Dundee University will soon be developing prototypes for the future of offshore windfarms with a view to commercialisation after the institution attracted £2m ($3.28m) for a new marine renewable energy-focused centre.
The Marine Renewables Test Centre will be involved in the development, design, and testing of materials and foundations used in offshore windfarms, which attracted over £800,000 of the total funding from the European Regional Development Fund.
Rod Jones, head of the test centre, said: “We have world-leading expertise at Dundee in the development of concrete technology and the modelling of novel foundation solutions. This new centre will build on that and be integral to the provision of, demonstration and certification of marine materials and structures, which are particularly needed by industry if we are to successfully deploy the systems required to exploit Scotland’s natural resources in wind and marine energy.”
