Decommissioning cost modelling for offshore wind farms: A bottom-up approach
Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, vol. 48, 101628
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Dr
Alireza
Maheri
PhD, CEng, MIMechE
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School of Engineering, King’s College
University of Aberdeen
Aberdeen, AB24 3UE
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Biography
Dr Maheri joined University of Aberdeen in 2016. Prior to that, he was a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Mechanical and Construction Engineering, Northumbria University (2009-2016) and a member of Aerospace Vehicle Architecture and Design Integration Research and Teaching Group, Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Bristol (2007-2009).
Dr Maheri has a BSc in Mechanical Engineering from Shiraz University, a Masters in Mechanical Engineering-Energy Conversion from Amirkabir University of Technology and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering-Design and Simulation of Adaptive Aero-structures from UWE Bristol.
Memberships and Affiliations
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Research Council
- International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction
Editorial Board
- International Journal of Computational Methods and Experimental Measurements
- Journal of Energy and Power Engineering
Gust Editor
- Renewable Energy
- Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry (2019)
Conference Chair
- General Chair and Founder, 1st International Conference on Multidisciplinary Engineering Design and Optimisation, Belgrade, September 2016
- Chair, 4th International Symposium on Environment Friendly Energies and Applications, Belgrade, September 2016
- Publication Chair, 3rd International Conference on Control, Engineering & Information Technology, Tlemcen, May 2015
- Publication Chair, 3rd International Symposium on Environment Friendly Energies and Applications, Paris, Nov 2014
- Co-chair, 2nd International Symposium on Environment Friendly Energies and Applications, Newcastle upon Tyne, June 2012
Research Proposal Review
- EPSRC
- Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland
- German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
- Romanian National Research Council (CNCS)
External Examination and Advisory
- External Examiner, MSc Advanced Lightweight Structures and Impact, Cranfield University (2016-2018)
- Academic External Adviser for MSc Renewable Energy and Power by Research, University of the West of England, Bristol (2015)
- Research
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Research Overview
Research Areas
- Wind Energy
- Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems
- Energy Transition
- Multidisciplinary Design & Multiobjective Optimisation under Uncertainties
- Decision Support Systems
- Nature Inspired Design & Sustainability
Current Research
- Decision Support System for Offshore Windfarm Decommissioning https://northsearegion.eu/decomtools/
- Design of Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems under Uncertainties https://www.abdn.ac.uk/stories/improving-energy-efficiency/index.html
- Design of Wind Turbine Smart Blades
- Windfarm Layout Optimisation
- Floating Wind Turbines
- Hydrogen Systems Integration
Past Research
- Structural optimisation
- Composite Materials Machining Using Mesh Free Methods
- Design and Optimisation of Composite Structures
- Wind Turbine Adaptive and Smart Blades
- High Fidelity Analysis of Composite Structures
- Wind Turbine Aerodynamics
Collaborations
Collaborators in recent projects:- ANM Group (UK)
- Alnarjes Ltd (Jordan)
- Xi'an Jiaotong University (China)
- University of Applied Sciences Emden/Leer (Germany)
- HWWI (Germany)
- Western Norway University of Applied Science
- Aashraye ltd (UK)
- Marine Scotland
- Energy Valley (Netherlands)
- Offshorenergy.dk (Denmark)
- Maritime Cluster Funen (Denmark)
- Samsoe Kommune (Denmark)
- Virol (Netherlands)
- Lauwershorst Group (Netherlands)
- University of Limerick (Ireland)
- University Mascareignes (Mauritius)
- Energy Renewable UK
- University Valenciennes (France)
- University of Belgrade (Serbia)
Supervision
Current PhD projects (Lead Supervisor):
- Improving Aircraft Efficiency by Investigating Lifting Surface Topology
- Electricity and Hydrogen Charging Stations Powered by Hybrid Renewable Energy
- Integrated System Analysis of Floating Wind Turbines
- Enhanced Structural Design for Floating Offshore Wind Turbines
- New and Optimised Cutting Methods for Decommissioning of Offshore Windfarm
- Multi-objective Optimisation of Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems for Hydrogen Production
- Wind Turbine Smart Blades Made of Functional Materials
- Decommissioning Decision Support System
Past PhD projects (Lead Supervisor):
- Smart Energy Management System for Hybrid Renewable Energy System Supplying Plannable Power for Industrial Applications, Completed 2021
- Hybrid Wind Energy Systems Tailored for End User Requirements, Completed 2019
- Aero-Structural Analysis and Design of Smart Blades Made of Functional Materials, Completed 2018
