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FOCUS ON ORBISENERGY STUDENT SUCCESS FOR SCOUR PREVENTION


Technical researcher for Scour Prevention Systems Ltd, Katie Musgrave, graduated from her masters in Energy Engineering with Environmental Management from the University of East Anglia recently.


KEY ROLE Katie will now become a full-time member of Scour Prevention’s small but growing team, playing a key role in product development and commercialisation of the firm’s novel scour prevention technology. The company’s Scour Protection Mats, consisting of end-of- life tyres, represent a significant opportunity for cost reduction and improved


As a company delivering solutions to the rapidly evolving offshore wind industry, Scour Prevention recognise the importance of forging connections between industry and academia. As a result, the company


mats for cable and pipeline protection, supervised by course director Dr Lawrence Coates.


Scaled modelling of the mats was undertaken in a wave flume at the University to study mat performance under extreme waves. Facilities in the hydraulics lab were modified especially for the work, leveraging funding for new equipment from an Innovation Voucher though the Technology Strategy Board. The findings of the study are being used to refine mat design, as well as to accelerate the application of the product in new and emerging markets.


Katie Musgrave


effectiveness of scour protection around offshore turbine foundations and cables.


SCOUR PREVENTION SYSTEMS Having started working for fellow OrbisEnergy tenant 4NRg as an intern three years ago, Katie moved across to work for Scour Prevention when it was co-founded by 4NRg and commercial diving company, Underwater Surveys Limited, also based in the centre.


have sponsored Katie to study on the newly established Energy Engineering Masters at UEA. Alongside academic commitments, she has continued to work part-time for Scour Prevention, providing engineering support in offshore product trials and co-ordinating research activities.


DISSERTATION PROJECT In her final dissertation project, Katie focused on applications of the innovative


INDUSTRY AND UNIVERSITY LINKS Scour Prevention’s Chairman John Balch said: “As a small and growing company, we’re both delighted and proud to have been able to support Katie through her MSc in Energy Engineering at UEA. It’s a relatively new course and Katie is already making a significant contribution to the development of the product range and the business.”


Scour Prevention are pleased to have established strong links with a local university and envisage continued engagement with the UEA’s growing energy engineering course and its participants in the future.


Scour Prevention Systems Ltd


can be developed and integrated in a Joint Action Plan, enabling intensified intra and interregional research and innovation driven co-operation.


OBJECTIVE


ECOWindS’ objective is to pave the way for new research and knowledge of how the costs of offshore wind energy can be driven down, which is to result in lower and competitive prices. By disseminating the knowledge gained throughout the project, it will contribute to the growth of many small and medium sized companies and strengthen European competitiveness in the market for offshore wind.


ECOWindS


www.windenergynetwork.co.uk


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