The University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) is a teaching and research institution officially founded in 1985. The university employs over 7.000 people in 31 faculties and schools distributed in three different campuses, with a total of more than 50,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students. Since the first Research Framework Programmes, the UPV/EHU has been very active and has participated in many collaborative projects. In Horizon 2020, the UPV/EHU has already been successful with 68 projects, which so far have attracted a total sum of 21 million Euros in research and innovation financing.
Research Group in Electric Energy Systems (GISEL)
The Research Group in Electric Energy Systems (GISEL) focuses its activity, mainly, on three lines of research:
- Integration of Renewable Energies in the Electric System.
- FACTS and HVDC; Microgrids, Electric and Vehicle and SmartGrids.
- Protection of Electrical Systems.
The group is composed by 12 PhD members from the Department of Electrical Engineering of the UPV/EHU with the objective to contribute to solving the challenges faced by society in relation to the achievement of clean, cheap energy for all, through collaboration with other research entities, and aligning the objectives of the group with the objectives of the RIS3 strategy of smart specialization approved by the European Union.
The work within the JRL-ORE is aligned with the first line of research “Integration of Renewable Energies in the Electric System”.
Department of Energy Engineering
In the Department of Nuclear Engineering and Fluid Mechanics of the UPV/EHU the research group and the activity under the JRL is led by Jesús María Blanco, who is the head manager of the International Master in Renewable Energy in the Marine Environment (REM), which is co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme.
The group is composed by 7 researchers and lecturers who combine the lecturing activity with the research work in the area of Fluid Mechanics directly linked to the Offshore Renewable Energy field.
The group shows a broad expertise in CFD applied to the aerodynamics of wind turbines and the hydrodynamics of Wave Energy Converters with more than 10 years of experience.
In parallel, the group develops an intense experimental activity both in a long wave flume where different types of WEC mock-ups are studied under different wave characteristics and in a wind tunnel for wind turbine analysis.
The research activity is directly linked to the lecturing activity in the master REM studies.
Applied Electronics Research team (APERT)
The Applied Electronics Research team (APERT) focuses its activity in the field of power and control circuits for energy converters. This research line is oriented to the design and study of power converters for electric power generation, conversion, storage and transmission.
The team is formed by 13 professors and a varying number of PhD and Master students from the Department of Electronic Technology of the UPV/EHU with the objective to improve the efficiency of electric power conversion processes in power generation, industry transportation and consumer products.
The work within the JRL-ORE is aligned with the line of research “Power Converters”.
Research group in Applied Structural Geology (GEA)
The research group in Applied Structural Geology (GEA) is composed of 5 PhD members from the Department of Geology of the UPV/EHU and combines lecturing activity with research work.
The main goal of the research group is to provide its experience in Geology to solve technical and industrial problems and to advance in basic and applied knowledge in the Earth Science domain.
The research group in Applied Structural Geology focuses its activity on three research lines:
- Fracture and strain analysis of rock massifs
- Structural Geology studies at local and regional scales
- Marine Geology
The aim of our group within the JRL-ORE is to provide geological information about the seabed properties that could have an impact on the installation and maintenance of offshore structures.
Computational Mechanics Research Group (COMPMECH)
The COMPMECH group focuses its research activity in the kinematic analysis and design of planar and spatial mechanisms, particularly parallel manipulators. These mechanisms have a broad scope of applications, from industry to rehabilitation purposes. The research group has developed a software called GIM for the complete kinematic characterisation of mechanisms (http://www.ehu.eus/compmech/software/).
Additionally, the research group develops projects in cooperation with industry: mechanical design and validation of components, development of complex mechanical systems, etc.
The team if composed of 11 professors and PhD and Master students from the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the UPV/EHU.
The research group is located in the labs of the Department of Mechanical Engineering UPV/EHU. For research purposes, it has not only analysis and simulation equipment but also hardware for the development of prototypes and mechanical systems. LABS AND TOOLS
Experimental Instrumentation and Control Research Group (ICE)
The Experimental Instrumentation and Control Research Group is the result of the integration of two research groups in the RF and microwaves and Control fields. Considering the control activities, the group formerly called GAUDEE has large experience in the study of practical control application applied to complex systems, with emphasis in the mechatronics applications. Recently, the work of the group is centered in two main applications: particle accelerator technology, creating the IZPIlab beam particle laboratory in the UPV/EHU and the control of wind turbines. In the last years, the involvement of the research group in Offshore Wind Turbines is growing, in collaboration with other research agents of the Basque Country, as TECNALIA.
The work of the group within the JRL-ORE is related to the research on advance control systems for offshore wind, working in the development of control based co-design methodologies.
The group is part of the Electricity and Electronics department in the Science and Technology Faculty UPV/EHU.