Engineers awarded £2m to aid offshore renewables research

Edinburgh engineers have been awarded £2 million to support cutting-edge research into innovative offshore renewable energy technologies.

The award will provide researchers in the new Institute for Energy Systems lab with specialist equipment to advance the development of offshore power technologies.

The lab will advance research focussed on electrical machines and power electronics to produce renewable energy, with the equipment able to simulate real-world environmental conditions.

Read the full article on the University of Edinburgh website.

computer generated view of the new IES Laboratory