Outreach Events

3rd UCL OpenFOAM Workshop

• Prof Gavin Tabor and Dr Ed Ransley, two members of our own CCP-WSI working group, are giving Keynote presentations at the 3rd UCL OpenFOAM Workshop.

2nd International Workshop, ‘Numerical and Experimental modelling of Wave-Structure Interaction’

• The 2nd International Workshop, ‘Numerical and Experimental modelling of Wave-Structure Interaction’ has 2 CCP-WSI working group members speaking: Prof Deborah Greaves and Prof Qingwei Ma and was partly organised by CCP-WSI working group member Dr Shiqiang Yan.

7th PRIMaRE Conference

• Online conference attended by over 210 delegates; 31 presentations and 25 posters plus 6 presentations from invited speakers and a panel debate featuring a range of leading figures from the marine renewables sector. The posters and recorded plenary sessions are now available via the PRIMaRE website.

STORMLAMP End of Project Workshop

• An online webinar held to mark the end of the four year EPSRC-funded STORMLAMP research project. The event involved presentations on lighthouse research and other relevant areas from academics, heritage professionals and industry stakeholders. There were also discussions on future directions for related research. The presentations can be viewed on the UCL EPICentre youtube channel.

CCP-WSI Blind Test Series 3 publications

• Main comparative study and contributions corresponding to the work of CCP-WSI Blind Test Series 3 participants published in the International Journal of Offshore and Polar Engineering (IJOPE), 30(1).

“Extreme Loading on Floating Offshore Wind Turbines (FOWTs) under Complex Environmental Conditions” (EP/T00424X/1; EP/T004150/1; EP/T004177/1; EP/T004339/1; EP/T004274/1), Project Kick-off

• The project aims to fill an important gap in the design, manufacturing and testing of emerging FOWT techniques by specifically characterising extreme loading on FOWTs under complex and harsh marine environments.

OES Task 10 webinar

• Attended by CCP-WSI representatives

Supergen ORE Wave Energy Roadmapping Workshop

• Over 40 academics, policy-makers, funding bodies and industry professionals joined the Supergen Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Hub for a two-day workshop looking to develop a roadmap for wave energy.

University of Plymouth, School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics launch event, Plymouth, UK.

• CCP-WSI partners attended, poster presented

OES Task 10 Workshop, IBIS Hotel, Amsterdam, ND.

• Attended by CCP-WSI representatives

Supergen ORE Annual Assembly, Glasgow, UK.

• CCP-WSI partners attended, poster presented

Supergen ORE Early Career Researcher Forum, Glasgow, UK.

• CCP-WSI Poster presented.

EWTEC2019, Naples, Italy. CCP-WSI Blind Test Series 2

• Dedicated CCP-WSI track, directed by Prof. Deborah Greaves (CCP-WSI Chair)
• 2 sessions hosted/chaired by CCP-WSI partners
• 10 contributions to the conference proceedings technical program.
• Side event – CCP-WSI Blind Test Series 2: Showcase Event attended by ~25 delegates

PRIMaRE2019, Cardiff, Wales, UK.

• Attended by CCP-WSI representatives.
• CCP-WSI-related research presented.

ISOPE2019, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. CCP-WSI Blind Test Series 3

• 2 sessions hosted/chaired by CCP-WSI partners .
• 10 contributions to the conference proceedings technical program.

7th ARCHER Champions Workshop, Edinburgh, Scotland

• Attended by CCP-WSI representatives.

Oxford Tidal Energy Workshop, Oxford, UK

• CCP-WSI related research into floating tidal energy devices presented.

The University of Plymouth’s Research Festival 2018, Plymouth.

• Supported by CCP-WSI representatives.

Supergen ORE Annual Assembly, University of Plymouth.

• Attended by CCP-WSI representatives
• CCP-WSI poster presentation

Supergen ORE Early Career researcher (ECR) Forum, University of Plymouth

• Attended by CCP-WSI representatives
• CCP-WSI poster presentation

115th meeting of SUTGEF, City, University of London.

• Contributed to and attended by the majority of the CCP-WSI partners.

4th Airbus/Ariane Sloshing Symposium, Friedrichshafen, Germany.

• Attended by CCP-WSI representatives
• CCP-WSI Project presented as part of the proceedings of the workshop

EPSRC project (EP/S011862/1) begins

• Dr Zhihua Ma (MMU) has been awarded an EPSRC New Investigator Award entitled “High-fidelity Simulation of Air Entrainment in Breaking Wave Impacts” with support from the CCP-WSI.

3rd International Conference on Renewable Energies Offshore (RENEW 2018), Lisbon, Portugal.

• CCP-WSI Project acknowledged for supporting work presented.

