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BASM – WEC

Bionic Adaptive Stretchable Materials for Wave Energy Converters

Welcome to the BASM-WEC project website

A project which takes inspiration from the fins of marine animals to design flexible material Wave Energy Converters is one of two led by Strathclyde to be awarded a share of £7.5m funding. We are developing and testing cutting-edge new wave energy technologies to help the UK achieve its Net Zero goal.  As one of a total of eight projects, supported by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, part of UK Research and Innovation, we will build on the UK’s leading role in marine wave energy to overcome challenges to develop devices that capture the energy generated by waves and convert it into a renewable source of electricity.

Project Overview

Technology

Flexible material for
Wave Energy Converter

Funds

£1 million

Duration

3 Years 

Start

12. November 2021

Latest

Journal papers

Idarraga Guillermo, Yang Liu, Abad Farhad, Huang Yang, Dai Saishuai, Xiao Qing, Lotfian Saeid, Brennan Feargal,  ‘Hyperelastic behaviour of elastomers for wave energy applications’, Ocean…

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Conference papers

Abad Farhad, Lotfian Saeid, Dai Saishuai, Huang Yang, Xiao Qing, Idarraga Guillermo, Yang Liu, Brennan Feargal, ‘Bulge Test and Material Characterisation of Elastomers Used in the…

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