PRIMaRE- About
The Peninsula Research Institute for Marine Renewable Energy (PRIMaRE) is a response from the Universities of Exeter and Plymouth to the challenges facing businesses involved in marine renewable energy and in support of Wave Hub, the South West of England's £42 million development centre for testing of wave energy device arrays.
PRIMaRE has brought together a team of international researchers and world class facilities to accelerate the development of technology and address the most critical challenges facing the marine renewable energy industry.
PRIMaRE collaborates with industry to support research and development activity across a number of areas, for example, design, engineering, environmental impact and grid connection, and conducts research in six main areas, which are outlined throughout this overview document.
Professor Julian Wolfram (Independent Chair)
Professor George Smith – University of Exeter
Dr Deborah Greaves - University of Plymouth
Bob Baggott - University of Plymouth
Jim Grant - University of Exeter
Bob Tarbuck - SWRDA
Lorelei Hunt – SWRDA
The management board is supported by a Research Opportunities Group comprising of six academics from each University who identify research opportunities and develop research projects.
Research Priority Area Summary
PRIMaRE has identified and is currently focussed on the following six priority research areas:
·Marine Renewable Energy Systems
·Environmental and Biodiversity Impacts
·Safe Operations and Navigational Risk
·Underwater and Surface Electrical Systems