The TiME project is a collaborative effort between ourselves and marine data acquisition company Partrac, turbulence specialists and simulation software firm Ocean Array Systems, device performance and design engineers IT Power.

A workshop is being held at the Renewable UK Conference in Edinburgh on 25 February to provide an overview of key industry research projects related to turbulence at tidal energy sites.

One such research project, Turbulence in Marine Environments (TiME), presents a framework for measuring, classifying and predicting the effect of turbulence on resource assessment, device design/operation and array yield.

The TiME project (commissioned by Scottish Government and facilitated by Carbon Trust) is a collaborative effort between ourselves and marine data acquisition company Partrac, turbulence specialists and simulation software firm Ocean Array Systems, device performance and design engineers IT Power. The team brings complementary skills to the project with a shared desire to help improve understanding of marine turbulence.

Dr Rachel White, a senior consultant in ABPmer’s Modelling Team, will be leading one of the breakout discussion sessions during the RUK workshop focussing on the understanding of turbulence for energy resource assessment.
The objective of the workshop is to engage discussion from industry professionals in considering formulation of industry guidance on turbulence and to determine future requirements for further research. The workshop is aimed at energy site developers, device manufacturers, engineers, regulators, and consultants who wish to contribute. 

Registration

To book your place in this workshop, please email Partac. Registration will close on Mon 16th Feb at 17:00.
In your email, indicate which break-out group you would wish to be involved in:Turbulence for Resource Assessment; Turbulence for Engineering; Turbulence and Yield for Arrays.