Master Thesis/Internship – WEC Composite Design for Sustainability
Working at CorPower Ocean you will be part of a world class team, determined to make big impact. We are on a mission to bring reliable and competitive wave energy to the world. We offer a high degree of autonomy and flexibility, combined with great personal responsibility. CorPower Ocean is a global leader in wave energy, with a technology that has shown game-changing performance. Your work will contribute to the global energy transition by unlocking one of the largest untapped sources of clean energy on earth.
Project Description
CorPower is a fast-paced company, and we strive to make our work as efficient as possible. We continuously implement improvement projects to make our processes even better. The CorPower WEC relies on lightweight structures to maximise its Annual Energy Production. As a result, the amount of composite designed modules has increased over time. The aim of this project is to use a waste management hierarchy approach to improve the carbon footprint and sustainability of those modules and evaluate how different designs and end-of-life approaches can enable more efficient, cost-effective and environmentally responsible structures.
Technical field: Composite and Structural Engineering
When: H1 2023, 4-6 months
Scope: Full time
Tasks:
- Conduct a literature review on recycling methods and end-of-life alternatives of composite structures
- Conduct a literature review on the usage and properties of state-of-the-art biobased composite materials
- Carry out design optimization studies and testing of subcomponents to reduce material usage
- Perform structural analysis using existing FEA model
- Compare the performance of different material inputs and their impact on sub-components
- Design a test plan according to findings from structural analysis and literature reviews, oversee the testing and post-process the test results
- Develop parametric tools using in-house LCA models to evaluate how different designs and end-of-life approaches can reduce the environmental impact of composite structures
For this project we value experience in:
- FEA analysis of composite structures – in ANSYS
- Hands-on composite manufacturing and/or testing
- Life cycle analysis of composite structures or other materials
- Design and optimization of structure design, preferably in composite structures
- Renewable energy – onshore and offshore
As a person:
- You are striving for excellence, put quality into everything you do
- You are self-motivated and hate to waste time
- You always search for the most simple and elegant solutions to difficult problems
- You love to learn new things, and take pride in constantly developing your skills
- You are persistent, knowing it takes stamina to reach pioneering goals
- You see your tasks through to completion
- You are comfortable in presenting your solutions internally and externally
- You are data driven and strive to always back your points with solid research
- Cpo teams
- MECHANICAL
- Locations
- Stockholm, Viana do Castelo
What's in it for you?
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Our mission
CorPower Ocean brings competitive wave energy technology to the world, unlocking one of the largest untapped sources of renewable energy - harnessing the natural power of the oceans to help us tackle climate change and achieve a sustainable low-carbon future. We are solving a grand challenge that no one else have cracked the code for. With growing global attention to the health of our Earth´s environment, this mission is more important than ever. We find it hard to imagine doing anything more meaningful than this! -
Your impact
Each team member works with a high degree of autonomy and flexibility, combined with great personal responsibility. The technical and commercial challenges you will be part of solving are complex, cutting-edge and highly inspiring . Entering the world of wave energy technology with CPO gives you a unique chance to use, improve and hone your skills. -
Fun!
It's not all just hard work here at CPO. In reaching our goals we laugh, we care, we are a CPO-family that enjoy both solving challenges and hanging out with each other. During the journey to complete the dream of a better future there will be lots of challenges, but also lots of fun,and tremendous sense of achievement - you don't want to miss it! -
CPO benefits
We offer an attractive packages including: competitive base salary, stock options , health & wellbeing support , pension plan, health insurance, and six weeks of paid vacation.
Be part of something great
We are a dynamic, supportive, fun and a truly international team of more than 10 nationalities including industry experts innovators, experienced interdisciplinary engineers and business professionals.
CPO strive to combine the best of world class knowledge from around the world with a true entrepreneurial spirit devoted to developing the best wave energy technology out there .
About CorPower Ocean
CorPower Ocean is a global leader in Wave Energy technology. The ocean forms one of the largest yet least explored renewable energy sources on earth. We bring a new class of high efficiency Wave Energy Converters (WECs) enabling robust and cost-effective harvesting of electricity from ocean waves. The design principle is inspired by the pumping principles of the human heart and offers five times more energy per ton of device compared to previously known technologies, allowing a large amount of energy to be harvested using a small and low-cost device. A unique transparent protection mode brings survivability in the toughest storm conditions. We are headquartered in Sweden with offices in Portugal, Scotland and Norway.
Master Thesis/Internship – WEC Composite Design for Sustainability
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