Open AccessRecent work and prospective analysis on offshore structures and marine energy harvesting at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto
Author(s) -
Francisco Taveira-Pinto,
Paulo Rosa-Santos,
Tiago Fazeres-Ferradosa
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/1201/1/012043
Subject(s) - work (physics) , renewable energy , submarine pipeline , fossil fuel , marine research , marine energy , energy sector , business , engineering , environmental science , environmental resource management , oceanography , environmental economics , mechanical engineering , geology , economics , waste management , geotechnical engineering , electrical engineering
Marine energy harvesting and offshore structures for marine renewable energy exploitation rise as a trending topic of both research and industrial activities. However, many challenges are yet to be tackled and solved when it comes to place such equipment and structures at sea. Over the past years the Marine Energy Group at FEUP has been tackling some of those challenges aiming at a better competitiveness of marine renewable energy in comparison to traditional oil & gas sector, which is more mature and developed at this point in time. Additionally, recent findings of this research team have also been applicable to several offshore oil & gas infrastructures. In this work, the latest contributions, projects and research outcomes developed by the team are reviewed and presented towards the enhancement of future research lines and industrial opportunities.