FLOWT-EOB
Project Information
- Title: FLOWT-EOB (Floating Wind Testbed integrated with Energy System Observatory)
- Start Date: TBC
- End Date: TBC
- Funding Body: Research Ireland and the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI)
- Coordinator: Dr. Jimmy Murphy
- Research Area: Floating Offshore Wind Energy
Introduction
MaREI at UCC’s Floating Wind Testbed integrated with Energy System Observatory (FLOWT-EOB), was granted €4.2m under the programme, an award that was co-funded by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI).
The project, led by Dr Jimmy Murphy, aims to provide an infrastructure that would be unique worldwide for addressing knowledge gaps and optimising energy utilisation. The primary component of FLOWT-EOB will be a 200kW floating wind platform, deployed in Cork Harbour.