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What do Ireland’s shipwrecks have to do with renewable energy?

Wednesday, 5 March, 2025

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?”

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 uses various techniques to examine the seabed and offshore soils to help de-risk offshore wind turbine construction.

Some of his work was recently featured on the BBC StoryWorks video series.

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