A NEW PHASE OF OFFSHORE RENEWABLE ENERGY HYDRODYNAMICS. Vast oceanic resources of wave and wind energy (mostly in deep water) will power the global energy transition, with Australia particularly bless

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A NEW PHASE OF OFFSHORE RENEWABLE ENERGY HYDRODYNAMICS. Vast oceanic resources of wave and wind energy (mostly in deep water) will power the global energy transition, with Australia particularly blessed. Floating offshore wind turbines and wave energy converters are new classes of structures whose performance and motion in waves depend on how they are controlled. Such complexity drives cost. This project will develop a new approach for explicit quantification and isolation of critical hydrodynamic loads and responses. The clarity of hydrodynamic understanding delivered using this method will enable simpler approaches to optimal design and control of floating offshore renewable energy structures. Such optimisation will deliver lowered costs for industry, unlocking investment and jobs.. Scheme: Discovery Projects. Field: 4015 - Maritime Engineering. Lead: Dr Hugh Wolgamot