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- New report published on the potential for acoustic deterrents to mitigate the impact of underwater noise on marine mammals
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- New Graduate and Postgraduate Awards for Environmental Research into Marine Renewable Energy
- Guidance for the assessment of cumulative impact on the historic environment from offshore renewable energy: released for consultation (15 June 2007)
- First Awards made through the COWRIE Graduate and Postgraduate Awards for Environmental Research into Marine Renewable Energy (March 2007)
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- New report published on bird displacement
- New Graduate and Postgraduate Awards for Environmental Research into Marine Renewable Energy
- New underwater noise report published (6th July 2006)
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First Awards made through the COWRIE Graduate and Postgraduate Awards for Environmental Research into Marine Renewable Energy (March 2007)
In October 2006 COWRIE Ltd announced the establishment of a new annual Award for the best individual project or thesis work in environmental science related to the marine renewables industry. Today Cowrie Ltd is pleased to announce that it has offered its first two Awards to Duncan Ayling (Cranfield University) and David Mohamad (Newcastle University), and congratulates both candidates on their success.
Both candidates were postgraduate students and have each been awarded the prize of £750. They will be given the opportunity to present their work at a COWRIE related event or a BWEA Conference.
Duncan was a postgraduate at Cranfield University and produced a report on offshore windfarms and commercial fisheries. He quoted:
“I am delighted to have received one of the first awards offered by COWRIE for my thesis research into offshore wind farms and commercial fisheries. My thanks go to the board members who selected my work for this award. I am encouraged to pursue a career in this sector for both personal and professional reasons.
Personally, I am passionate about the marine environment and enjoy working on technical projects. I am keen to join an industry that is enabling solutions to climate change and related environmental degradation.”
David was a postgraduate at Newcastle University, and produced a report on the Evopod. When he received the award, David said:
“I would like to say that I feel honoured to have been granted such a prestigious award. I enjoyed working on the Evopod project and found it contributed to my experience in a way that I never thought possible. My time on the REFLEX course at Newcastle University crystallised my intention to do research in the field of renewable energy. Although I am not directly engaged in marine energy systems research at present, I am studying for my PhD at Sheffield University in organic solar cells, which is proving to be both interesting and challenging.
I believe that the COWRIE award brings merit to the University of Newcastle's training programme and it's also really encouraging to win its studentship.”
For its first year running, the competition attracted several interesting projects, although we would have liked more undergraduate projects submitted for consideration.
Speaking on behalf of the COWRIE Education & Communications group, Dr Carolyn Heeps commented: "This is the first award of its kind to support student research into marine renewable energy. As more Universities develop courses to support the marine renewables sector I am sure we will see many more high quality projects being submitted. This is an exciting time for students as the growth in the industry will provide many varied opportunities for career development".
For more information about the scope of the awards, eligibility and submission process can be found at www.offshorewind.co.uk
* Note: projects eligible for submission in November 2007 must have been completed by an individual student during the academic year 2006-7 as part of the course requirements of a recognised course at a UK University. COWRIE will not accept PhD nominations.