New Scientist Live, ExCeL London

• award-winning, mind-blowing festival of ideas and discoveries for everyone curious about science and why it matters. The CCP-WSI project was exhibited along with more than 140 speakers and 100 exhibitors in one venue to create an unrivalled atmosphere and energy, packed with thought-provoking talks, ground-breaking discoveries, interactive experiences, workshops and performances.

2nd CCP-WSI Focus Group Workshop, University of Exeter

• 3 presentations from experts in sloshing phenomena (Airbus, Ariane and City University) and attended by 22 delegates

1st CCP-WSI Pilot Study, COAST Laboratory, University of Plymouth.

• a series of experiments using particle image velocimetry (PIV), undertaken in the COAST Laboratory in collaboration with Maynooth University.

5th PRIMaRE Conference, Bristol, UK

• CCP-WSI Project acknowledged for supporting work presented

CCP-WSI Blind Test Series 1 Showcase Event (part of the 28th ISOPE Conference, Sapporo, Japan).

• CCP-WSI hosts 3 sessions at ISOPE 2018 with 11 presentations from a group of 13 international academic and industrial participants.
• Dr Shiqiang Yan won the ‘Session Organizer Award (CNOOC-CSL Prize)’ for initiating the CCP-WSI Sessions.

6th European Conference on Computational Mechanics (ECCM 6)/7th European Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics (ECFD 7), Glasgow, Scotland.

• CCP-WSI Project acknowledged for supporting work presented

2nd CCP-WSI Training Event (Introduction to programming in OpenFOAM), RAL

• 20 participants attended and 94% of those who gave feedback indicating they would attend future CCP-WSI training events.

2nd CCP-WSI Repository Workshop, RAL

• 20 participants attended and 94% of those who gave feedback indicating they would attend future CCP-WSI training events.

5th ARCHER Champions Workshop, Manchester

• Attended by CCP-WSI representatives

SSI/EPSRC ‘Workshop: Impact of international collaborations in research software’, Manchester

• Attended by E. Ransley (PDRA on the CCP-WSI) and C. Jones (CCP-WSI Co-I).
• CCP-WSI Poster presented at the event
• E. Ransley selected as a panel member to discuss ‘The future of research software collaboration’

Sustainable Software Institute (SSI)/JISC ‘Software Deposit and Preservation 7th Mar. 2018Policy and Planning Workshop’, London.

• Attended by CCP-WSI representatives

CCP-WSI/Software Outlook Embedded CSE Project (eCSE12-08) begins.

• Collaborative project between the CCP-WSI and Software Outlook projects.

CCP-WSI Blind Test Series 1 data release

• >15 international institutions agreed to participate.

Modular Tide Generators Limited Project (iUK103499) Kick-off Meeting, University of Plymouth.

• Linked project with support from the CCP-WSI, attended by CCP-WSI members

Supergen ORE Challenge Workshop (Transformation of the ORE system), University of Plymouth

• CCP-WSI representatives contributed to the community effort to address the significant technical, environmental and interdisciplinary challenges in ORE.

SIG-WSI Kick-off Meeting, Manchester Metropolitan University

• 26 attendees from both academia and industry present

Supergen ORE Challenge Workshop (Wind), London.

• CCP-WSI representatives contributed to the community effort to address the significant technical, environmental and interdisciplinary challenges in ORE.

Supergen ORE Challenge Workshop (Marine), London.

• CCP-WSI representatives contributed to the community effort to address the significant technical, environmental and interdisciplinary challenges in ORE.

Institution of Mechanical Engineers – Cardboard Boat Race 2017 (supported by Plymouth and Devon Schools Sailing Association) (part of the Ocean City Festival 2017), Plymouth.

• CCP-WSI funded demonstration tank and support from CCP-WSI representatives

INORE/Supergen ORE/MaREI Workshop, Cork, Ireland.

• CCP-WSI representatives contributed to the early career researcher (ECR) Perspective on the future of ORE research.

CCP-WSI Blind Test Series 2 Introductory Event (side event at the 12th EWTEC in Cork, Ireland).

• CCP-WSI Blind Test Series 2 Introductory Event (side event at the 12th EWTEC in Cork, Ireland).

12th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC), Cork, Ireland.

• CCP-WSI Project acknowledged for supporting work presented

1st CCP-WSI Code Developers’ Workshop (as part of the Community Day at the 12th OpenFOAM Workshop), University of Exeter.

• 1st CCP-WSI Code Developers’ Workshop (as part of the Community Day at the 12th OpenFOAM Workshop), University of Exeter.

Supergen ORE (EP/R010765/1) Initial Engagement Event (side event of the 4th PRIMaRE Conference), Southampton.

