The project “The underpinning mathematics for a novel wave energy converter: the FlexSlosh WEC“, with Principal Investigator Hamid Alemi Ardakani (University of Exeter) and Co-Investigator Tom Bridges, has been funded by the EPSRC Small Grants Panel. The project starts 1st October 2022 and runs for one year. The award is for £79.4K and provides staff time, travel money, and funds for a high-performance computer. A link to the EPSRC page is here. The purpose of this project is to complete two steps in an important study that brings the power of mathematics to the problem of clean energy derived from waves. Ocean waves are a perpetual source of clean energy. Harvesting of this energy via Wave Energy Convertors (WECs) is one of the great challenges of the sustainable energy agenda. The proof of concept has been achieved, and the current overarching aim is to achieve power take-off (PTO) with commercial efficiencies, and this involves new geometric modelling. Our proposed contribution to this agenda is to develop the underpinning mathematics for a class of next-generation floating WECs, in particular ducted wave energy converters with flexible bottom topography, named FlexSlosh WEC. The image below is an artist’s rendition of the proposed floating WEC. Further details are at the EPSRC link above.