University of Plymouth to Build Test Facility for Floating Offshore Wind

The UK Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Test facility will be created within the COAST Lab’s Ocean Basin

The University of Plymouth has been awarded more than £1million to create a unique facility for testing new innovations in floating offshore wind technology. Supported by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), the project will upgrade the COAST (Coastal, Ocean and Sediment Transport) laboratory, housed within the University’s Marine Building. It currently enables researchers to study how devices are impacted by waves and currents and, since opening in 2012, has been used to test a range of offshore renewable energy devices. The additional investment will enable wind generation to be added, creating the UK... ... More: Official Press Release University of Plymouth

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