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Our new paper, which performs a comparison of all current (at the time of writing) methods for excitation force estimation in wave energy devices Pena-Sanchez, Y.,Windt, C., Davidson, J. and Ringwood, J.V.  A Critical Comparison of Excitation Force Estimators for Wave Energy Devices has been published (early access) in IEEE Transactions on Control System Technology. DOI: 10.1109/TCST.2019.2939092. Draw your own conclusions - any feedback appreciated! Also, two other papers have just been assigned to a formal issue in the IEEE Trans. on Sustainable Energy: P. B. Garcia-Rosa, J. V. Ringwood, O. B. Fosso and M. Molinas, The Impact of Time–Frequency Estimation Methods on the Performance of Wave Energy Converters Under Passive and Reactive Control, IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 1784-1792, Oct. 2019. doi: 10.1109/TSTE.2018.2870966 C. Auger, A. Mérigaud and J. V. Ringwood, Receding-Horizon Pseudo-spectral Control of Wave Energy Converters Using Periodic Basis Functions, IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 1644-1652, Oct. 2019. doi: 10.1109/TSTE.2018.2868546...

Our very own Prof Ringwood, was awarded the 2019 Maynooth University PhD Supervisor Award last Friday during Science Week.  Congratulations John!...

The Coer lab spent the week in Naples at the European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC 2019).  Some of the thematic tracks this year included: Wave / tidal resource characterisation. Wave / tidal device development and testing. Wave / tidal hydrodynamic modelling. Grid integration, PTO & control. Station keeping, moorings and foundations. Structural mechanics – materials, fatigue, loadings. Environmental impact and appraisal. Operations, maintenance and decommissioning. Economical, social, legal and political aspects of ocean energy...

VI Marine Energy Conference Best Poster Award                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    ...

This new paper shows how linear and nonlinear parametric hydrodynamic models for wave energy devices can be determined from experimental data, typically recorded from tank tests. https://authors.elsevier.com/c/1ZPi-6nh6op3i...

John Ringwood new chevalier des Palmes Académiques. Prof. John Ringwood received the award Chevalier des Palmes Académiques from the French Embassy for his outstanding academic career and successful collaborations with several French academic institutions. The Ordre des Palmes académiques (Order of Academic Palms) is a national order of France for distinguished academics and figures in the world of culture and education, originally a decoration founded by Emperor Napoléon to honour eminent members of the University of Paris....

Fresh off the press - a new review paper from COER covering nonlinear hydrodynamic modelling approaches for wave energy devices. We hope this is a comprehensive review (includes 208 references) and should be of value to researchers and practitioners interested in high-fidelity modelling fo wave energy devices. All comments welcome! See it at: http://www.eeng.nuim.ie/coer/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/J270MRGG-3.pdf...

The open-access journal, Energies, has just published our review of mathematical models for mooring systems, with a view to their use in wave energy systems. You can see the paper at: http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/10/5/666/pdf Please feel free to send on any comments or suggestions!...

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The Centre for Ocean Energy Research (COER) at Maynooth University Ireland hosted its 5th workshop event on Friday 20th January 2017, sponsored by Science Foundation Ireland. The scope of the workshop covered a range of topics across wave energy conversion, with a broad focus on modelling, control and estimation/forecasting. The workshop featured 11 oral presentations from invited experts, from both industry and academia, including the renowned Prof. Johannes Falnes (NTNU). Additionally, 26 posters were presented at the event, providing a catalyst for conversation and networking between the 90+ attendees during the coffee and lunch breaks. The workshop concluded with an open forum discussion, on the topic "Instabilities of WECs: Good news or bad news?", chaired by Alain Clement.   Photographs: Workshop pictures 2017 Maynooth University Wave Energy Workshop ‹ › × × Previous Next Flickr Album Gallery Powered By: Weblizar...