• Supergen ORE (EP/R010765/1) Initial Engagement Event (side event of the 4th PRIMaRE Conference), Southampton.

4th PRIMaRE Conference, University of Southampton

• CCP-WSI Project acknowledged for supporting work presented.

Headstart program, University of Plymouth.

• the CCP-WSI contributed to this national program providing an opportunity for A-Level students to experience how we meet the challenges of providing infrastructure for society through civil and coastal engineering.

27th ISOPE Conference, San Francisco, US

• CCP-WSI Blind Test Series 1 proposal presented to the ISOPE committee.

School of Engineering Launch Event, University of Plymouth

• CCP-WSI representatives attended
• CCP-WSI Poster presented at the event

OES Task 10 Project meeting, Amsterdam

• Attended by CCP-WSI representative

STructural behaviour Of Rock Mounted Lighthouses At the Mercy of imPulsive waves (STORMLAMP) Project Kick-off meeting, University of Exeter.

• Linked project with support from the CCP-WSI, attended by CCP-WSI members.

IDRA, Bologna

• CCP-WSI Project presented in a key note

EPSRC Software Workshop

• Key CCP-WSI members attended and contributed to the workshop

1st CCP-WSI Training Event (Software Engineering Workshop) held, RAL

• 15 attendees. The feedback was generally positive with everyone who completed the feedback survey finding the course useful (ranging from 3/5 to 5/5 where 5 was “very useful”).

2nd International Conference on Offshore Renewable Energy (CORE), Glasgow.

• CCP-WSI Project acknowledged for supporting work presented

2nd ARCHER Champion Workshop, Oxford

• Key member of the CCP-WSI Project attended

1st CCP-WSI Focus Group Workshop, City University of London.

• Over 50 national and international academics and industry experts attended to discuss the current status and main challenges faced by the WSI community.

Headstart and Smallpiece Trust (Babcock International) courses, Plymouth

• CCP-WSI Project introduced to participating A-Level students learning about how we meet the challenges of providing infrastructure for society through civil and coastal engineering.

3rd Partnership for Research in Marine renewable Energy (PRIMaRE), University of Bath.

• CCP-WSI Project presented as part of the conference proceedings

26th International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference (ISOPE), Rhodes

• CCP-WSI Project acknowledged for supporting work presented

10th European Symposium of the International Network for Offshore renewable Energy (INORE), Nantes, France.

• CCP-WSI Project acknowledged for supporting work presented

HPC-based CFD for Offshore Renewable Energy (HPC-CORE) Workshop, Lancaster University

• CCP-WSI Project formally presented as a key note in the workshop proceedings, generating a large amount of interest from the wider WSI community fostering a number of collaboration projects.

4th Marine Energy Technology Symposium (METS), Washington, D.C.

• CCP-WSI Project acknowledged for supporting work presented

4th OpenFOAM User Meeting (UK and Eire), Exeter

• Key CCP-WSI personnel attended and officially presented the CCP-WSI Project as part of the workshop proceedings.

1st CCP-WSI Repository Workshop, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL).

• CCP-WSI training event with 18 attendees from 8 different institutions/industry groups

5th Oxford Tidal Energy Workshop (OTE 2016), University of Oxford.

• CCP-WSI Project acknowledged for supporting work presented

A Zonal CFD Approach for Fully Nonlinear Simulations of Two Vessels in Launch and Recovery Operations Project Kick-off meeting, University of Exeter.

• Linked project with support from the CCP-WSI, attended by CCP-WSI members.

MTG Tidal Raft Platform Concept Project (iUK102217) 2nd Quarterly meeting, University of Plymouth

• CCP-WSI Project Introduced to industry partners and CCP-WSI protocols adopted into the project

Supergen UKCMER Annual Assembly, Edinburgh.

• The CCP-WSI project was well received and numerous connections were made with members of the wider WSI community wanting to engage with the project.
• CCP-WSI Project acknowledged for supporting work presented.

106th Meeting of the Society for Under Water Technology’s Special Interest Group on Environmental Forces (SUTGEF), University of Oxford

• 106th Meeting of the Society for Under Water Technology’s Special Interest Group on Environmental Forces (SUTGEF), University of Oxford

3rd OpenFOAM User Meeting (UK and Eire), Liverpool.

• Key CCP-WSI personnel attended and disseminated information about the CCP-WSI Project

CCP-WSI Kick-off Meeting, University of Plymouth.

• Official kick-off meeting of the CCP-WSI Project, attended by all project partners

Virtual Wave Structure Interaction (WSI) Simulation Environment Project (Software for the Future (SoFT)) (EP/K037889/1) progress meeting, University of Plymouth.

• Attended by the majority of the CCP-WSI Project partners