| DATE | PRESENTER | SEMINAR TITLE |
| 11/12/2014 |
Workshop
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LaTeX User Group Workshop – Tips and Templates |
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04/12/2014
|
Josh Davidson
Simone Giorgi Andrej Roessling |
Recap and discussion of the RENEW’14 conference |
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20/11/2014
|
John Ringwood
Simone Giorgi |
Robust Control of Wave Energy Converters
The WEC of the Week: SEARASER |
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13/11/2014
|
Paula Garcia Rosa
Francesco Paparella |
Control Informed Optimal Array Layout for Wave Farms
The WEC of the Week: Poseidon |
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06/11/2014
|
Lousie Guillemet
John Ringwood |
Parameterising an OpenFOAM Numerical Wave Tank using Python and Handling Mesh Motion for a Rotating Object
The WEC of the Week: SinnPower |
| 23/10/2014 | Josh Davidson
Tom Kelly |
Numerical Wave Tank Identification of Nonlinear Discrete Time Hydrodynamic Models
The WEC of the Week: Seabreath |
| 16/10/2014 | Andrej Roessling
Josh Davidson |
Finite order approximations to hydrodynamic parameters for wave energy applications
The WEC of the Week: Backward Bent Duct Buoy |
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09/10/2014
|
Josh Davidson
Victor Ramos |
Innovation in Offshore Renewable Energy: International Collaboration and INORE
The WEC of the Week: Wavecat |
| 02/10/2014 | John Ringwood
John Miller : INCA Ireland |
Introduction of ocean thermal and osmotic gradient energy / Observations from the IFAC World Congress
Estimation of radiation damping properties for a prototype WEC device |
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25/09/2014
|
Davide Padeletti
Simone Giorgi |
Recap and discussion of the AWTEC’14 conference
The WEC of the Week: Yu Oscillating Generator “YOG” |
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18/09/2014
|
Paula Garcia Rosa
Josh Davidson |
Competition on Hydrodynamic Modelling of a Rigid Body
The WEC of the Week: The Mighty Whale |
| 11/09/2014 | Victor Ramos
Louise Guillemet |
Tidal Stream Energy Exploitation on the Galician Rias: Resource, Performance and Impact
The TEC of the Week: SR250 from Scotrenewables |
| 04/09/2014 | Francesco Paparella
Andrej Roessling |
Pseudospectral Methods for Dynamic Simulation of a Hinge-Barge Device
The TEC of the Week: SeaGen |
| 21/08/2014 | Tom Kelly
Josh Davidson |
3D Printing – The Future of Prototyping
The WEC of the Week: BioWAVE |
| 14/08/2014 | Thibault Le Huec
Marcelo Augusto |
Creation and Calibration of a Numerical Wave Tank in OpenFOAM
Oyster 800 Control System Diagnostics |
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07/08/2014
|
Gabriel Brandle
Thibault Le Huec |
Wave energy variability as a critical factor in wave energy site selection – motivation, measures and maps
The WEC of the Week: Spindrift Energy Device |
| 31/07/2014 | Darren Kavanagh : University of Oxford
Louise Guillemet |
Failure and Degradation Modes of Electric Machines
The WEC of the Week: Seacap |
| 24/07/2014 | Ronan Costello
Davide Padeletti |
Recap and discussion of OMAE’14 from conference attendees
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| SUMMER BREAK | ||
| 05/06/2014 | Ronan Costello
Gabriel Brandle |
Comparison of experiment and simulation for horizontal cylinder in waves – MARINET tank testing
The WEC of the Week: OWEL |
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29/05/2014
|
Iain Keaney
Paula Garcia Rosa |
Evanescent Wave Reduction using a Segmented Wavemaker in a Two Dimensional Wave Tank
The WEC of the Week: Cycloidal Wave Energy Converter (CycWEC) |
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22/05/2014
|
Josh Davidson
Simone Giorgi |
Recap of the INORE 9th International Symposium
The WEC of the Week: Wavepiston |
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15/05/2014
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Biswajit Basu : Trinity College Dublin | Structural and power control of offshore wind and wave energy devices |
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08/05/2014
|
Davide Padeletti
Tom Kelly |
Study and preliminary results of MBS4WEC: A multi-body simulation tool for WECs employing nonlinear joint representation
The WEC of the Week: Anaconda |
| 01/05/2014 | Francesco Paparella
Josh Davidson |
Benefits of up-wave measurements in linear short-term wave forecasting for wave energy applications
The WEC of the Week: Bombora Wavepower |
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24/04/2014
|
Giorgio Bacelli
Andrej Roessling |
Numerical Optimal Control of WECs
The WEC of the Week: The Stingray by Columbia Power Technologies |
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17/04/2014
|
Josh Davidson
Davide Padeletti |
Hydrodynamic forces in WEC models and numerical wave tank experiments to measure them
The WEC of the Week: Oscilla Power’s Magnetostrictive Wave Energy Harvester (MWEH) |
| 10/04/2014 | Brian Kirke : Uni of South Australia
Paula Garcia Rosa |
The Seadov
The WEC of the Week: Wave Carpet |
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03/04/2014
|
Tom Kelly
Iain Keaney |
The DkIT Narrow Tank
The WEC of the Week: LIMPET OWC |
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27/03/2014
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Cian Murtagh : Seapower
Simone Giorgi |
Developing a mechanical energy transfer interface for commercial WECs
The WEC of the Week: WaveEL-buoy |
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20/03/2014
|
John Ringwood
Josh Davidson |
Control-informed optimisation of wave energy devices
The WEC of the Week: CETO |
| 13/03/2014 | Maricris Marimon : NIST Japan
Davide Padeletti |
Applications of independent component analysis
The WEC of the Week: ISWEC |
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06/03/2014
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Andrej Roessling
Francesco Paparella |
Performance testing of a modular wave tank
The WEC of the Week: ATC – Float Wave Electric Power Station |
| 27/02/2014 | Alexandra Price
Marco Guerrini |
A quick reconnaissance mission into the design space of WECs
The WEC of the Week: BOLT Lifesaver |
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20/02/2014
|
Giorgio Bacelli
Josh Davidson |
Nonlinear optimal WEC control with application to a flap-type device
The WEC of the Week: Oceanlinx |
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13/02/2014
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Paula Garcia Rosa
Andre Roessling |
Wave-to-wire model and optimization of a wave energy hyperbaric converter
The WEC of the Week: Wavebob |
| 06/02/2014 | Simone Giorgi
Paula Garcia Rosa |
Aalborg Phd Course Presentation
The WEC of the Week: Brazil’s WEC prototype ‘Wave Energy Hyperbaric Converter’ |
| 30/01/2014 | Josh Davidson
Tom Kelly |
Experimental Testing of a Wavestar Float in the Plymouth University Ocean Tank
The WEC of the Week: Albatern Sqiud/WaveNET |
| 23/01/2014 | Adrian De Andres : IH Cantabria
Francesco Paparella |
Study of the Factors that Affect Long Term Power Performance of WECs
The WEC of the Week: Aquamarine Oyster |