Lab Members

Research Assistant

Tabea Engelfried

Life Cycle Assessment, Sustainability, Circularity
Research Assistant

Lefteris Mezilis

Energy System Modelling, techno-economic analysis
Research Assistant

Sijbrand Bolhuis

Tidal energy, Climate Change, Shallow water hydrodynamics

Lab Alumni (Post Doctoral & Researchers)

  • Dr. Harish Baki (2022-2025)
  • Pandu Kristian Prayoga Simamora (2024)
  • Muhammad Insan Kamil Ghiffari (2024)
  • Pande Pramudya Deva (2024)
  • Felix Delgado Elizundia, MSc (2022-2023)
  • Dr. Saghy Saeidtehrani (2021-2022)

MSc students

  1. Eleftheria Papadaki: Adapting Wave Energy Converters for Extreme Weather: Investigating an adaptable design of a point absorber harnessing energy both in floating and submerged conditions
  2. Zoë Breedveld: Optimisation of tidal stream turbine arrays in the Wadden Sea
  3. Gerrit Jan Winkels: Modeling the ice-structure interaction between wave energy converters and ice ridges
  4. Samuel Jonsson: Cost-Benefit Analysis of Enhanced Functionalities for Princess Elisabeth Island
  5. Veerle Witkop: Cable layout in floating offshore wind farm
  6. Daoni Daoni Gabrielle: TBD
  7. Tim Schellekens: TBD

Visiting Researchers

  • Dr Konstantinos Christakos (2023), Norwegian Meteorological Institute.
  • Giulia Cervelli (2022-2023), Politecnico di Torino.
  • Manuel Corrales Gonzalez (2022), University of Genoa.
  • Khalid Omer (2021), University College Cork.

MSc graduates (Alumni)

  1. Sung Hsien HuangOptimisation for adaptable wave energy point absorber array designs
  2. Julia MattenklottInfluence of different wave spectral shapes on wave-induced fatigue and extreme loads on offshore wind turbines
  3. Julie BormsMaximising the reduction of LCoE in wave energy by limiting power production, impacts and pitfalls
  4. Sarah Wells: Assessing the Nearshore Impact of WEC Arrays: A comparison of environmental effects and power production
  5. Tabea EngelfriedLife Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Wave Energy Converters
  6. Alexander KolsetDeveloping marine energies in offshore environments with ice interactions
  7. Lefteris Mezilis: The impact of Marine Renewable Energy on the European Energy System Evolution
  8. Bakker M.J. (Maarten): Techno-economic assessment of offshore hydrogen production in the Dutch North Sea
  9. Tim Holsappel: Non-linear wave loads on next generation offshore
  10. Nessen SiccoOffshore Pumped Storage Hydropower Design, Planning and Cost Assessment
  11. Sijbrand Bolhuis: Tidal Energy in the Netherlands - Resource assessment and future changes by mean sea level rise 
  12. Giorgos Christopoulos:  Soil – Anchor Interaction of a Floating Offshore Wind Turbine under Cyclic Load
  13. Shilu LiuOptimisation and adaptable wave energy array designs in irregular waves
  14. Wouter van den Haak: Development of a standardised model to compare various offshore wind to hydrogen configurations
  15. Isabelle van der KaaijEvaluating the workability of On-Site Assembly of a 15MW Wind Turbine Blade on a Semi-Submersible Floating Wind Turbine Using a Crane Vessel
  16. Felix Delgando Elizundia: Multi-Renewable European Power System: Wave Energy Integration
  17. Hugo KerckhoffsOperation considerations for pre-tensioning mooring systems: Analysis of current and pre-tensioning operations by analysis of static and dynamic loads
  18. Tijs Bekkers: Optimal array design for low tidal resource regions
  19. Azeem Ahmed: Maximizing the Energy Conversion of a U-Oscillating Water Column in the Low Wave Energy Climate of Gwadar, Pakistan
  20. van der Bend, M. J.: Assessment and analysis of hook mounted compensation methods for offshore wind turbine blade installation