Performance and design optimisation of oscillating water column ocean wave energy converters. This project will develop an optimised design for ocean wave energy extraction devices, known as oscillating water columns. This will significantly reduce energy conversion losses from oscillating water columns and contribute towards making them internationally competitive with other renewable energy technologies.
Harnessing the power of oceans: anchors for floating energy devices. This project aims to establish a geotechnical design framework for shared anchoring systems subjected to multidirectional cyclic loading for large integrated arrays of floating wind turbines and floating wave energy converters. This is expected to facilitate new, economic foundation solutions, generating radical cost savings to help unlock Australia's renewable ocean energy resources. The project aims to utilise a blend of stat ....Harnessing the power of oceans: anchors for floating energy devices. This project aims to establish a geotechnical design framework for shared anchoring systems subjected to multidirectional cyclic loading for large integrated arrays of floating wind turbines and floating wave energy converters. This is expected to facilitate new, economic foundation solutions, generating radical cost savings to help unlock Australia's renewable ocean energy resources. The project aims to utilise a blend of state-of-the-art centrifuge modelling techniques and numerical modelling, incorporating an energy-based method and yield envelopes. This innovative methodology aims to establish a validated framework for understanding and predicting foundation performance under the complex load histories arising in renewable ocean energy applications.Read moreRead less
Novel wave energy foundation solutions to survive extreme loads. This project aims to develop an economic and efficient anchoring system for taut-moored wave energy converters to enable us to exploit sustainable wave energy resources. Australia’s potential near-shore wave energy resource is four times larger than the current total capacity of our installed power generation. But the development of ocean wave energy is presently hampered by expensive, traditional anchoring systems. Using better es ....Novel wave energy foundation solutions to survive extreme loads. This project aims to develop an economic and efficient anchoring system for taut-moored wave energy converters to enable us to exploit sustainable wave energy resources. Australia’s potential near-shore wave energy resource is four times larger than the current total capacity of our installed power generation. But the development of ocean wave energy is presently hampered by expensive, traditional anchoring systems. Using better estimation of extreme loads, the project will use multidisciplinary approaches to investigate unique anchoring concepts with the aim of developing novel strategies to avoid the most extreme loads and enabling optimum anchor design. The outcomes of the project are intended to help to deliver economically viable wave energy projects.Read moreRead less
Which Oxygen Saturation Level Should We Use For Very Premature Infants? A Randomised Controlled Trial.
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$2,215,600.00
Summary
Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a serious complication of premature birth, and is a major cause of preventable blindness. Babies who are born before 28 weeks gestation are at greatest risk for developing severe ROP. Oxygen is one of the most common therapies used daily to care for premature babies, but high oxygen levels are one of multiple factors that can disrupt normal eye development and contribute to ROP. The current dilemma is that doctors and nurses do not know what level of oxygenati ....Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a serious complication of premature birth, and is a major cause of preventable blindness. Babies who are born before 28 weeks gestation are at greatest risk for developing severe ROP. Oxygen is one of the most common therapies used daily to care for premature babies, but high oxygen levels are one of multiple factors that can disrupt normal eye development and contribute to ROP. The current dilemma is that doctors and nurses do not know what level of oxygenation is both safe and most effective for these babies. Whilst higher oxygen levels may increase ROP and other respiratory problems, it is possible that lower oxygen levels may affect other long-term outcomes. Because there is no definitive evidence regarding appropriate oxygenation, a wide spectrum of opinion and practice currently exist. Australia is conducting The Benefits of Oxygen Saturation Targeting Trial (BOOST II), a research study to solve this dilemma. BOOST II is a randomised, double blind, clinical trial, which will study the effects of using two ranges of oxygen saturation, 85-89% versus a higher range 91-95% for infants born before 28 weeks gestation. Both of these oxygen level ranges are currently used in normal practice. Patient safety will be monitored closely, and each infant will have their development, vision and health assessed by specialists at 18-24 months of age (plus the number of weeks premature), to see whether there is difference in survival free of major disability between the two groups. 1200 Australian infants will participate. This study will answer important questions about the benefits and risks of higher versus lower oxygen levels, and will improve the care of thousands of Australian children and millions more worldwide.Read moreRead less