An offshore floating wind project led by academics from the School of Engineering was shortlisted in this year's Humber Renewables Awards, which recognises companies and organisations for their contribution to renewable energy projects in the Humber estuary - widely known as the 'UK's Energy Estuary'.
The project led by Dr Antonios Karadimos was shortlisted as one of the three finalists for the prestigious Humber Renewables ‘Green Innovation’ Award, sponsored by the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult.
The award recognises novel approaches and innovations supporting the offshore wind sector, and came as a result of the team’s modelling of a new semi-submersible floating concept for offshore wind turbines.
Dr Karadimos, who worked alongside MSc student Raghu Mahadevappa on the project, said: “Our work focused on a cost-effective mooring system for deployment on the UK continental shelf, which was recognised in peer review as an efficient design for harsh environments of the Southern North Sea.”
He added: “We were delighted to have been shortlisted in the Green Innovation category as it is a rare feat for a UK university to be shortlisted in this category - to have been nominated alongside leading companies is a testament to the strength of our work.”