- Performance-Reliability Driven Design of Complex Systems, Completed 2016
- Usage Driven Design of Power Systems of Eco-Urban Electric Cars, Completed 2015
- Decision Support System for Design of Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems, Completed 2015
- Aeroelastic Analysis of Wind Turbine Smart Blades Utilising Multiple Control Surfaces, Completed 2014
- Nonlinear Predictive Energy Management Strategies for Standalone DC Microgrids, Completed 2014
- Wind Turbine Adaptive Blade Integrated Design and Analysis, Completed 2013
- Aerodynamic Design of Wind Turbine Blades Utilising Nonconventional Control Systems, Completed 2012
Past PhD projects (Second Supervisor):
- Structural optimisation of highly flexible aircraft, completed 2020
- Development of a real-time abnormal combustion detection system, completed 2018
- Modelling of the Composite Materials Machining Using Mesh Free Methods, completed 2017
- Multi-Objective Optimization for Design of Nonlinear Steel Frames with Variable Bracings Topology, Using Evolutionary Algorithms, completed 2014
- Novel Methods for Fatigue Data Editing for Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine Blades, completed 2012
Research Funding and Grants
- Innovate UK and ANM Group Limited Knowledge Transfer Partnership, 'Application of Business and Engineering research methodologies to establish ANM Renewable & Agri-Tech advisory service', £188, 2022-2023, CoI
- EU-InterReg, 'Eco-innovative concepts for the end of offshore wind energy farms lifecycle (DecomTools)', £240k, 2018-2023, PI
- National Decommissioning Centre PhD Studentship 'A Decision Support System for Oil & Gas Decommissioning', £72k, 2019-2022, PI
- Carnegie Trust PhD Scholarship, 'Wind Turbine Smart Blades Made of Functional Materials', 2019-2022, Principal Supervisor
- Scottish Funding Council SPRe-Industrial Collaboration, 'Induced Ductile to Brittle Transition Impact Cut', £78k 2019-2023, PI
- Collaborative Industrial Doctoral Project, Energy Renewable UK, 'Renewable Energy Systems Tailored for End User (REST4U)', £66k, 2015-2018,PI
- International Academic Research Collaboration, Meliksah University, Turkey, 'Usage Driven Design of Power Systems of Eco-urban Electric Cars', £11.6 k, 2011-2014, PI
- Collaborative Industrial Doctoral Project, Synchron technology, 'Distributed Adaptive Renewable Energy Systems (DARES)', £168k, 2010-2014, PI
- EU-FP7 European Lifelong Learning Programme, 'Green ELLEiEC', £40k, 2009-2013, CoI
- Royal Aeronautical Society, 'Aeroelastic Composite Wings and Blades', £3k, 2005, PI
- Teaching
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Courses
- EG2501 - Design & Computing In Engineering Practice
- EG5565 - MEng Group Design
- EM3522 - Design Of Mechanical Elements
- EG554T - Energy Systems Integration
Teaching Responsibilities
Course Coordinator for
- Design Of Mechanical Elements
- Energy Systems Integration
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Performance assessment of meta-heuristics for composite layup optimisation
Neural Computing and Applications
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Optimum Design of Steel Frames Using Different Variants of Differential Evolution Algorithm
Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transactions of Civil Engineering
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Integration and Optimisation of High-Penetration Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems for Fulfilling Electrical and Thermal Demand for Off-grid Communities
Energy Conversion and Management, vol. 236, 114035
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A Decision Support System for Decommissioning of Offshore Windfarms: The Data Platform
6th International Symposium on Environment Friendly Energies and Applications. Angelova, R. A., Velichkova, R. (eds.). [9406248] IEEE Explore. 6 pages.
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An Algorithm for Load Planning of Renewable Powered Machinery with Variable Operation Time
6th International Symposium on Environment Friendly Energies and Applications. Angelova, R. A., Velichkova, R. (eds.). [9406273] IEEE Explore. 5 pages.
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An Ant Colony Algorithm for HRES Size and Configuration Optimisation
2021 6th International Symposium on Environment Friendly Energies and Applications. IEEE Explore. 6 pages.
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Dispatch Strategy as a Design Variable in Hybrid Renewable Energy System Optimisation
6th International Symposium on Environment Friendly Energies and Applications. IEEE Explore. 5 pages.
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MOHRES, a Software Tool for Analysis and Multiobjective Optimisation of Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems: An Overview of Capabilities
6th International Symposium on Environment Friendly Energies and Applications. IEEE Explore. 6 pages.
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Multiobjective Optimisation of Job Shop Scheduling of Renewable Powered Machinery
6th International Symposium on Environment Friendly Energies and Applications. IEEE Explore. 6 pages.
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