If you are a newcomer to the SELKIE project you might have gleaned from our website that the project has been working towards delivering a series of open-source tools to catalyse the development to commercialisation of marine energy devices, with a focus towards tidal and...
Previous Next Last Week, The Selkie Project held its third Annual General Meeting. Workpackage leads from both Irish and Welsh partners assembled at the MaREI Centre, The Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Energy, Climate and Marine, coordinated by the Environmental Research Institute (ERI) at University College...
Selkie were enthralled to learn that Orbital Marine Power, a Selkie network member and developer of the world's most powerful tidal turbine, have used the Selkie open-source GAD-CFD tool to inform the understanding of the tidal flow and potential wake interactions as part of their...
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As part of the Selkie project, Gavin & Doherty Geosolutions (GDG) and partners are producing new open-source tools to assist with the design of foundations, anchors, and mooring systems for marine energy projects. Station-keeping systems are crucial to success in marine energy: in pilot projects,...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRsCKQTxJCkThe Selkie Project were delighted to be invited to participate at the 8th Atlantic Stakeholder Platform Conference (ASPC 2021), which took place on 21st October 2021. ASPC 2021 was held after the launch of the Atlantic Action plan 2.0 - A new approach to the...
The Selkie project was proud to have three academic research papers presented by the Swansea University Marine Energy Research Team at the European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference in Plymouth 2021 earlier this month. The European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC) series are international, technical...
Swansea University: LINC – Blue Economy Event The Selkie Project was delighted to take part in the Swansea University: LINC event at the end of June, centred around the Blue Economy and sustainable use of ocean resources in Wales. Hosted by Swansea University and Selkie’s own...
Hydrographic Surveys Ltd Established in 1979, Hydrographic Surveys Ltd are an experienced marine survey company based in Crosshaven, Co. Cork, Ireland. They have been providing bathymetric survey solutions to their clients for the last 40 years and have seen the industry change drastically. They started in...
SELKIE is developing models that seek to aid site selection, logistics optimisation and financial analysis of wave or tidal farms. There are many techno-economic models available for renewable energy but only a few are suitable for wave and tidal. Most models are not open...
