We’re at the forefront of innovation for offshore wind and low-carbon energy through leading collaboration, pioneering ideas and outstanding innovation.
We’re here to accelerate, innovate and collaborate to support your business to achieve your low-carbon innovation ambitions.
Welcome to the Aura CDT. We attract the brightest minds to join us in developing cutting-edge research as we seek solutions to the environmental and engineering challenges facing the offshore wind industry.
Our Offshore Wind Library is a cutting edge online tool that streamlines access to expert offshore wind related research. Perfect for organisations in the industry to keep up to date and develop that crucial competitive edge.
Aura is at the forefront of innovation through leading collaboration, pioneering ideas and outstanding innovation.
Led by the University of Hull, we find solutions for the challenges we face, from technical and operational to economic and societal, working as a facilitator to accelerate ground-breaking solutions with our partners to help them collaborate for innovation – for the region, the UK and globally.
Rooted in the UK’s Energy Estuary, Aura is at the heart of the Humber Advanced Cluster and identified as a key delivery partner in the UK Government’s Offshore Wind Sector Deal.
Aligned with the national government policy and the offshore wind sector deal, we operate via five key impact areas. These connect a range of experts from manufacturers, developers, operations and maintenance, skills providers, universities, local government and others to build vibrant offshore wind and low-carbon industries. All leading to a fairer, brighter, carbon neutral world.
Pioneering research and innovation from technical and operational to economic and societal.
Enhancing the Humber’s position as an anchor market for offshore wind and low carbon energy.
Contributing to building a successful, strong supply chain in offshore wind and renewable energy.
New report calls for greater collaboration between schools, universities, business and government to improve equality, diversity and inclusion in the engineering sector.
[Read More]
University of Hull PhD researcher, Stefi McMaster, talks about the imperative to improve equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in engineering and a roadmap for positive change in the sector.
[Read More]
In line with the government’s initiative to ‘Build Back Better’ and more sustainably, SparkFund Low Carbon R&D grants are opening the door to new opportunities and demystifying the confusion that surrounds lowering emissions and why cutting back doesn’t result in cutting corners.
[Read More]
