Masterclass on Virtual Prototyping of Offshore Renewable Energy Technologies
The National Decommissioning Centre will host a 2-day masterclass in November as part of a new series of workshops designed by Supergen ORE Hub covering topics across offshore renewable energy.
Published: 23rd July 2024
NEW VIDEO: Let Alicia talk you through the marine simulator
Research fellow Dr Alicia Terrero Gonzalez explains how the immersive marine simulator can be used to help make the energy sector more environmentally friendly.
Published: 9th July 2024
NDC in the media: BBC Rare Earth – ‘Can an oil rig be a nature reserve?’
NDC's research fellow in marine ecology Dr Alethea Madgett was featured on BBC Radio 4's Rare Earth programme for the episode ‘Can an oil rig be a nature reserve?’.
Published: 1st July 2024
NDC Summer Graduations 2024
Michael Olatunde, Abraham Mensah and Adam Arfaoui received their PhD degrees from the University of Aberdeen in June.
Published: 28th June 2024
NDC Seminar Series 14
Otto Neshamar, Lawrence Wilcox and Keith Jackson presented at the NDC's Seminar Series in June.
Published: 12th June 2024
BLOG – Scientific Technologies Foundation Apprenticeship
The NDC hosted senior Peterhead Academy pupil Leonard Goodlad as part of his Scientific Technologies Foundation Apprenticeship. In this blog Leonard explains what he has learned from his time here.
Published: 21st May 2024
NEW PAPER: Stochastic finite element-based reliability of corroded pipelines with interacting corrosion clusters
A new publication from Abraham Mensah and Srinivas Sriramula providing a comprehensive understanding of the performance of corroded pipelines with interacting corrosion cluster defects is now available to read online.
Published: 8th May 2024
NEW REVIEW PAPER: A perspective on the ecology of offshore oil and gas platforms
A new review paper from the NDC's Dr Alethea Madgett and colleagues has been cited in the IOGP habitat retention report, a practical guide intended to assist decommissioning decision makers on the design and implementation of a program to retain the valuable habitat afforded by infrastructure through reefing options.
Published: 6th May 2024
Dynamic response of a shallow-draft floating wind turbine concept: Experiments and modelling
A new paper analyses how a novel lightweight Floating Offshore Wind Turbine (FOWT) being developed by T-Omega Wind responds in various wave conditions, using both the advanced marine simulator at the NDC, and the longest towing tank in Scotland at the Kelvin Hydrodynamic Laboratory (KHL).
Published: 29th April 2024
NDC success at University of Aberdeen Excellence Awards
National Decommissioning Centre Director Richard Neilson and Simulator Technical Manager Marcin Kapitaniak have been recognised at the University of Aberdeen's Excellence Awards for their research.
Published: 22nd April 2024