Nästa: CARDIFF UNIVERSITY

After mailing lots of research departments at different universities along Europe, searching any chance to get a high quality PhD position...This week I am officially admitted at Cardiff University :D

From 1st July 2013 until June 2016 I have a PhD position to study in deep the flow in tidal turbines, with Thorsten Stoesser as supervisor. I am very happy because I will be able to carry out a Phd. I really desired this from two years ago. The PhD is about a very interest and with an amazing future project: Tidal turbines. In what concerns to me, I will be in charge to develop a CFD code that simulates properly the action of this turbines. It will help us to perform their design as well as estimate the energy they produce.

The tidal turbines are a renewable energy that nowadays it's not study in deep. These turbines work like windmills with two key differences: the sea is moving every time, it's not random like the wind. Thus, the energy is produced in every second. On the other hand, the water density is much higher than the air one. It acts with larger forces on the turbines and producing more energy than if the wind is the fluid considered.

This energy is productive since the sea level changes from 1 meter. From Cardiff to USA, this energy is of interest of researchers and that's why it has a promising future. As I am from the nortwest of Spain, I am very sad that the goverment doesn't invest an euro in investigate about it even though we have more than properly conditions. Another negative point of spanish research system. A pity.

In conclusion, this renewable energy has a lot remarkable advantages that makes me feel that in a short future we will have a constant source of energy relevant environmental impact and very very clean.

 On 3rd July this new chapter in my life begins....