With the extensive energy research conducted by over 200 academics at the University of Edinburgh, we can address issues across the entire energy system—generation, transmission, distribution, usage, and integration—from a multidisciplinary perspective.
This allows us to develop innovative, commercially viable solutions that can be implemented both in the UK and globally, promoting energy accessibility and sustainable development.
Key areas of expertise
Our Energy@Edinburgh
team are working closely with Industry to meet our Net Zero targets.
Energy@Edinburgh is an interconnected community of 200 researchers
across different Schools in the University, aligned with Industry in
recognising that “energy systems and technologies are social as well as
technical”. Our research aligns with the Energy Trilemma and feeds into
the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
In order to meet the social and technical challenges, we collaborate
closely across a number of highly connected research themes, which also
involve working closing with external partners from industry, local and
national government, communities, regulatory and trade bodies, as well
as other university partners, all at a national and international level.
Energy@Edinburgh’s vision is to galvanise the
multi-disciplinary energy expertise at the University of Edinburgh along
with industrial partners, local and global, to address climate change
and decarbonisation by providing access to clean, affordable, secure and
sustainable sources of energy.
IDCORE offers companies the chance to host a dedicated EngD research engineer for a three-year in-depth project of your choice to address technical challenges and deliver impact in the offshore renewable energy sector.
With the Energy theme focusing on how do we transition to an affordable, reliable, and sustainable energy supply for everyone on the planet?
The University of Edinburgh is home to an extensive range of state-of-the-art facilities. Take advantage of these capabilities for physical testing, analysis, characterisation, structural and mechanical testing, non-destructive testing and processing of a wide range of materials and structures.
For more information please contact Michelle Holland.
FastBlade
is the world’s first test facility that uses regenerative hydraulic
technology to offer high-quality, low-cost fatigue testing of tidal
blades and other composites structures for research and product
development. The innovative structural composites research facility has
been developed specifically for cost-effective, accelerated testing of
stiff and slender composite and metal structures, such as tidal turbine
blades, composite bridge sections and carbon fibre aircraft wing boxes.
The facility will be the first of its kind in the world and will use a
Digital Displacement® regenerative hydraulic actuation system to reduce
the energy requirements of fatigue testing.
Conceived for cutting-edge academic research into wave and tidal current interactions, The FloWave Ocean Energy Research Facility is also an amazing tool for commercial developers to ensure their technologies and projects perform 'right first time' and are de-risked as much as practical before cutting steel or going offshore.
Business Development Executive for Energy
