The GL Garrad Hassan PhD Award has been presented to Iñigo Martínez de Alegría of the University of the Basque Country in Bilbao, Spain, for his thesis “Study on Full Direct Current Offshore Wind Farm.” Dr Andrew Garrad, Non-Executive Chairman of GL Garrad Hassan, awarded the prize to Mr Martinez in recognition of his outstanding…

To spur young scientists to take up the challenge of improving wind power, GL Garrad Hassan would like to judge the answer to several questions it poses, such as: How can the cost of renewable energy projects be reduced? What can be done to reduce transmission losses, so more of the energy generated by offshore…