conference on Control Technology and Applications (CCTA) 2024 in Newcastle, UK. Speakers included John Ringwood, Chris Guiver, Facundo Mosquera, Pedro Fornaro....

New paper! Health-sensitive control of wave energy converters: A primer

16th August 202416th August 2024 By carrieann_barry Comment Closed

Over the last two decades, researchers have primarily focused on developing control technology to create more effective controllers, designed to manipulate the motion of Wave energy converters (WECs) aggressively, aiming to maximise their energy-harvesting capacity in an effort to minimise levelised cost of energy (LCoE). However, exaggerated WEC motion can, in the harsh ocean environment, lead to significant decreases in maintenance intervals and system reliability, leading to increases in operational costs (OpEx). The essence of the health-sensitive control problem is finding a suitable trade-off between maximising energy and minimising maintenance costs, by modulating the control law, assuming a fixed amount of capital costs (CapEx). This new paper, in Elsevier's Ocean Engineering by Amin Ziaei, Ahsan Said and John Ringwood, and supported by MaREI and the Science Foundation Ireland-funded Seachange Project, aims to define the health-sensitive control problem for WECs by reviewing current advancements in longevity analysis within the wave energy application area, as well as other pertinent areas. The obstacles and opportunities for future...

Internships at COER 2024

16th July 2024 By carrieann_barry Comment Closed

COER enjoys and benefits from welcoming a number of interns each year. This year, Markel Aristegui from Mondragon University in the Basque Country, where he is working towards his undergraduate engineering degree, joined us for an internship with COER until June 2024. Markel's final year project focuses on the development and control of an all-electric hardware-in-the-loop simulation environment for point absorber wave energy converters. During his time with COER, as well as developing his final year project, Markel attended a conference and gave two presentations to the COER group. On his return, he gave a presentation to his class and supervisors (rather familiar faces), while sporting some very distinguished attire!...

Read our latest article on Control Co-Design (CCD)!

4th July 20244th July 2024 By carrieann_barry Comment Closed

Control-inspired design involves leveraging control theory principles to enhance engineering systems. By using feedback control, we can create systems that adapt and self-correct to changing conditions. This innovative approach, known as Control Co-Design (CCD), focuses on redesigning dynamics and subsystem interactions for improved performance, reduced design time and cost, and increased reliability. In our recent paper, by Josefredo Gadelha da Silva, Matheus Golz, Thalita Nazaré, Marcio J. Lacerda and Erivelton Nepomuceno, and part-funded by Science Foundation Ireland, and Maynooth University's John and Pat Hume Scholarship, we reviewed 197 articles on CCD, highlighting its applications in renewable energy, vehicular and aircraft control systems, and communication systems. Our review offers a comprehensive introduction to CCD, summarizing key developments and discussing current trends and benefits. We also present a theoretical example of CCD in a Hybrid Wind-Wave Platform (HWWP), exploring the intricate interplay between aerodynamic and hydrodynamic design domains and their control challenges. We'd love to hear your feedback! https://lnkd.in/e3DQV3mq...