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About CMERG<\/em><\/h1>\n

Tidal stream turbine technology is currently at the full scale prototype phase with much of the technology adapted from the wind industry.\u00a0The challenges that face this emerging technology are complicated by the medium in which they operate. Higher structural loading and the addition of biological fouling from marine life with increased material corrosion from salts are just some of the operational issues. Tidal stream turbines are therefore required to possess a higher degree of robustness than wind turbines, with the ability to operate with limited maintenance schedules while limiting embedded CO2<\/sub> associated with manufacture, installation, decommissioning and shore-to-site transportation. To address some of the tidal stream issues, research is being conducted by the Cardiff Marine Energy Research Group (CMERG) making key contributions to an emerging UK tidal stream industry.<\/p>\n

CMERG has secured significant project funding from EPSRC<\/a> and industry over the years and is part of the Centre for Research into Energy, Waste and the Environment (CREWE)<\/a> which is based within the Cardiff School of Engineering<\/a> and is part of Cardiff\u2019s Energy and Environment<\/a> theme. The group conducts research in to clean, renewable energy generation from tidal flows and has a variety of active research projects encompassing four main themes:<\/p>\n