School of Civil Engineering researcher featured on BBC talking about his research on offshore wind “What do Ireland’s shipwrecks have to do with renewable energy?”
Monday, 22 November, 2021
Dr. Mark Coughlan is a Marine Geoscientist based in the School of Civil Engineering / iCRAG Research Centre in UCD, working with Assoc. Prof. Mike Long. His work concerns using various techniques to examine the seabed and offshore soils to help derisking offshore wind turbine construction.
Some of his work was recently featured on the BBC StoryWorks video series, see link that follows. http://www.bbc.com/storyworks/unlocking-science/what-do-irelands-shipwrecks- have-to-do-with-renewable-energy