Study

REMS Programme Structure

REMS has successfully recruited and is training high-calibre engineers in a research environment working closely with the offshore renewable energy sector so that the research output, skills and knowledge gained by the doctoral students is industrially relevant and useful within a short-medium term. The focus for the centre is offshore structures, at the initial stages focusing on Wind Energy, but as the sector develops, tidal and wave energy aspects are included. These large structures are in the main fabricated of welded steel tubular and plate sections not dissimilar to structural details commonly encountered in the ship and offshore Oil; Gas sectors, but design requirements differ significantly due to environmental aspects, loading regime and low CAPEX and OPEX requirements. The REMS CDT is conducting research across the full spectrum of Offshore; Marine Renewable Energy structures integrating deep specialist areas such as geotechnical engineering, the soil-structure interface, whole-system structural design; optimisation, design for manufacture, inspection maintenance repair and structural integrity including fatigue; fracture mechanics in the marine environment.