- New paper! (3/25/2025) - A new paper by Carrie Anne Barry and John Ringwood has been published in Elsevier’s Technology in Society journal. In this study, they explore the diverse perspectives of stakeholders in wave energy technology. You can access the full paper here: https://lnkd.in/ec_9bQRF. The authors gratefully acknowledge the support of MaREI and Research Ireland.
- PhD scholarship available. Deadline 17th April 2025 (3/21/2025) -
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 […] - New post available at COER – 27m Postdoc/Senior postdoc (3/7/2025) - 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 […] - COER Seminar Series 6th March 2025 (3/6/2025) - 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 […]
- COER Seminar Series 2025 (2/20/2025) - 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 (1/28/2025) - 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 […]
- Congratulations! (9/3/2024) - Congratulations to Dr. Ahsan and Dr. Hasana, who graduate on Friday.
- COER @CCTA24 (8/21/2024) - 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 (8/16/2024) - 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, […]
- Internships at COER 2024 (7/16/2024) - 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 […]