Researchers at Strathclyde University are aiming to help Scotland to meet its ambitious renewable energy targets by improving the performance of offshore windfarms, following investment from Scottish Enterprise.
The funding has helped to secure a new experimental rig facility to test offshore wind condition monitoring technologies, allowing researchers to develop innovative techniques.
The new facility, based at the university’s £2.6million Centre for Advanced Condition Monitoring, will focus initially on technology to monitor the condition of offshore gearboxes, including advanced remote sensors to detect how they are being affected by extreme wind conditions.
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