Overview
Organisation profile
Research Group Lead: Professor Alison Raby
The COAST Engineering Research Group is a leading centre for coastal and ocean engineering research, advancing both fundamental understanding and applied solutions. Our team brings together internationally recognised expertise in laboratory and numerical modelling, field experimentation, and theoretical analysis to address complex coastal and offshore challenges. We focus on major societal priorities, including the UK’s transition to net zero with the development of offshore and other renewable energy systems, and the increasing risks associated with sea level rise and flooding. Our research excellence is reflected in our consistently high position in the Shanghai Rankings for Marine and Ocean Engineering.
Research Areas
- Offshore renewable energy
- Floating offshore wind
- Hydrogen
- Artificial Intelligence in coastal/offshore engineering
- Coastal engineering
- Ocean engineering
- Port engineering
- Wave–structure interactions
- Sloshing
- Gravel beaches
- Coastal structures
- Offshore structures
- Eco-engineering
- Flood risk and coastal protection
- Tsunamis
- Hydrodynamics
- Sediment dynamics
- Morphodynamics
- Heat transfer
- Marine operations
- Energy Systems Modelling
- Mass transfer
- Nature-based Solutions
- Hybrid ORE platforms
- Tidal energy
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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HEC-WSI
Greaves, D. (PI - Principal Investigator), Ransley, E. (CoI - Co-Investigator) & Lee, Y. C. (CoI - Co-Investigator)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
3/01/23 → 2/01/27
Project: Research
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GW-SHIFT
Greaves, D. (PI - Principal Investigator) & Lee, Y. C. (CoI - Co-Investigator)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
1/01/24 → 31/01/28
Project: Research
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CoSeC CCP Bridging Project on Wave Structure Interaction
Greaves, D. (PI - Principal Investigator) & Lee, Y. C. (CoI - Co-Investigator)
Science & Technology Facilities Council
1/11/24 → 31/10/26
Project: Research
Research output
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Decision-making tool for onshore vs. offshore hydrogen production from offshore wind
Guichard, J., Rawlinson-Smith, R., Coles, D. & Greaves, D., 17 Mar 2026, In: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 218, 153966.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mooring analysis in offshore floating labs: Case study on a 15 MW wind platform
Zhao, C., Chen, J. & Johanning, L., 15 Jan 2026, In: Ocean Engineering. 343, 3, 123344.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Advancements in mooring systems for the OE35 wave energy converter: Dynamic design and validation
Zhao, C., Khalid, F., Lewis, T., Barrett, S., McSwiney, B., Pascal, R. C., Kahn, B. & Johanning, L., 30 Jun 2025, In: Ocean Engineering. 330, 121235.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile13 Downloads (Pure)
Press/Media
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New Economics Study Results Reported from University of Plymouth (Techno-economic Analysis for Floating Offshore Wind and Offshore Green Hydrogen)
Michele, S., Pegler, D., Watkinson, M. & Greaves, D.
20/02/25
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