Institute for Energy Systems

An underwater view of the turbines in the Flowave tidal and wave tank

The Institute for Energy Systems, IES, is one of seven multi-disciplinary research institutes within the School of Engineering at the University of Edinburgh. Led by Professor Vengatesan Venugopal there are seven integrated research areas involving 26 academic staff, 28 research staff and around 70 postgraduate students.

Research Themes

Adiabatic Compressed Air Energy Storage (ACAES)
all IES research themes

Research Projects

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all IES research projects

Our People

Prof Vengatesan Venugopal
Professor and Head of Research Institute
Dr Jonathan Shek
Chancellor's Fellow
Miss Karen Brocklehurst
Research Support Secretary
all IES staff and students

Seminars

John Brightling Keynote (Johnson Matthey)
26/11/2019 - 13:00
Prof Ian Metcalfe Keynote (Newcastle University)
19/11/2019 - 13:00
Seminar: An Alternative Geometry for a Galloping Energy Harvester, Sam Harvey
10/09/2019 - 12:00
all IES seminars

PhD Opportunities

Aerodynamics of Offshore Wind Farms
Aerodynamics of high-performance yacht sails
Aerodynamics of porous wings for unsteady load alleviation of micro aerial vehicles
Aerodynamics of the gliding seeds of the Javan cucumber vine
all IES PhD opportunities

Vacancies

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Engineering Research News

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Research Events

SSPD Conference 2020